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USMLE® Step 1 flashcards
1
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Arrhythmia

A

Change or deviation from normal heart rate

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Tachycardia

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Fast heart rate, 100<

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Bradycardia

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Slow heart beat 60>

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Murmurs

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When the valves of the heart fail to close properly and gurgling and hissing can be heard

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5
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Coronary artery disease

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Narrowing of the coronary arteries

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Myocardial infarction

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Heart attack due to not enough blood supply

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7
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Angina pectoris

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Severe chest pain

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8
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Where is the mitral valve located

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Between the left atrium and the left ventricle

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Pericarditis

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Inflammation of the outer membrane covering the heart

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Myocarditis

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Inflammation of the heart muscle

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11
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Endocarditis

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Inflammation of the membrane that lines the heart and covers the valves

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12
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Heart failure

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When the ventricles of the heart fail to contract effectively

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13
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Third degree heart block

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Complete heart block and no impulse is carried

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14
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Cardiac output formula

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Stroke volume x heart rate

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15
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SA node or pacemaker

A

Send out electrical impulses that regulate or starts the heart

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16
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Purkinje fibers

A

Located throughout the ventricles

17
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Electrocardiogram

A

Records the electrical activity of the heart

18
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Angiography

A

X-ray injected in the coronary arteries to study the circulation of blood throughout the arteries

19
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Echocardiography

A

Ultrasonic process used to evaluate the structures and motion of the heart

20
Q

Cardiac catherizatiom

A

Insertion of catheter and fed into chamber of the heart

21
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Common symptoms of the heart

A

Arrhythmia
Bradycardia
Tachycardia
Murmurs

22
Q

Mitral valve prolapse

A

Valve between the left atrium and the left ventricle closes imperfectly

23
Q

How does heart block occur

A

Interruption of the AV node message from the SA node

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