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Overview of function of CVS
Function of cvs,
Significance of vascular beds bei...,
Significance of vascular beds bei...
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Electrical properties of the heart
Functional syncyitium,
How can cardiac muscle regulate t...,
Intercalated discs
23
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ECG
Normal range for pr interval,
Normal range for qrs complex,
Qrs complex represents
13
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Cardiac cycle
Late diastole,
Ventricular ejection,
Isovolumic ventricular relaxation
13
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Pressure and flow in arteries and veins
Systolic pressure,
Diastolic pressure,
Pulse pressure
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Regulation of heart rate and stroke volume
Effects of sympathetic system on ...,
Effects of parasympathetic system...,
Effects of parasympathetic system...
11
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Peripheral circulation
Processes involved in transport b...,
Blood brain barrier,
Starlings forces
21
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Short term control of blood pressure
Importance of regulating mean art...,
Arterial baroreflex,
Inputs to medullary cardiovascula...
6
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Long term control of blood pressure
Role of kidneys in regulating pla...,
What triggers renin production fr...,
Atrial natriuretic peptide and br...
9
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Pathophysiology of Atheroma
Process of atherogenesis,
Atheromatous plaques formation,
Components of atheromatous plaques
19
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Pathophysiology of thrombosis and embolism
Normal blood flow is described as,
Process of thrombosis,
Significance of virchow s triad
26
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Ischaemia and infarction
Ischaemia,
Types of hypoxia,
Hypoxic hypoxia
28
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SIHD and angina
Signs of stable angina,
Angina is,
Medical therapy for stable angina
15
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ACS
What is coronary disease,
Myocardial infarction,
Types of acs
19
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Pharmacology of ACS
Mechanism of action of thrombolyt...,
The potential adverse drug reacti...,
The strengths and weaknesses of l...
10
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Pharmacology of stable coronary artery
Drugs can help by,
Purpose of drug treatment,
Vasodilators
35
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aetiology and pathophysiology of hypertension
Hypertension is,
When does a patient have hyperten...,
How common is it and what are the...
16
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Secondary hypertension
Secondary hypertension is common ...,
Consider secondary hypertension if,
Investigations
6
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Treatment of hypertension
How to find if true hypertension ...,
Do you want nocturnal pressure to...,
White coat hypertension
32
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Hypertension common specialist areas
Hypertension during pregnancy,
Treatment of hypertension during ...,
Preeclampsia and treatment
12
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nutritional aspects of CVD
What are cvds,
Prevention strategies for cvd,
Proatherogenic diet
12
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stroke what is and causes
How common is stroke,
What is a stroke,
Transient ischaemic attack
12
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risk factors of stroke and pathophysiology
Risk factors,
Why does haemorrhage happen,
What is more damaging ischeamic o...
10
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symptoms and signs of stroke
Signs and symptoms depend on,
Common carotid vessels anatomy,
Vertebral arteries anatomy
28
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importance of stroke
Proportion of patients that die i...,
Proportion of patients that die i...,
Stroke effects on nhs
8
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Stroke treatment
Stroke treatment targets 3,
Stroke units,
Acute stroke therapies should
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Peripheral arterial disease
Palpable pulses,
Chronic ischaemia,
Risk factors of cli
33
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Imaging of circulatory disturbances
Types of anatomical vascular imaging,
Types of functional vascular imaging,
Catheter angiography
17
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Aortic disease
Aneurysm,
True aneurysm,
True aneurysms are associated with
35
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aneurysms and carotid artery surgery
Investigations of carotid artery,
What is measured in carotid arter...,
Management of carotid artery sten...
8
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arrhythmias
How to work out heart rate on ecg,
What is the commonest rhythm dist...,
Atrial fibrillation pulse should be
26
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Therapy and drugs for arrhythmia
Classes of antiarrhythmics accord...,
Class ia,
Class ib
14
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Indications for anticoagulants
What to check when prescribing an...,
Characteristics of ideal anticoag...,
Vitamin k antagonist
13
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Heart failure diagnosis and intervention
What is heart failure,
One year survival rate for heart ...,
Readmission rate within first 12 ...
28
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Heart failure treatment
Systolic dysfunction due to frank...,
Main choice of drug for patients ...,
Loop diuretics
16
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Congestion and oedema
Darcys law,
Congestion,
Examples of congestion
22
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Valvular heart disease
Mitral stenosis causes,
What happens in mitral stenosis,
Mitral stenosis severity depends on
27
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surgical approach to ischaemic heart disease and valvular heart disease
Indications for coronary artery b...,
Selection of patients for cabg,
Conduits for cabg
25
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Infective endocarditis and rheumatic heart disease
What is infective endocarditis,
Clinical history of infective end...,
Predisposing conditions of infect...
27
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PE and DVT
Virchows triad,
What causes change in stasis,
What causes vessel damage dysfunc...
20
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Congenital heart disease
Causes of congenital heart disease,
Down syndrome is,
15 of babies with down syndrome h...
13
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Genetic heart disease
Types of genetic cardiac disease,
Cardiovascular connective tissue ...,
Marfan syndrome
26
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Cardiomyopathy- hypertrophic, dilated, restrictive and myocarditis, pericardial disease, pericarditis, effusion and tamponade
Dilated cardiomyopathy,
Etiological background of dilated...,
Examples of toxic insults causing...
47
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Arrhythmias
What are the ecg changes for sinu...,
How do you treat sinus tachycardia,
What causes sinus tachycardia
25
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Congenital disease and Embryology
Ventricular septal defects,
Transposition of great arteries,
Atrial septal defects
9
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Cardiovascular drugs
Ace inhibitors examples,
Main indications for ace inhibitors,
What do ace inhibitors do
78
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notes from quesmed
Investigations for aortic stenosis,
Hypertension management,
Treatment for aortic stenosis
10
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