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Decks in this class (32)

Origin and Conductance of Cardiac Impulse
What is autorythmicity,
Where does excitation of the hear...,
What are pacemaker cells
36  cards
Force generation by the heart
What causes the striation of card...,
What ensures that the electrical ...,
What are desmosomes
34  cards
Cardiac cycle
When do heart valves produce a sound,
What is the cardiac cycle,
What are the 5 events in the card...
12  cards
Drugs modifying cardiac rate and force
What phases of the action potenti...,
What is phase 4 in normal tissue ...,
What conductance governs upstroke
63  cards
ECG theory and practice
Where does depolarisation spread,
Where does repolarisation spread,
What is an ecg
45  cards
Control of arterial blood pressure
What is blood pressure,
What is systemic systolic arteria...,
What is systemic diastolic arteri...
51  cards
intergration of cardivascular mechanisms
How is systemic vascular resustan...,
Where is the main site of systemi...,
How is svr increased by vascular ...
34  cards
Anatomy of heart
What is another name for hilar ly...,
What nerve sits anteriorly to the...,
What nerve sits posteriorly to th...
34  cards
Drugs affecting the vascualature and BP
Describe the role of the endothel...,
What do organic nitrates do,
Do organic nitrates affect arteri...
44  cards
Drugs used in cardiology
What do diuretics do,
What are the two types of diuretics,
What is the difference between th...
67  cards
ant arrythmatic drugs
0  cards
Anatomy of chest pain
What is meant by a visceral afferent,
What is a plexus,
What is a ganglion
28  cards
cardiacresponses to shock
What is shock,
What are the stages in shock,
What does adequate tissue perfusi...
22  cards
lipid metabolism
What is the solubility of lipids ...,
What are the uses of lipids,
How are lipids transported in the...
57  cards
cardiovascular risk factors
Whats is the most common cause of...,
How many people die prematurely i...,
What is the leading cause of deat...
44  cards
pathology of hypertension
What are the pathological complic...,
What percentage of the population...,
What is white coat hypertension
32  cards
atheroma and its complications
What are the synonyms of atheroma,
What is the epidemiology of atheroma
2  cards
Thrombosis, embolism and Infarction
0  cards
Anticoagulant, anti platlet and anti thrombotic drugs
What is haemostasis,
What are the sequence of events i...,
What occurs in the production of ...
78  cards
Special circulations
Where do left and right coronary ...,
How do most coronary veins drain ...,
What special adaptations to the c...
44  cards
Abdominal aortic aneurysm
What is an aneurysm,
What is the normal diameter of a ...,
What is the minimum diameter befo...
71  cards
Chronic lower limb ischemia
What is intermittent claudication,
What are the features of intermit...,
In what age group is intermittent...
27  cards
Venous Thromboembolic disease
What is a dvt,
What is an arterial clot,
What is a venous clot
40  cards
Stroke
What does focal neurological symp...,
What is the definition of a stroke,
What is the incidence rate of str...
41  cards
Myocardial Infarction
What is the sequence of plaque fo...,
Which stages cause symptoms such ...,
What is chronic stable angina
85  cards
fluid movement across the memebrane
What proportion of the body water...,
What proportion of the body water...,
What makes up capillaries
36  cards
Heart Failure
What is heart failure also referr...,
What is heart failure caused by,
What are the types of heart failure
34  cards
Arrythmias
What is an arrhythmia,
What are the two classes of arrhy...,
What does a supraventricular arrh...
76  cards
AF
How do you identify left ventricu...,
What are signature af ecg landmarks,
What are the three types of af
39  cards
Valvular disease
What is the new york heart associ...,
What are the 4 classifications,
What is a pan systolic murmur
40  cards
Embryology of circulatory system
What are the functions of the pla...,
How does life in foetus differ fr...,
How dies foetal circulation work
26  cards
genetics of arrythmia
What are the two types of inherit...,
What are the relevant channelopat...,
What are the relevant cardiomyopa...
21  cards

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