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Decks in this class (18)

Session 1 - Introduction- Cardiac Imaging and anatomy/ haemodynamics
What are the three arterial layer...,
What are the normal measurements ...,
What are the measurements for blo...
41  cards
Session 2- The heart as a pump and valve disease
What is systole,
What is diastole,
Pressure in systemic circulation ...
32  cards
Session 2- Control of cardiac output
Afterload,
Preload,
What is central venous pressure
23  cards
Session 3- Development of the CVS
What is cephalo caudal folding,
What is lateral folding,
What does the primitave heart tub...
22  cards
Session 3- Congenital Heart Disease
What are acyanotic congenital hd,
Cyanotic congenital hd,
What does a left to right shunt do
12  cards
Session 4- Electrical and Molecular Mechanisms in the Heart and Vasculature
What is the resting membrane pote...,
What triggers action potentials i...,
How long does the action potentia...
20  cards
Session 5- Autonomic nervous system/ Control of Blood pressure and Hypertension
What happens when the heart is de...,
Which parasympathetic nerve inner...,
Where does where do the parasympa...
31  cards
Session 5- Control of blood pressure
What is hypertension,
What is the normal range for bloo...,
What does hypertension lead to af...
28  cards
Session 6- Interpreting ECGs
Deflection,
How many views does a ecg provide,
What is excitation contarction co...
53  cards
Session 6- When things go wrong
Ot interval,
What does a prolonged qt interval...,
Characteristics of normal sinus r...
28  cards
Session 7- Cardiac Arrhythmias and CVS drugs
Ectopic pacemaker activity,
Early afterdepolarisations,
Sinus bradycardia
32  cards
Session 8- Special Circulations
What blood supply is there to the...,
What is cardiac output at rest,
What is the maximum cardiac output
29  cards
Session 8- Peripheral venous and arterial disease
How does blood move in veins in t...,
How do the calf muscles act like ...,
Varicose veins
33  cards
Session 9- Ischaemic Heart Disease
How do you reach a diagnosis,
Sqitars,
Musculoskeletal causes of chest pain
18  cards
Session 9- Acute Coronary syndrome
Which acute coronary syndromes wi...,
What is a type 1 mi,
What history would you take
21  cards
Session 10- The Pathophysiology of Heart Failure
What features of the heart have t...,
What is cardiac output,
Stroke volume
34  cards
Session 10- Management and Treatment of Heart Failure
Class 1 heart failure,
Class 2 heart failure,
Class 3 heart failure
12  cards
Session 11- Haemodynamic shock
How do yo calculate mean arterial...,
What is haemodynamic shock,
What can cause shock
26  cards

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