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2. The Heart As A Pump
Which vessel type are classed as ...,
Which vessels act as capacitance ...,
Which valve is present between th...
76  cards
1. Haemodynamics
Which side of the body does the a...,
What can cause a pericardial effu...,
Name the procedure used to drain ...
42  cards
3. CVS Development
Describe the formation of the pri...,
What are the segments of the prim...,
What is the importance of looping...
29  cards
3. Congenital Defects
Name 4 acyanotic cardiac defects,
Name 3 cyanotic defects,
Acyanotic defects shunt in which ...
16  cards
2. Control Of Cardiac Output
What is afterload,
What is afterload roughly equival...,
What is preload
41  cards
Understanding symptoms and signs
What happens to the ph in ishaemi...,
What substance is released in res...,
What does substance p do
36  cards
Revision
What is the normal range of plasma k,
What is the rmp of a cardiac myocyte,
Why are cardiac myocytes so sensi...
29  cards
5. Hypertension
How is bp calculated,
How is mean arterial blood pressu...,
What response is relevant to acut...
41  cards
5. Haemodynamic Shock
What is haemodynamic shock,
How can mean ap be calculated,
A fall in which 2 values will lea...
30  cards
6. ECG
What changes would you see on an ...,
What does the q wave represent,
Why does the q wave cause a downw...
32  cards
7. Interpreting ECGs
Where could supra ventricular rhy...,
What are the characteristics of s...,
What are the characteristics of v...
40  cards
8. Chest Pain & Acute Coronary Syndrome
What are come causes of cardiac c...,
What type of pain does pericardit...,
What position tends to ease pain ...
21  cards
9. Heart Failure
Define heart failure,
What is the primary cause of hf,
What 4 things affect cardiac output
22  cards
10. Arrythmias & drug actions
What are some causes of tachycardia,
What are some causes of bradycardia,
When are delayed after depolarisa...
47  cards
11. Peripheral arterial & venous disease
Outline the structure of venous a...,
What are the deep veins of the lo...,
What are the superficial veins of...
38  cards
ESA 4 revision
How long is diastole,
How long is systole,
What happens to cardiac cycle whe...
19  cards

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