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Physiology - Origin and Conduction fo Cardiac Impulse
What is autorhythmicity,
What is the sa node and where is ...,
What happens in the sa node
20  cards
Physiology - Force Generation by the Heart
Cardiac muscles have neuromuscula...,
What are desmosomes role in cardi...,
What is a muscle cell composed of
14  cards
Physiology - Cardiac Cycle
What are the 5 main events during...,
What does the p wave on an ecg si...,
What happens during isovolumetric...
8  cards
Pharmacology - Drugs Affectign Cardiac Rate and Force
What impact does the sympathetic ...,
Why is there decreased contractil...,
How is the pacemaker potential af...
17  cards
Physiology - ECG Theory and Practice
What direction does depolarisatio...,
What is an electrocardiogram and ...,
What components make up an electr...
18  cards
Physiology - Control of Arterial Blood Pressure
What is pulse pressure,
Laminar flow is audible true or f...,
What are the korotkoff sounds
13  cards
Physiology - Control of Arterial Blood Pressure Part 2
What makes up ecf volume,
What are the two main factors tha...,
What are the hormones that help r...
13  cards
Physiology - Integration of the Cardiovascular Mechanisms
Contraction of vascular smooth mu...,
What are the extrinsic control of...,
What is the vasomotor tone
16  cards
Pharmacology - Drugs Affecting Blood Pressure
What is the role of endothelium i...,
In clinical context which doses d...,
What is the effect of organic nit...
12  cards
Anatomy - Clinical Anatomy of the Heart
What is haemopericardium and what...,
What is pericardiocentesis and ho...,
What is the trasnverse pericardia...
19  cards
Drug Treatment for Cardiovascular Diseases
What are the 2 types of diuretic ...,
What are some side effects of diu...,
What are the 2 types of ca antago...
15  cards
Embryology - Heart and the Great Vessels
What is the heart formed from,
How does the heart reach its fina...,
What are the heart tube regions
9  cards
Histology - Heart and Vessels
From the inside to the outside na...,
When large vessels have their own...,
Arterioles only have one or two l...
19  cards
Anatomy - Differential Diagnosis of Central Chest Pain
How do sympathetic signals travel...,
What are the cardiopulmoanry spla...,
What makes up the cardiac plexus
19  cards
Physiology - Cardiovascular Responses to Shock
What is shock,
Adequate tissue perfusion does no...,
What is hypovolaemic shock and ho...
14  cards
Pharmacology - Lipid Metabolism and Cardiovascular Disease
Where do non polar lipids travel ...,
In atherosclerosis what are the l...,
What are the 4 lipoproteins and w...
16  cards
PH - Managing Cardiovascular Risk Factors
What is one of the most common co...,
What are the 3 prevetions when ma...,
What are the pros and cons of ris...
8  cards
PH - Medical Interventions in Cardiovascular Disease
What subjects would be included i...,
What are the most effective strat...,
What would be included in the sec...
5  cards
Clinical Aspect of Cardiovascular Risk
When does the build up cholestero...,
What does a plaque rupture or thr...,
What are risk factors for cardiov...
18  cards
Pathology - Hypertension
What is hypertension,
What is hypertension a risk facto...,
How can you classify hypertension...
16  cards
Pathology - Thrombosis, Embolism and Infarction
What is virchows triad,
What happens during platelet acti...,
What happens when endothelium is ...
17  cards
Hypertension
What is the ideal environment for...,
What is the clinical bp for hyper...,
What is part of the new nice guid...
14  cards
Management of Hypertension
What are examples of generic bp d...,
What are more targeted drugs for ...,
B blockers are the first line tre...
9  cards
Pharmacology - Antiplatelet, Anticoagulant and Thrombus Drugs
What do activated platelets do an...,
What does thromboxane do,
What is p2y12 and what does it allow
20  cards
Anatomy - Mediastinum in relation to Intravascular interventions
What is present underneath the st...,
Where can the azygous vein be sit...,
What are the 3 brnaches off of th...
15  cards
Physiology - Special Circulation
What are the special adaptations ...,
How can more o2 be extracted by t...,
What are the intrinsic mechanisms...
20  cards
Non Ischaemic Myocardial Disease
What is cardiomyopathy,
What can cardiomyopathy be classi...,
What is dilated cardiomyopathy
24  cards
Coronary Heart Disease Overview
What can lead ot transient ischaemia,
What can a chronic closure of a c...,
What is cardiogenic shock
14  cards
Ischaemic Heart Disease - Coronary Revascularisation
What were complications of cabg,
What would lead to a patient gett...,
What makes a patient suitable for...
8  cards
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
What is the definition of an aneu...,
What is the difference between a ...,
What are the types of morphology ...
19  cards
Peripheral Vascular Disease
What is intermitten claudication,
What is abpi and what is it used for,
What can lead to unaccurate abpi ...
9  cards
Venous Thromboembolic Disease
What is the difference between di...,
What are some risk factors of ven...,
What are examples of provoked vte...
14  cards
Stroke
What is a stroke,
What are the types of stroke you ...,
How does a haemorrhagic stroke arise
18  cards
Acute Myocardial Infarction
What is chronic stable angina,
Angina can radiate through to arm...,
What is acute coronary syndome an...
29  cards
Physiology - Pulmonary and Sacral Oedema
What is the role of precapillary ...,
How does fluid move from place to...,
Large molecules eg plasma protein...
17  cards
Heart Failure
What are the 3 types of heart fai...,
What are the usual causes for lef...,
What are the usual causes for rig...
20  cards
Arrhythmia 1
What does supraventricular mean a...,
What are the possible supraventri...,
What are the possible ventricular...
33  cards
Arrhythmia 2
What is the typical patient of af,
What indicates left ventricular h...,
What is af and how does it arise
17  cards
Cardiac Arrest: Causes and Prevention
What is cardiac arrest,
How do you recognise cardiac arrest,
What is the chain of survival
11  cards
Basic Life Support
If someone is in respiratory arre...,
What is the basic life support al...,
How long should you check that th...
3  cards
Advanced Life Support
What is included in advanced life...,
What rhythms are shockable and no...,
How does vf present on an ecg
16  cards
Post Resuscitation Care
What is the post cardiac arrest s...,
To measure airway and breathing c...,
To measure circulation what is th...
4  cards
Physiology - Heart Valve Diseases
What is the new york heart associ...,
What are the signs of right sided...,
What can possibly happen to the l...
21  cards
Embryology - Foetal Circulation and Adaptation
What are the main functions of th...,
How does foetal circulation diffe...,
What carries the blood from the f...
14  cards
Embryology - Congenital Heart Disease
What is congenital heart disease,
How can congenital heart disease ...,
In weeks 4 6 what can present
15  cards
Inherited Cardiac Conditions
0  cards
Microbiology - Infective Endocarditis
How does the blood culture bottle...,
What is infected endocarditis,
What predisposes someone to getti...
24  cards

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