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Anatomy of Cardio
What is the valve which separates...,
What is the valve which separates...,
What is an atrioventricular valve
61  cards
Circulation
What are the roles of arterioles ...,
What is the role of the capillari...,
What is the role of the veins in ...
28  cards
Conduction of Impulses in the heart
What is unique about the hearts n...,
Where does the excitation of the ...,
When is the heart said to be in s...
36  cards
ECG
How does an ecg detect the excita...,
What is an ecg a record of,
What are the 3 limb leads
44  cards
Cardiac Muscle Contraction
What does the heart muscle look like,
What is a gap junction in a cardi...,
What is the purpose of the desmos...
35  cards
Chest Pain
Where do the pre synaptic fibres ...,
What makes up the cardiac plexus ...,
Where are the ganglions involved ...
18  cards
Lipid Metabolism
What is the ratio of lipoproteins...,
How are non polar lipids transpor...,
What are apoproteins
35  cards
Pharmacology
What is the mechanism of action o...,
What is the resulting effect of p...,
What is the resulting effect of p...
32  cards
Syncope
What is the laymans term for syncope,
Definition of transient loss of c...,
Causes of transient loss of consc...
26  cards
Atheroma
Risk factors of atheroma,
The process of pathogenesis of at...,
Causes of primary endothelial injury
21  cards
cardiac cycle
What is the cardiac cycle,
What are the phases of the cardia...,
What occurs in passive filling
10  cards
Physiological BP control
D blood pressure,
D systolic arterial blood pressure,
D diastolic arterial blood pressure
37  cards
Public Health - Risk factors
What has been the trend in cvd pr...,
Modifiable risk factors of cvd,
Non modifiable risk factors
25  cards
Clinical Aspects of Lipids
When should you measure lipids,
What are lipids,
What are the clinical signs of hy...
11  cards
Histology of the heart and blood vessels
What are the 2 related systems wh...,
What are the roles of the cv system,
What are the 3 layers of the bloo...
31  cards
Pathology of hypertension
Hypertension is a risk factor for,
How is hypertension classified,
What affects the peripheral resis...
19  cards
Hypertension
What is an indication of end orga...,
Which are the 4 vasular diseases ...,
What type of blood pressure monit...
20  cards
Special Circulations
Describe the basics of coronary c...,
What are the adaptation of the co...,
What are the intrinsic mechanisms...
30  cards
Ischaemic Heart Disease
What of the vessel needs to be fi...,
What constitutes primary prevention,
What constitutes secondary treatment
21  cards
Ischemic heart disease - revascularisation
How is a coronary artery bypass c...,
What is the prognosis of a corona...,
Complication of cagb
11  cards
DVT and PE
Dvt,
Pe,
Vte
18  cards
Stroke
What is a stroke,
What are the 2 types of stroke,
What predisposes to a haemorrhagi...
26  cards
Acute MI
What is chronic stable angina,
How is the chest pain from chroni...,
What characterises cardiac chest ...
38  cards
Peripheral Vascular Disease
What characteristics an abdominal...,
What are the risk factors of aaa,
How are asymptomatic aaa found
25  cards
Fluid Shift & Pulmonary and Systemic Oedems
What is the purpose of the inters...,
What is the purpose of the capill...,
What effects the blood flow in th...
31  cards
Heart Failure
What is heart failure,
What are the 2 main reasons for h...,
What is the effect impaired left ...
12  cards
Arrhythmias
How are arryhthmias named,
What does the term supraventricul...,
What does the term ventricular mean
36  cards
Atrial Fibrillation
What are the 3 patterns of af,
What is lone af,
What do you do to manage asymptom...
5  cards
Cardiac Arrest
What are the core standards for c...,
What is the benefit of early reco...,
How can oxygen delivery be improved
18  cards
Valvular disease
What is a tapping apex beat a sig...,
What is a parasternal heave a sig...,
What is a cardiac murmur
47  cards
Cardiovascular Drugs
Examples of anti platelet drugs,
What are anti platelets used to t...,
What are the potential side effec...
89  cards
Foetal Circulation
What is the order of foetal circu...,
Where do the umbilical vessels jo...,
What are the 3 special aspects to...
21  cards
Congential Heart conditions
What is congenital heart disease,
What is a major congenital heart ...,
What are the potential problems t...
18  cards
Inherited Cardiac Conditions
What are some of the triggers of ...,
How do you manage brugada syndrome,
Benefits of s icd subcutaneous in...
5  cards
Infective Endocarditis
What is bacteraemia,
What is bloods normal bacterial s...,
What are the organisms which can ...
17  cards
CV responses to shock
What are the 4 different types of...,
What is the definition of shock,
What is the progression of shock
18  cards

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