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Exam 3: Heart Flashcards

1
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1 cause of death in US

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Heart disease

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2
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Heart disease MC due to

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Contractile failure

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3
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CHF MC due to

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Low cardiac output

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4
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Systolic dysfunction

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Weak contraction

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5
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Diastolic dysfunction

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Failed relaxation

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6
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Valvular dysfunction

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Failure to effectively seal

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7
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Forward failure

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Insufficient output

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8
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Backward failure

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Congestion

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9
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Forward failure is almost always accompanied by

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Backward failure

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10
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Forward failure impacts

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Virtually every organ

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11
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3 adaptations to heart failure

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Frank-starling law mechanism

Neurohumoral mechanisms

Structural changes

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12
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Frank-starling law

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Increase stretch = stronger contraction

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13
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Benefit and cost of frank-starling law

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Benefit: increase output

Cost: increase O2 and tension

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14
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Neurohumoral mechanisms

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NE = increase HR and increase contractility

ANP = diuresis and vasodilation

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15
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Structural changes

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Cardiac hypertrophy

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16
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Cost of structural changes

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Increase O2 consumption

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17
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Pathological cardiac hypertrophy

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Concentric hypertrophy

Increase pressure

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18
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Physiologic cardiac hypertrophy

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Eccentric hypertrophy
Increase volume
Increase capillary density

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19
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Athlete’s heart can be used to describe

A

Sarah

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20
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Orthopnea

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Dyspnea when lying down

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21
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L side heart failure causes L ventricle to

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Hypertrophy

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22
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L side heart failure causes gradual decrease in ____ and therefore ____

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cardiac output

Pulmonary edema

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23
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Signs of L side heart failure

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Cough
Rales
Orthopnea
Tachycardia

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24
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R side heart failure MC from

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L sided failure

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25
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R side heart failure causes minimal

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Pulmonary congestion

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26
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R side heart failure causes peripheral congestion, including

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Pitting edema
Ascites
Hepatosplenomegaly

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27
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30% of all birth defects

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Congenital heart disease

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28
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As embryo…R atrium communicates with L atrium via

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Foramen ovale

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29
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As embryo… L pulmonary artery joins aorta at

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Ductus arteriosus

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30
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___ closes at birth and ____ closes 1-2 days after birth

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FO

DA

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31
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Risks for congenital heart disease

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Prematurity 
Trisomies 
Teratogens
Maternal diabetes 
Fetal infection
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32
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90% of congenital heart disease are

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Idiopathic

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33
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Isolated R side heart failure is from

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Pulmonary HTN

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34
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Pulmonary HTN can be due to

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Lung pathology
Valve disorder
Left to right shunt

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35
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R side heart failure coming from something in lungs causing pulmonary HTN

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Cor pulmonale

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36
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Over half of congenital heart disease is due to

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Septal defects

VSD or ASD

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37
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R to L shunt

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Blood bypass lungs —> cyanosis

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38
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R to L shunt can be due to

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Tetralogy of fallot

Transposition of great arteries

39
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MC shunt

40
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42% of malformations and 30% isolated

41
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10% malformations

42
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MC asymptomatic and spontaneous closure is rare

43
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7% malformations and 90% isolated

44
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VSD may spontaneously

45
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1 cause of congenital heart disease

46
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Obstructed flow can be due to

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Valve stenosis

Aortic coarctation

47
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4 malformations of tetralogy of fallot

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VSD
RV outflow obstruction
Overriding aorta
RV Hypertrophy

48
Q

MC congenital heart disease to cause cyanosis

A

Tetralogy of fallot

49
Q

“Boot shaped” heart and polycythemia describe

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Tetralogy of fallot

50
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Irregular connections in transposition of great arteries

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RV -> aorta

LV -> pulmonary A

51
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Transposition of great arteries separates ___ and is incompatible with postnatal life

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Pulmonary and systemic circulation

52
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Aortic coarctation MC in

A

Males

Turner syndrome

53
Q

Types of aortic coarctation

A

Infantile

Adult

54
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Infantile aortic coarctation

A

Pre-ductal

Proximal to PDA

55
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Adult aortic coarctation

A

Post-ductal

Near ligamentum arteriosum

MC asymptomatic

56
Q

Variable features of aortic coarctation

A

Upper extremity HTN
HA
Low blood to LE
Systolic murmurs

57
Q

More than half of aortic coarctation have

A

Bicuspid aortic valve

58
Q

More severe aortic coarctation

59
Q

Ischemia causes ___ in 1-2 min and ___ in 20-40 min

A

Dysfunction

Infarction

60
Q

90% of IHD cases

61
Q

Left anterior descending artery aka

A

Anterior interventricular Artery

“Widow maker”

62
Q

MC artery involved in IHD

A

Left anterior descending Artery

63
Q

Progression of IHD

A

Fatty streaks

Atheroma

Significant luminal stenosis

Thrombosis

64
Q

4 types of cardiac syndromes

A
  1. Angina pectoris
  2. Acute MI
  3. Sudden cardiac death (SCD)
  4. Chronic IHD
65
Q

Angina Pectoris occurs due to myocardial ischemia (____ occlusion)

66
Q

Angina pectoris causes pain in

A

Substernal pain

Jaw
Let arm
Back
Shoulders

67
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Stable angina

A

Episodic and exertional

Relieved with rest and vasodilators

68
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Variant angina

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Vasospasm at rest

Responds to vasodilators

69
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Unstable angina

A 
Increase intensity 
Increase frequency 
Increase duration 
Provoked by less exertion 
>90% occlusion
70
Q

> 70% occlusion aka

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Critical stenosis

71
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> 70% occlusion observed in

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Stable angina

72
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> 90% occlusion observed in

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Unstable angina

73
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Angina pectoris in females is less ____ and many have no ____

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Predictable

Angina

74
Q

Symptoms of angina in females

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Nausea 
Dizziness
Back pain 
Lower chest or epigastric pain 
Dyspnea 
Fatigue
75
Q

MI causes

A

Myocardial necrosis

76
Q

____ of MIs are lethal

77
Q

90% of MI cases are due to

A

Acute coronary thrombosis

78
Q

Risks for MI

A 
HTN
Smoking 
CHF
DM
Males 
Age 40-60
Postmenopausal females
Sickle cell 
Stress
79
Q

Reperfusion injures due to MI can cause

A

Endothelial swelling -> block capillaries

80
Q

Treatment for MI

A 
CPR
Defibrillation 
Vasodilator meds
Angioplasty 
Stent 
CABG
81
Q

Symptoms of MI

A

Crushing pain with intense pressure
-unrelieved by “nitro”

Thready pulse
Nausea
Sweaty
Dyspnea

82
Q

In community, MI’s __ lethal, in hospital, ___ lethal

83
Q

Diagnosis for MI

A

Troponins

CK-MB

Myoglobin

84
Q

Most sensitive and specific cardiac marker

85
Q

Progressive failure secondary to ischemia damage, including past MI and long term CAD

A

Chronic ischemic heart disease

86
Q

Chronic ischemia HD has a ___ prognosis

87
Q

Order of cardiac conduction system

A

SA node
AV node
Bundle of His
Purkinje Fibers

88
Q

___ begins electrical impulse

89
Q

Sudden cardiac death MC from

A

Ischemic injury (CAD)

90
Q

Sustained arrhythmia causing death that is unexpected and sudden

A

Sudden cardiac death

91
Q

Commotio cordis

A

SCD from precordial trauma

92
Q

Commotio cordis causes no

A

Tissue damage

93
Q

Commotio cordis MC in

A

Adolescent males

15 yo

94
Q

Commotio cordis has a ___ prognosis

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