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Overview of the Function of the Cardiovascular System
The cardiovascular system is a bu...,
What is the equation that relates...,
How can you calculate the pressur...
25
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Electrical Activity of the Heart
What is excitation contraction co...,
What depolarises the myocyte,
When and how do calcium ions ente...
45
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Embryology
What is the first major system to...,
When does the primordial heart st...,
Why does the primordial heart sta...
99
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Anatomy of the Cardiovascular System 1
Where in the body are blood vesse...,
What are the main circulations,
What circulation begins and ends ...
43
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Anatomy of the Cardiovascular System 2
What are the layers of a blood ve...,
What is the basic structure of th...,
What is the basic structure of th...
34
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ECG
What do the standard limb leads o...,
What does a wave of approaching d...,
Are fast or slow events better tr...
21
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The Cardiac Cycle
What is the cardiac cycle,
When are all the chambers of the ...,
Why do the valves between the atr...
52
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Regulation of Stroke Volume and Heart Rate
How does the sympathetic system a...,
How does the parasympathetic syst...,
What receptors on the sinoatrial ...
31
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Pressure and Flow in Arteries and Veins
When the ventricles contract what...,
As the systolic pressure rises wh...,
What is the period of ventricular...
48
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Short Term Control of Blood Pressure
Why does the mean arterial pressu...,
What is the function of the arter...,
What are baroreceptors
30
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Long Term Control of Blood Pressure
What does long term control of bl...,
What three systems does long term...,
What are the functions of the kid...
28
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Exchange and the Lymphatic System
What does the structure of capill...,
In what ways are capillaries spec...,
What are the different types of c...
28
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Regulation of Arteriolar Resistance
What does poiseuilles law state,
What is resistance to flow caused by,
What does resistance to flow depe...
26
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Hypertension Pathophysiology, Presentation and Investigation
What is hypertension,
According to nice 2011 definition...,
According to nice 2011 definition...
36
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Hypertension Therapy
What do you need to identify befo...,
What should be looked for and inc...,
What tests should be done to asse...
80
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Pathophysiology of Atheroma
What is atherosclerosis,
What does atheroma in the coronar...,
What is arteriosclerosis
54
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Pathophysiology of Thrombosis and Embolism
What defects in blood flow can re...,
What is normal blood flow,
What is the vascular system affec...
33
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Stable Ischaemic Heart Disease and Angina Presentation and Investigation
What is angina,
What is angina a result of,
What is angina most commonly due to
59
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Stable Ischaemic Heart Disease and Angina Therapy
What are the risk factors for sta...,
What is hyperlipidaemia a disease of,
From what age do fatty streaks ap...
56
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Acute Coronary Syndrome and Acute Myocardial Infarction Presentation and Investigation
What is an acute coronary syndrome,
What is myocardial infarction,
What are the causes of myocardial...
33
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Acute Coronary Syndrome and Acute Myocardial Infarction Therapy
What is the basic spectrum of acu...,
What is the goal of pharmacothera...,
What is there a risk of in patien...
40
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Pathophysiology of Ischaemia and Infarction
What is hypoxia,
What are the main types of hypoxia,
What is seen in hypoxic hypoxia
50
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Stroke Presentation and Investigation
What percentage of nhs beds are o...,
What is a stroke,
What is a transient ischaemic attack
47
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Stroke Therapy
What is the loss of neurons synap...,
What is the aim of thrombolysis,
What are the risk factors for hae...
12
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Aneurysm Presentation, Investigation and Therapy
What is an aneurysm,
What are the kinds of aneurysm,
When is there an increased preval...
29
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Arterial Disease of the Limbs
What is intermittent claudication,
What is critical limb ischaemia,
What are the potential causes of ...
57
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Imaging of Circulatory Disturbances
What are the modes of anatomical ...,
What are the modes of functional ...,
What are the problems associated ...
20
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Venous and Lymphatic Disease
What is the main function of the ...,
Where do superficial veins drain ...,
What do veins contain that preven...
40
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Infective Endocarditis and Rheumatic Heart Disease
What is infective endocarditis,
What structures might be infected...,
What is the change in the inciden...
65
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Pathophysiology of Congestion and Oedema
What does darcys law state,
What is congestion,
What is the pathophysiology of a ...
24
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Heart Failure Presentation and Investigation
What is heart failure,
What structural abnormalities can...,
What are the causes of left ventr...
21
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Heart Failure Treatment
Chronic heart failure is a syndro...,
What are the types of heart failu...,
What percentage of the population...
54
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Valvular Heart Disease Pathophysiology, Presentation and Investigation
What are the common heart valve l...,
What are some possible causes of ...,
What are some possible causes of ...
49
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Valvular Heart Disease Therapy
What are the main causes of cardi...,
What are the commonest manifestat...,
What are the most dangerous patte...
29
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Arrhythmias Pathophysiology, Presentation and Investigation
What is sinus rhythm,
What is atrioventricular block in...,
What are the features of first de...
52
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Arrhythmias Therapy
What is class i of the vaughan wi...,
What is the mechanism of action o...,
What are the class ia drugs how d...
12
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Deep Vein Thrombosis and Pulmonary Thromboembolism
What is the incidence of dvt,
What is the case fatality rate of...,
What is the incidence of pe
23
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Genetics of Cardiovascular Disease
What are the causes of congenital...,
Down syndrome is caused by trisom...,
What percentage of down syndrome ...
83
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Myocarditis and Pericarditis
What are the types of cardiomyopathy,
What is hypertrophic cardiomyopathy,
What is the distribution of hyper...
72
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Aortic Disease
What is the basic histology of th...,
What is the basic histology of th...,
What is the basic histology of th...
48
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