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Module 103: The Heart, Lungs and Blood > Theme 3: Lecture 1 - Introduction to Circulation > Flashcards

Theme 3: Lecture 1 - Introduction to Circulation Flashcards

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Perfusion

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The flow of fluid through a tissue

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What does flow require?

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A pressure differnce

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Hypotension

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Low pressure - can lead to syncope or shock

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Hypertension

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High pressure - can lead to vessel damage, heart damage and many other pathologies

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What are the functions of circulation?

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  • To carry oxygen, glucose and nutrients to the cells
  • To remove waste such as carbon dioxide and heat
  • Homeostasis of the extracellular fluid (via the kidneys)
  • Distribution of hormones
  • Temperature regulation
  • Defence against infections
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What are pressure and flow determined by?

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The heart, blood volume and vessels

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Blood pressure equation

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Blood pressure = cardiac output (flow) x peripheral resistance

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Peripheral resistance

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The total resistance of all the blood vessels in the systemic circulation

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Korotkoff sounds

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What you listen for when taking blood pressure

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sphygmomanometer

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An instrument for measuring blood pressure, typically consisting of an inflatable rubber cuff which is applied to the arm and connected to a column of mercury next to a graduated scale, enabling the determination of systolic and diastolic blood pressure by increasing and gradually releasing the pressure in the cuff.

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Functions of aorta

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Stretch and recoil, stores energy

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Function of arteries

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Distribute, volume adjust

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Function of arterioles

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regulate caps, resistance, set BP and TPR

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Function of capillaries

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Exchange (nutrients, gas, fluid)

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Function of venules

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Collect blood, some exchange

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Function of veins

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Reservoir for blood, muscle pump

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Structure of the right atrium

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  • Thin walled

- Crescent X-section

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Structure of left atrium

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  • Thick walled

- Circular X-section

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Features of pulmonary circulation

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  • Lungs only
  • Low pressure
  • High flow
  • Low resistance
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Features of systemic circulation

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  • Multiple organs
  • High pressure
  • Variable flow
  • Variable resistance
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21
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Pulmonary artery blood pressure

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24/12 mmHg

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22
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Right atrium blood pressure

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4 mmHg

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Right ventricle blood pressure

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24/4 mmHg

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Aorta blood pressure

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130/70 mmHg

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Left atrium blood pressure

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7 mmHg

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Left ventricle blood pressure

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130/7 mmHg`

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Systole

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When ventricles contract. Blood is ejected

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Diastole

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When ventricles relax. Blood can fill ventricle

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Apex beat

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At systole, apex of heart moves forward and strikes the chest wall

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30
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Valves

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Flaps of tissue inside a blood compartment that guarantee one way flow of blood

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31
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How many leaflets do heart valves have?

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3, apart from the mitral (bicuspid) valve that has 2

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32
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Mitral valve

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AKA the bicuspid valve, between the left atrium and ventricle

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33
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Chordae tendinae

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Stringlike processes in the heart that attach the margins of the mitral and tricuspid valve leaflets to the papillary muscles

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Papillary muscles

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Projections of the wall of the ventricles that the chordae tendinae attach to

35
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What is the route that blood flows through the heart?

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Superior and inferior vena cava, Right atrium, tricuspid valve, right ventricle, pulmonary valve, pulmonary arteries, lungs, pulmonary veins, left atrium, mitral valve, left ventricle, aortic valve, aorta, systemic circulation

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AV valves

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  • Are attached by papillary fibres (prolapse occurs when papillary fibres fail)
  • Close during sytole
  • Produce first heart sound
37
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S1

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First heart sound (lub)

38
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Semilunar valves

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  • Moon shaped
  • Close during diastole
  • Diastole is longer than systole
  • Produce second heart sound
39
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S2

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Second heart sound (dub)

40
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Cardiac myocyte/cardiomyocyte

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Heart muscle cell

41
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What can a heart muscle cell be stimulated by?

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  • A neighbour

- A conducting system

42
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Cardiac output

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The amount of blood ejected by the heart in a minute

43
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Formed elements

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All the blood cells and platelets

44
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Blood pressure is determined by the balance between

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Circulating blood volume and circulatory capacity

45
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Circulatory capacity

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Total volume of all the blood vessels

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Nephron

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The structural and functional unit of the kidney

47
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Glomerulus

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Network of capillaries contained within Bowman’s capsule of the nephron. It is the primary filter

48
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Bowman’s capsule

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Cup shaped end of the nephron which encloses the glomerulus

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Peritubular capillaries

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Tiny blood vessels that travel alongside nephrons allowing reabsorption and secretion between blood and the inner lumen of the nephron

50
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Vasa recta

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One set of peritubular capillaries in the medulla of the kidney

51
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What happens when the afferent arteriole constricts?

