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Decks in this class (36)

pharmacology
Anti cholesterol drugs,
Example of statin,
How to statins work
94  cards
anatomy (Sherwoods)
What does the heart serve as,
What gradient does blood flow,
What is the pulmonary circulation
42  cards
physiology
What triggers contraction of card...,
What are the 2 types of cardiac m...,
Are the cardiac cells stable
178  cards
antiarrhythmic drugs
What do class ia do to action pot...,
Example class ia,
What do class ib do to action pot...
34  cards
abdominal aortic aneurysm
What is aneurysm,
What is a true aneurysm,
What arteries are usually involved
36  cards
angina
When does it occur,
Ecg changes,
Symptoms
37  cards
aortic regurgitation
Main causes,
Chronic causes,
What is it
27  cards
aortic stenosis
When should cardiac catheterisati...,
Treatment for childhood,
Other causes of valvular stenosis
40  cards
arrhythmia
What can arrhythmias cause,
What are 2 main types of arrhythmias,
What are tachycardia subdivided into
70  cards
atrial fibrillation
What form occurs in younger patients,
Causes,
Classic causes
31  cards
atrial flutter
Associated with,
What is rate,
Ecg appearance
13  cards
cardiac tumours
What is the most common primary t...,
Are atrial myxoma malignant or be...,
Where do most myxoma occur
12  cards
cardiomyopathy
Types,
What do they affect of the heart,
What are the secondary causes
65  cards
congenital heart disease - atrial septal defect, ventricular septal defecft
How often do they occur,
Who is more likely to get it wome...,
Which diseases are more common in...
80  cards
coronary artery disease (overview)
When does myocardial ischaemia occur,
Why can coronary blood flow be re...,
What can cause a decrease in flow...
22  cards
endocarditis
What is it,
Consequence of what 2 things,
What can bacteraemia arise
57  cards
heart failure
What is it,
What is most common cause of hear...,
Causes
90  cards
limb ischaemia
What is peripheral vascular disea...,
What are the patients most likely...,
What are the 2 types of limb isch...
28  cards
long QT syndrome
What kind of disorder,
What mutations,
How many subtypes
15  cards
Marfan syndrome
What kind of inheritance,
Where does it affect,
What are characteristics of their...
19  cards
mitral stenosis
What does mitral valve consist of,
Most common cause,
What is rheumatic fever due to
32  cards
mitral regurgitation
When does it occur,
Most frequent causes,
Other causes
22  cards
myocardial infarction
What 3 things does acute coronary...,
What is difference between mi and...,
When does mi occur
77  cards
myocarditis
What is it,
Causes,
What are the infective causes
31  cards
pericardial effusion and cardiac tamponade
What is pericardial effusion,
What does pericardial effusion us...,
What is it called when a large vo...
12  cards
pericarditis
What is the pericardium,
What does pericardium consist of,
What does the outer pericardium line
33  cards
peripheral arterial disease (small) - Raynaud's, Takayasu, syphilis
What is raynauds phenomenon,
What is raynauds precipitated by,
Who gets raynauds most men or women
18  cards
peripheral venous disease
Treatment of varicose veins,
Where does thrombosis usually occur,
Where does superficial thrombophl...
21  cards
pulmonary heart disease - pulmonary hypertension, PE
What is mean pulmonary artery pre...,
What is pulmonary hypertension,
When is pulmonary hypertension me...
68  cards
pulmonary valves
What is pulmonary stenosis associ...,
Symptoms of pulmonary stenosis,
Signs of pulmonary stenosis
14  cards
systemic hypertension
What is a major cause premature v...,
What is stage 1,
What is stage 2
16  cards
tricuspid regurgitation
When does it occur,
What disease causes right ventric...,
What does it give rise to
10  cards
tricuspid stenosis
Who gets it most,
Due to,
What is it associated with
18  cards
ventricular fibrillation
Characteristics,
Pulse,
What happens to patient
11  cards
ventricular tachycardia
Pulse,
What jvp wave can be seen,
Ecg findings
8  cards
ventricular premature beats (ectopics)
What does patient present with,
Pulse,
Treatment
18  cards

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