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Exchange and Lymph
What aspects of capillary structu...,
What are fenestrations,
Describe a continuous capillary
15
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Regulation of Arterial Resistance
What equation can be used to desc...,
What would the effect be on the f...,
What is the effect of reducing th...
19
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Pressure and Flow in Arteries and Veins
When measuring arterial pressure ...,
When there is a continuous muffle...,
Why are elastic arteries describe...
17
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Short Term Blood Pressure Control
What is the driving force pushing...,
What happens if blood pressure is...,
What happens if blood pressure is...
18
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Long Term Control of Blood Pressure
What three hormone system are inv...,
What are the functions of the kid...,
How does the kidney regulate plas...
22
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Electrical Activity of the Heart
Why can the cardiac muscle be des...,
Why does cardiac muscle need to r...,
How long is the action potential ...
19
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Regulation of Stroke Volume and Heart Rate
What receptors does noradrenaline...,
What effect does the parasympathe...,
What is the effect of increased v...
16
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The Cardiac Cycle
Name the 5 stages of the cardiac ...,
What happens during late diastole,
Describe what happens in atrial s...
11
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Hypertension
What end organ damage can high bl...,
What is the definition of hyperte...,
What is the parameters for stage ...
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ECG
What would cause an upwards blip,
What does standard limb lead 2 me...,
What causes the p wave first blip
25
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Pathophysiology of Atheroma
What is atheroma atherosclerosis,
What is arteriosclerosis,
What may increase the clinical ef...
50
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Embryology
Name the four major stages of hea...,
What does the lateral plate of th...,
What do the angiogenic cell islan...
90
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Stable Angina
Define stable angina,
What causes this pain,
Name three things that would resu...
48
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Pathophysiology of Thrombosis
What is stasis of blood flow,
What is turbulent blood flow,
Name some other causes of defects...
27
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Pathophysiology of Ischemia and Infarction
Define ischemia,
What is stagnant hypoxia,
Give two examples of stagnant hyp...
43
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Acute Coronary Syndromes
Name what happens when there is s...,
Give four examples of acute coron...,
Describe the character of the pat...
31
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Valvular Heart Disease
In the mitral valve which leaflet...,
What can cause mitral stenosis,
What is the affect of mitral sten...
45
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Vulvular Heart Disease Surgery
Name some causes of cardiac ischemia,
How does ischemic heart disease m...,
What should you look for when sel...
34
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ACS + AMI Therapy
What is on the spectrum of acute ...,
What is the gaol of therapy,
How is the myocardial oxygen supp...
28
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Stable Ischaemic Heart Disease and Angina Therapy
What are the risk factors for sih...,
What is the purpose of drug treat...,
In an atheroma plaque what layer ...
44
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Aneurysms and Carotid Surgery
What is an aneurysm,
What is the tunica intima made from,
What is the tunica media made from
40
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Stroke
Hoe long must a stroke last to be...,
Give some general symptoms of stroke,
What is gaze palsy
46
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Arterial Diseases of the Limbs
Describe stage one of the fontain...,
Describe stage 2 of the fontaine ...,
Describe stage 3 of the fontaine ...
29
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Pathophysiology of Congestion and Oedema
Does water flow down hill or up hill,
In the equation q deltap r what d...,
What is congestion
43
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Heart Failure
Define heart failure,
What increases the risk of heart ...,
What are the symptoms of heart fa...
29
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Congenital Heart Disease and Genetic Heart Disease
What are the causes for congenita...,
Name some chromosomal causes of h...,
Name some micro deletions that ca...
42
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Deep Vein Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism
What is a thrombus,
What is a thromboembolism,
What is virchows triad
25
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Infective Endocarditis
What can infective endocarditis a...,
Does it affect women or men more,
What creates a sterile fibrin pla...
50
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Diseases of the Thoracic Aorta
Name the three cusps of the aorti...,
Define aneurysm,
Define a true aneurysm
26
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Heart Failure Treatment
Define congestive heart failure,
Define systolic heart failure,
Define diastolic heart failure
44
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Arrythmias
What investigations would you car...,
What are the signs and symptoms f...,
Explain why supraventricular tach...
49
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Imaging of Circulatory Disturbances
What imaging techniques could you...,
What imaging techniques could you...,
Describe why iodinated contrasts ...
14
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Venous and Lymphatic Disease
What are varicose veins,
What creates varicose veins,
What should you get from a histor...
26
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Cardiomyopathy and Pericardial Disease
What is the aetiology of dilated ...,
What is dilated cardiomyopathy,
What are the symptoms of cardiomy...
39
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