CV- UWORLD Flashcards
101- Q 18. Varicose vein
- key words for defining it?
- major complication
- TORTIOUS, DILATED vein
- skin ulceration due to poor blood circulation
- It is possible that it can lead to stasis and SUPERFICIAl thrombosis. Systemic thromboembolic event (ex: PE) is not common.
101- Q 18. What is pathophysiology of intermittent claudication?
peripheral ARTERY thromboembolic event
*usually do NOT involved veins
101- Q 24. Explain what happens to peripheral resistance of arteries.
Arterial resistance increases due to compensatory action by RAAS
HF -> decreased CO -> decreased renal perfusion
-> more renin -> increased vasoconstriction and sodium retention -> exacerbation of CHF
- think CHF as DOWNWARD SPIRALING process: it gets exacerbated over time
101- Q 24. What happens to lung compliance in CHF?
CHF -> pulmonary edema -> alveolar gets sticky -> decreased lung compliance
101- Q 33. How previous MI affect possibility for rupture during new MI?
Previous MI forms fibrotic scar tissue, making it LESS LIKELY to rupture during new MI
101- Q 34. Describe histologic finding in cardiac myxoma
scattered cells within mucopolysaccharide stroma
- buzzword: MUCOPOLYSACCHARIDE STROMA
101- Q 36. Which condition is most commonly associated with nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis?
advanced malignancy
102- Q 4. Pathophysiology of development of pulmonary HTN due to pulmonary congestion in left sided HF
pulmonary congestion
- > damage to endothelium
1. decreased NO/ increased ENDOTHELIN due to endothelial dysfunction -> vasoconstriction
- over time, pulmonary endothelium remodeling
- > intimal thickening
-> pulmonary HTN
102- Q 7. common cardinal vein gives rise to what structure?
SVC
102- Q 15. pathogenesis of Janeway lesions in bacterial endocarditis
septic emboli
: emboli infected with bacteria on valve
-> dislodged from valve and deposit in peripheral skin region -> Janeway lesion
- NOT immune complex mediated damage
102- Q 18. Anatomy: penetration at each region leads to damage to what structure?
- left sternal border 2nd intercostal
- left sternal border 4th intercostal
- 5th intercostal along midclavicular line
- pulmonary trunk
- right ventricle (most anterior)
- I picked pulmonary trunk, but this will be noted at 2nd intercostal. It’s pretty high up
- left lung
102- Q 26. Why non-dihydropine CCB (verapamil) doesn’t work on skeletal muscle?
skeletal muscle cells do have L-type Ca2+ channel (target of verapamil). It also has dihydropine Ca2+ channel that is mechanically linked to RyR receptor, which release Ca2+ from SR.
skeletal muscle contraction is NOT MOSTLY DEPENDENT in extracellular Ca2+, rather it is intracellular Ca2+ released from SR.
Thus. blocking L-type Ca2+ is not enough to prevent skeletal muscle contraction
103- Q 11. Nitroprusside
- MOA
- effect on preload? afterload?
- side effect
- short acting balanced dilation of BOTH artery and vein via direct release of NO
- decrease BOTH preload and afterload
- major side effect is cyanide toxicity (it releases cyanide)
103- Q 13. Eccentric hypertrophy vs. concentric hypertrophy: compare etiologies
Eccentric: volume driven
- AR, MR
- dilated cardiomyopathy
- MI (MI -> not pumping blood well, residual blood remaining -> eccentric dilation)
Concentric: pressure driven (thick muscle layer)
- aortic stenosis
- chronic HTN
103- Q 16. Three side effects of hydralazine
- hypotension (headache)
- fluid retention
: decreased BP -> RAAS - SLE like symptom (anti-histone antibody)
- reflex tarchycardia
103- Q 16. Does reflex tachycardia by hydralazine cause transient hypertension?
NO. Although it causes reflex tachy, vasodilation outweighs reflex tachy effect.
Sudden withdrawal of hydralazine may cause transient hypertension tho
103- Q 26. Describe which TWO structures are involved in outflow obstruction in HCM
- thickened septum
- mitral valve leaflet
Thickened septum + ANTERIOR motion of MITRAL VALVE LEAFLET together obstructs outflow
103- Q 28. Which enzyme within atherosclerotic plaque is responsible for MI?
metalloproteinase
It is RUPTURE of plaque that leads to COMPLETE OCCLUSION, which leads to MI