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Overview of function of CVS
Function of cvs 1,
Significance of vascular beds bei...,
Significance of vascular beds bei...
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Electrical properties of the heart
Functional syncyitium 1,
How can cardiac muscle regulate t...,
Intercalated discs 3
23
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ECG
Normal range for pr interval 1,
Normal range for qrs complex 2,
Qrs complex represents 3
13
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Cardiac cycle
Late diastole 1,
Ventricular ejection 2,
Isovolumic ventricular relaxation 3
13
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Pressure and flow in arteries and veins
Systolic pressure 1,
Diastolic pressure 2,
Pulse pressure 3
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Regulation of heart rate and stroke volume
Effects of sympathetic system on ...,
Effects of parasympathetic system...,
Effects of parasympathetic system...
11
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Peripheral circulation
Processes involved in transport b...,
Blood brain barrier 2,
Starlings forces 3
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Short term control of blood pressure
Importance of regulating mean art...,
Arterial baroreflex 2,
Inputs to medullary cardiovascula...
6
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Long term control of blood pressure
Role of kidneys in regulating pla...,
What triggers renin production fr...,
Atrial natriuretic peptide and br...
9
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Pathophysiology of Atheroma
Process of atherogenesis 1,
Atheromatous plaques formation 2,
Components of atheromatous plaques 3
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Pathophysiology of thrombosis and embolism
Normal blood flow is described as 1,
Process of thrombosis 2,
Significance of virchow s triad 3
26
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Ischaemia and infarction
Ischaemia 1,
Types of hypoxia 2,
Hypoxic hypoxia 3
28
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SIHD and angina
Signs of stable angina 1,
Angina is 2,
Medical therapy for stable angina 3
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ACS
What is coronary disease 1,
Myocardial infarction 2,
Types of acs 3
19
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Pharmacology of ACS
Mechanism of action of thrombolyt...,
The potential adverse drug reacti...,
The strengths and weaknesses of l...
10
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Pharmacology of stable coronary artery
Drugs can help by 1,
Purpose of drug treatment 2,
Vasodilators 3
35
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aetiology and pathophysiology of hypertension
Hypertension is 1,
When does a patient have hyperten...,
How common is it and what are the...
16
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Secondary hypertension
Secondary hypertension is common ...,
Consider secondary hypertension if 2,
Investigations 3
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Treatment of hypertension
How to find if true hypertension ...,
Do you want nocturnal pressure to...,
White coat hypertension 3
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Hypertension common specialist areas
Hypertension during pregnancy 1,
Treatment of hypertension during ...,
Preeclampsia and treatment 3
12
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nutritional aspects of CVD
What are cvds 1,
Prevention strategies for cvd 2,
Proatherogenic diet 3
12
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stroke what is and causes
How common is stroke 1,
What is a stroke 2,
Transient ischaemic attack 3
12
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risk factors of stroke and pathophysiology
Risk factors 1,
Why does haemorrhage happen 2,
What is more damaging ischeamic o...
10
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symptoms and signs of stroke
Signs and symptoms depend on 1,
Common carotid vessels anatomy 2,
Vertebral arteries anatomy 3
28
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importance of stroke
Proportion of patients that die i...,
Proportion of patients that die i...,
Stroke effects on nhs 3
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Stroke treatment
Stroke treatment targets 3 1,
Stroke units 2,
Acute stroke therapies should 3
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Peripheral arterial disease
Palpable pulses 1,
Chronic ischaemia 2,
Risk factors of cli 3
33
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Imaging of circulatory disturbances
Types of anatomical vascular imag...,
Types of functional vascular imag...,
Catheter angiography 3
17
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Aortic disease
Aneurysm 1,
True aneurysm 2,
True aneurysms are associated with 3
35
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aneurysms and carotid artery surgery
Investigations of carotid artery 1,
What is measured in carotid arter...,
Management of carotid artery sten...
8
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arrhythmias
How to work out heart rate on ecg 1,
What is the commonest rhythm dist...,
Atrial fibrillation pulse should ...
26
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Therapy and drugs for arrhythmia
Classes of antiarrhythmics accord...,
Class ia 2,
Class ib 3
14
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Indications for anticoagulants
What to check when prescribing an...,
Characteristics of ideal anticoag...,
Vitamin k antagonist 3
13
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Heart failure diagnosis and intervention
What is heart failure 1,
One year survival rate for heart ...,
Readmission rate within first 12 ...
28
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Heart failure treatment
Systolic dysfunction due to frank...,
Main choice of drug for patients ...,
Loop diuretics 3
16
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Congestion and oedema
Darcys law 1,
Congestion 2,
Examples of congestion 3
22
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Valvular heart disease
Mitral stenosis causes 1,
What happens in mitral stenosis 2,
Mitral stenosis severity depends ...
27
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surgical approach to ischaemic heart disease and valvular heart disease
Indications for coronary artery b...,
Selection of patients for cabg 2,
Conduits for cabg 3
25
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Infective endocarditis and rheumatic heart disease
What is infective endocarditis 1,
Clinical history of infective end...,
Predisposing conditions of infect...
27
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PE and DVT
Virchows triad 1,
What causes change in stasis 2,
What causes vessel damage dysfunc...
20
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Congenital heart disease
Causes of congenital heart disease 1,
Down syndrome is 2,
15 of babies with down syndrome h...
13
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Genetic heart disease
Types of genetic cardiac disease 1,
Cardiovascular connective tissue ...,
Marfan syndrome 3
26
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Cardiomyopathy- hypertrophic, dilated, restrictive and myocarditis, pericardial disease, pericarditis, effusion and tamponade
Dilated cardiomyopathy 1,
Etiological background of dilated...,
Examples of toxic insults causing...
47
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Arrhythmias
What are the ecg changes for sinu...,
How do you treat sinus tachycardia 2,
What causes sinus tachycardia 3
25
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Congenital disease and Embryology
Ventricular septal defects 1,
Transposition of great arteries 2,
Atrial septal defects 3
9
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Cardiovascular drugs
Ace inhibitors examples 1,
Main indications for ace inhibito...,
What do ace inhibitors do 3
78
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notes from quesmed
Investigations for aortic stenosis 1,
Hypertension management 2,
Treatment for aortic stenosis 2
10
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