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Histology and Embryology
What are the related systems that...,
What are 5 important functions of...,
What is the 3 layers of a blood v...
28  cards
Heart Failure
What is heart failure a general t...,
What does acute heart failure pre...,
What does pulmonary oedema show o...
27  cards
Stroke
What does focal neurological mean,
How quickly do symptoms of stroke...,
What are the two types of stroke ...
16  cards
Arrhythmias
Where does the arrhythmia come fr...,
What are ectopic beats,
What an ectopic beats cause
69  cards
ECG
What does a lead do,
Where does lead i go,
Where does lead ii go
63  cards
Drugs
What is an example of an alpha bl...,
How do alpha blockers work,
What are alpha blockers used for
134  cards
Coronary Heart Disease
What is cardiogenic shock,
What does chest pain usually lead...,
Can people have chd without angina
17  cards
Physiology 1- Origin and Conduction of a Cardiac Impulse
The electrical signals which cont...,
What is autorhythmicity,
Where is the sa node
34  cards
Physiology 2- Force Generation by the Heart
How are cardiac myocytes electric...,
Where does cardiac excitation reach,
What is the contractile unit of a...
24  cards
Cardiovascular Risk
What are modifiable cv risk factors,
What are non modifiable cv risk f...,
What is a good test for calculati...
10  cards
Atherosclerosis and Hypertension
Atherosclerosis is a progressive ...,
What is atherosclerotic plaque fo...,
What is essential hypertension
58  cards
Endocarditis, Myocarditis and Pericarditis
What is endocarditis infection of,
What is a big factor in the bad p...,
What are the two types of present...
51  cards
Physiology 3- The Cardiac Cycle
What is the cardiac cycle,
What happens in diastole,
What happens in systole
23  cards
CV Responses to Shock
What is shock,
How does inadequate tissue perfus...,
What does adequate tissue perfusi...
18  cards
Special Circulations
Where do the right and left coron...,
Where does most coronary venous b...,
What are the two branches of the ...
35  cards
Acute MI
How do platelets initiate the bui...,
What do platelets release when th...,
What is produced at the end of th...
57  cards
Peripheral Vascular Disease
What is the predominant cause of pvd,
What are extra risk factors for pvd,
What are pvd patients also likely...
62  cards
Valvular Disease
When will the apex beat be tapping,
When will the apex beat be displa...,
When will the apex beat be heavin...
68  cards
Physiology 4 and 5- Control of BP
What is blood pressure,
What is the systemic systolic blo...,
What is the systemic diastolic bl...
65  cards
Physiology 6- Integration of Mechanisms
What is the function of capillaries,
What are the major capacitance ve...,
What is tpr regulated by
29  cards
Anatomy
What are the major features of th...,
What are the minor features of th...,
Where do the phrenic nerves run i...
121  cards
Fluid Shift
What does interstitial act as a g...,
What are capillaries made up of,
Capillaries allow exchange of gas...
21  cards
The Foetal Circulation and Congenital Problem
Is the placenta included in the f...,
What state are the lungs in in a ...,
The foetal heart pumps blood to t...
31  cards

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