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Cardiac Cycle
Define the 2 types of blood vesse...,
Define systole,
Define diastole
24  cards
Control of Cardiac Output
Define afterload,
Define preload,
Define total peripheral resistance
13  cards
Embryology
Descirbe the development of the s...,
Describe the differences in the f...,
Name the foetal circulatory shunts
14  cards
Congenital Heart Defects
Name the types of aetiology of chd,
What are the haemodynamic effects...,
Haemodynamic effects of a right t...
19  cards
Electrical and molecular mechanisms in heart and vasculature
Describe the functioning of cardi...,
Describe the ventricular action p...,
Describe the functioning of the s...
11  cards
Autonomic Control of the CVS
Give some examples of ans control...,
What does the ans control in the ...,
How does the parasympathetic ns c...
18  cards
Hypertension
What is hypertension and what is ...,
What are the three classification...,
How are the causes of hypertensio...
27  cards
ECG
What are the parts of the conduct...,
What are are the functions of the...,
What does an ecg record
44  cards
Arrythmias
What is an arrhythmia dysrhythmia,
What are the causes of arhythmias,
What happens in a delayed after d...
7  cards
Drugs
What are the basic classes of ant...,
Name some class i drugs,
Describe liocaines use and how it...
27  cards
Cardiovascular Circulations
What are the two circulations to ...,
What are the pressures in the ven...,
What are the two features of the ...
25  cards
Chest Pain and Acute Coronary Syndrome
What are the causes of chest pain...,
What are the cardiac vascular cau...,
What are the respiratory causes o...
23  cards
Heart Failure
What is heart failure,
What allows to heart to work as a...,
What is the aetiology of heart fa...
28  cards
Peripheral Arterial and Venous Disease
Where are the deep and superficia...,
Name the deep veins of the lower ...,
Name the superficial veins of the...
32  cards
Reasons behind signs and symptoms of cardiac and peripheral artery diseases
What causes ischaemic muscle pain,
Why might a patient with thyrotox...,
What words can be used to describ...
17  cards
Haemodynamic Shock
What is haemodynamic shock,
How is mean arterial bp calculated,
What are the two causes of shock
20  cards

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