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What are the New York heart association classification levels?

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1: no limitation (asymptomatic).
2: slight limitation (mild HF)
3. Marked limitation (moderate HF)
4: inability to carry out any physical activity without discomfort (severe HF)

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What are some psychosocial factors in the manifestation and management of CHD?

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Type A behaviour pattern, depression and anxiety, psychosocial work characteristics, social support

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What is eisenmenger’s syndrome?

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Hugh pressure pulmonary blood flow, damages to delicate pulmonary vasculature, resistance to blood flow through the lungs increases, RV pressure increases, blood flows throw septal defect from right to left, patient becomes cyanotic

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What are the features of an autoinflammatory disease?

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Innate immune problem. Defect occurs prior to antigen presentation. No antigen specific T cells, no autoantibodies

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List some autoinflammatory diseases

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Familial Mediterranean fever. TNF receptor associated periodic syndrome. Adult onset Still’s disease

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