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Vasoactive Peptides and Inhibitors: RAAS
Where is renin produced and what ...,
Overview of raas enzymes and what...,
4 triggers of renin release from ...
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Hypertension Overview 9/10/2014
T f htn is a disease 1,
Htn is fundamentally a disorder o...,
Htn is believed to be the end pro...
30
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Antihypertensive drug therapy
Describe the neuroendocrine refle...,
5 classes of antihypertensive dru...,
Where do diuretics act 3
60
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Heart failure
Define heart failure 1,
Main causes of heart failure 2,
Syndrome of heart failure 3
38
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Cardiac Valve Stenosis
The physiologic impact of a steno...,
Stenotic valves effect on orifice...,
Pressure gradient due to a stenot...
47
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Inotropic agents
Definition of contractility 1,
All of the approved inotropes act...,
Famous example of cardiac glycosi...
55
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B agonists
Sympathetic vs parasympathetic ns...,
Receptor types in peripheral auto...,
Cardiac and vascular effect of mu...
20
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Autonomic ANTAGONISTS
List the parasympathetic and symp...,
Atropine mechanism of action 2,
Clinical uses of atropine 3
25
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Cholesterol and Lipoprotein Metabolism
What did the seven countries stud...,
Lipoprotein structure 2,
Structure of a tg vs a phospholip...
34
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Drugs for Lipoprotein issues
Relationship between ldl c levels...,
All adults of what age should hav...,
Evolution of lipid management gui...
57
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Regurgitations
T f a valve can be regurgitant or...,
4 differences general concepts be...,
Consider the mitral valve as part...
50
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HTN Pathology
Secondary vs primary htn 1,
Benign vs malignant htn 2,
Vascular changes in htn that are ...
60
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Atherosclerosis 1
What is atherosclerosis 1,
T f atherosclerosis is as acute o...,
Why is atherosclerosis a systemic...
38
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Ischemia pathophysiology
Ischemia represents an imbalance ...,
Oxygen demands of the myocardium ...,
Determinants of myocardial demand...
41
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Ischemia Pathology
Ischemia can include ______ and o...,
Lethal ischemia leads to cell dea...,
90 of ischemic heart disease is r...
51
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Unstable ischemic coronary syndromes
What is the leading cause of deat...,
Define myocardial ischemia vs myo...,
Clinically a mi pertains to the _...
42
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Peripheral vascular disease and physiology
Blood flow to hand at rest vs exe...,
Bernoulli s principle states that...,
As stenosis severity increases th...
29
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Atherosclerosis Meds
Chd risk factors 1,
In the general population clinica...,
4 lipid categories and their asso...
21
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Atherosclerosis risk factors: Diet and exercise
Bmi ranges 1,
Bmi and atherosclerosis 2,
First line rx of metabolic syndrom 3
24
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Atherosclerosis and Restenosis Mechanisms
Age adjusted death rate from cvd ...,
Primary pci and stemi 2,
Use of stemi in stable angina pec...
25
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Genetic determinants of CVD
Disorders affecting mainly the cv...,
Cardiomyopathy definition and cau...,
Most common cause of cardiomyopat...
35
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Gender issues in CVD
Since 1984 more _____ than ____ d...,
Younger men may have a greater in...,
__________ have less obstructive ...
37
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Valvular Disease Patho
3 microscopic layers of each valv...,
Normal valves are __________ 2,
Most important etiologic associat...
47
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Cardiovascular Development
How many live births have congeni...,
3 rationales fro studying cv deve...,
5 major processes in cardiac deve...
50
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Congenital Heart Disease 1-3
Define congenital heart disease 1,
Approx ____ of those born with a ...,
Does congenital heart disease app...
77
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Pathology and Pathophys of Myocardial Dz
What are primary myocardial disea...,
2 categories of primary myocardia...,
Dilated cardiomyopathy dcm is cha...
98
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Antiarrhythmic Drugs
Singh vaughan williams classifica...,
8 prototypical drugs and their ac...,
Which singh vaughan williams clas...
42
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