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cardiovascular pathology Flashcards

1
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descriptions of chest pain

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2
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what is heart failure

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when the heart can’t pump enough blood to fill the bodies needs

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3
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where does blood pool in right heart failure

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the systemic circulation

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4
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what are the problems associated with right heart failure

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hepatomegaly
splenomegaly
ascites
peripheral edema

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5
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where does blood pool in left heart failure

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the lungs

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6
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what are the problems associated with left heart failure

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dyspnea
orthopnea
enlarged heart
increased heart rate
rales (bubbling breathing)
mitral regurgitation, systolic murmur
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7
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what are the common causes of right heart failure

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left heart failure (most common)
cor pulmonale
conginital disease

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8
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what are the common cause of left heart failure

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systemic hypertension
mitral or aortic valve disease
primary heart disease

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9
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what are the changes to the heart that occur in left heart failure

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LV hypertrophy and dilation, LA may be enlarged

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10
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what are the changes to the heart that occur in right heart failure

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RV hypertrophy and dilation, RA may be enlarged

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11
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what are the three left to right congenital heart diseases

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atrial septal defect
ventricular septal defect
patent ductus arteriosus

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12
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what are the two right to left congenital heart diseases

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tetralogy of fallot

transposition of great arteries

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13
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what are the four problems in tetralogy of fallot

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overriding aorta
VSD
pulmonary stenosis
RV hypertrophy

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what is the problem in transposition of great arteries

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the aorta hooks the the Right ventricle, the pulmonary trunk hooks to the left ventricle. two separate and closed circulatory systems

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15
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what is aortic coarctation

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narrowing of the aorta

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16
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what is ischemic heart disease

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lack of blood flow/oxygen to the heart

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17
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what are the 4 syndromes of ischemic heart disease

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angina pectoris
acute MI
chronic IHD
sudden cardiac death

18
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what is angina pectoris

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chest pain

19
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what are the three types of angina pectoris

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stable
prinzmetal (variant)
unstable (pre-infarction)

20
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what are the characteristics of stable angina pectoris

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most common
pain on exertion
fixed narrowing CA

21
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what are the characteristics of prinzmetal (variant) angina pectoris

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pain at rest

CA spasm

22
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what are the characteristics of unstable (preinfarction) angina pectoris

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unpredictable pain

plaque distribution and thrombosis

23
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what is an acute MI

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necrosis of myocardium from ischemia

24
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what are the clinical features of acute MI

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severe, crushing chest pain
not relieved by nitroglycerin
sweating and nausea

25
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what are the two types of acute MI

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subendocardial infarction (inner wall death)
transmural infarction (more than half of the wall is dead)
26
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what is chronic IHD

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accumulation of small ischemic events leads to mechanical failure

27
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what is sudden cardiac death

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often a result of lethal arrthymia without myocyte necrosis

28
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what are the 5 types of heart valve disorders

A 
stenosis (failure to open)
insufficiency/regurgitation (failure to close)
rheumatic valvular disorder 
mitral valve prolapse syndrome
infective endocarditis
29
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what is rheumatic valvular disease

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you get rheumatic fever from group a beta-hemolytic strep, the antibodies against it can later attack the heart valves and cause mitral stenosis

30
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what is mitral valve prolapse

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when the mitral valve goes backwords into the left atrium

31
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what is infective endocarditis

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when microbes invade the heart valves and endocarditis

32
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what are the three types of cardiomyopathies

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dilated
hypertrophic
restrictive

33
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what is a dilated cardiomyopathy

A

when your heart chambers are dilated

34
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what is a hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

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when your heart walls are too thick that your ventricles wont fill all the way

35
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what is a restrictive cardiomyopathy

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deposition of material into the heart wall causing it to be stiff so it cant fill (amyloidosis)

36
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what are the two disorders of the pericardium

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acute pericarditis

pericardial effusion

37
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what does acute pericarditis cause

A

severe chest pain when breathing and lying down

it can lead to tamponade and chronic fibrosis

38
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what is tamponade

A

physical pressure of the pericarditis that compresses the heart

39
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what is pericardial effusion

A

when fluid fills the pericardium (causes tamponade)

40
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how common are primary heart tumors

A

very uncommon (usually benign) (they usually metastisize from the lungs of lymphoma)

DMD 5247 (11 decks)

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