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Decks in this class (27)

Valvular heart disease
What produces the 1st heart sound...,
What produces the 2nd heart sound...,
Go over the cardiac ascultation p...
56  cards
Blood pressure (HTN and hypotension)
What causes orthostatic hypotension,
Define what orthostatic hypotensi...,
What symptoms may orthostatic hyp...
29  cards
Physiology (ignore)
What is the heart,
Where are the electrical signals ...,
Where does excitation of the hear...
108  cards
Miscellaneous (e.g. screening)
What yearly screening is offered ...,
Who are screened for aaa in scotland,
If an aaa is detected on screenin...
8  cards
Cardiovascular drugs
What are the,
What are the 4 main groups of ant...,
How do you recognise what is a st...
54  cards
CVD risk factors & their management
List the modifiable risk factors ...,
List the non modifiable risk fact...,
What is the main scoring system u...
16  cards
Pathology of HTN
What does htn cause,
What is htn a risk factor for,
Why do renal pathologies result i...
10  cards
Clinical aspects of lipids
Define each of the following clin...,
What do xanthomata characterisitc...,
Can xanthelasma be seen in patien...
18  cards
Ischaemic heart disease
Define what ischaemic heart disea...,
What are the pathophysiological s...,
What are the 2 main problems whic...
58  cards
Peripheral arterial disease
Describe what peripheral arterial...,
How is pad diagnosed,
Following initial history and exa...
18  cards
AAA
What is an abdominal aortic aneur...,
What are the 2 main types of aaa,
Who are aaa most common in
26  cards
Stroke - ischaemic
Define what a stroke is,
Define what a tia is,
What are the 3 main types of stroke
30  cards
Stroke - ischaemic 2
Why does the secondary treatment ...,
What are the causes of cardioembo...,
What is the most common of the 2 ...
24  cards
Stroke - ischaemic 3
What are the 2 main types of anti...,
What are the 3 main types of anti...,
What secondary prevention measure...
13  cards
Haemorrhagic stroke/intracranial haemorrhage
How is haemorrhagic stroke diagnosed,
What other investigations do you ...,
Define haemorrhagic stroke
25  cards
Arryhthmias (ignore)
Define what a cardiac arrhythmia is,
Define what bradycardia and tachy...,
What is meant by supraventricular...
14  cards
ECG interpretation - arryhthmias, BBB etc
List the main supraventricular ar...,
List the main ventricular arryhth...,
List the main av node arryhthmias
130  cards
Basics of ECG (including how to set up)
List the steps for setting up an ecg,
If the ecg is taken in anyother p...,
What may you need to do to prep s...
22  cards
Venous thrombosis
Describe the pathophysiology of v...,
What are the 2 main types of veno...,
Define what a dvt and pe is
49  cards
Heart failure
Define what is meant by heart fai...,
What is the 2 main underlying pat...,
What are the causes of heart failure
31  cards
Cardiac arrest & emergency care
What are the 4 patient categories of,
Very simply how do you differenti...,
Watch this video on how to put so...
44  cards
Cardiac infections
Define what is meant by a bactera...,
When someone has a,
How do generator pocket infection...
55  cards
Inherited cardiac conditions
What are the 2 main inherited hea...,
What are the 4 main inherited hea...,
What is long qt syndrome
40  cards
Non-ischaemic heart diseases
What is restricitive cardiomyopathy,
List the causes of restrictive ca...,
What are the clinical features of...
17  cards
Syncope
Define what transient loss of con...,
List the causes of tloc,
Define what syncope is
24  cards
Shock
Define shock,
What,
What is someones map a good measu...
48  cards
Additional notes from anaesthetics - drugs
When we are talking about ionotro...,
When are ionotropes indicated,
What is the only way to safely ad...
34  cards

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