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Filtration decreases

52
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What happens when the afferent arteriole dilates and the efferent arteriole constricts?

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Filtration increases

53
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Filtration

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Fluid leaving the glomerular capillaries and entering the tubule system of Bowman’s capsule

54
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Reabsorption

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Fluid that has been filtered that is then transported out of the tubule system and back into the bloodstream at the peritubular capillaries

55
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Secretion (in the kidney)

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The process where molecules (esp waste and drugs) are removed from the blood system at the peritubular capillaries and enter the tubule system of the nephron

56
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Excretion (in the kidney)

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Fluid that ends up inside the tubule system of the kidney and is ultimately transported to the urinary bladder for excretion

57
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How many glomerulus are there per kidney?

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Roughly 1 million

58
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what are the inputs and outputs of the glomerulus?

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Input:
-Afferent arteriole

Outputs:

  • Into Bowman’s capsule
  • Efferent arteriole
59
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Glomerular filtration rate

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  • Measurement of how much filtering the kidney does from measuring the volume of entering all Bowman’s capsules in both kidneys
  • Measured in ml/min
  • An increased GFR leads to more fluid loss in urine
  • Increased renal blood flow leads to increased GFR
60
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Hypoxia

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Insufficient oxygen supply to a region or the entire body

61
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Anoxia

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Complete deprivation of oxygen supply

62
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Hypoxaemia

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Too little oxygen in the arterial blood system

63
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Causes of hypoxia, anoxia and hypoxaemia

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  • Low haemoglobin: anaemia
  • Tissue consumption too much for the flow
  • Lung: failure of gas exchange or of breathing
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Ischaemia

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Insufficient blood flow to a region

65
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Causes of ischaemia

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  • Vessel: Clog, constriction, closure
  • Insufficient blood volume: e.g. from haemorrhage
  • Heart: Insufficient pressure generation
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Haemorrhage

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Escape of blood from a ruptured blood vessel, internally or externally

67
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Angina pectoris

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Chest pain due to over exertion of (damaged) heart tissue. It can occur with or without physical exertion

68
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Treatment of angina pectoris

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  • Nitrates for immediate relief

- Long term treatments as per coronary artery disease

69
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Causes of angina pectoris

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  • Immediate cause: Ischaemia of heart tissue due to an obstruction (or spasm) of coronary artery
  • Ultimately may be caused by coronary artery disease or an embolism
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Myocardial infarction

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  • AKA heart attack
  • Death of one region of the heart
  • Sudden crushing chest pain
  • Results from occlusion of a coronary artery
71
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Treatment for myocardial infarction

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Immediate reperfusion e.g. PCI

72
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PCI

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Percutaneous coronary interventione.eg balloon angioplasty

73
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Reperfusion

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The re-establishment of blood supply to an area that has been ischaemic otherwise deprived of oxygen

74
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Drug treatments for myocardial infarction (won’t cure but help the patient)

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  • Morphine: For pain
  • Oxygen: For blood to remain oxygenated
  • Nitrates: To open blood vessels
  • Aspirin: Reduce the unwanted formation of clots and reduce platelet activity
75
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Heart failure

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  • AKA pump failure
  • Heart pumps out insufficient blood
  • Results from previous myocardial infarctions
76
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Symptoms of heart failure

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  • Fatigue
  • Dyspnoea
  • Oedema
77
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Dyspnoea

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Difficulty breathing

78
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Oedema

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Excessive accumulation of fluid in the body tissues

79
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Shock

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  • Critically low perfusion
  • Medical emergency
  • Affects critically ill patients
  • Affects cerebral and renal function
80
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Haemorrhagic shock

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Patient loses so much blood from vasculature that other regions of the body can’t get perfusion

81
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Treatments for shock

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Aggressive intravenous fluid and oxygen and airway maintained

82
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Syncope

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  • Loss of consciousness (fainting)
  • Due to insufficient blood flow to the brain
  • Often caused by heart malfunction
83
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Arrhythmia

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Any deviation from the normal rhythm of the heart

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