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Decks in this class (34)

Imaging the Mediastinum
Can you see the svc,
Mediastinal divisions and whats i...,
What can commonly go wrong in eac...
15  cards
Cardiac Heart Muscle 2
How does cardiac muscle differ fr...,
How does cardiac muscle force sti...,
Resting co vs exercise co
26  cards
Heart 1: pericaridium and external heart
What are the divisions of the med...,
Where is the location of the heart,
How is the pericardium created
15  cards
Superior Mediastinum and Great Vessels
Draw diagram of the great veins o...,
What is at the angle of louis tra...,
What is a central line why is it ...
13  cards
Heart 2: internal heart, valve and nerves
What are the two parts of the rig...,
What is the crista terminalis,
What is the structure of the mitr...
19  cards
CVD epidemiology
Angina,
Are we getting healthier,
Heart disease journey
17  cards
CVD Epidemiology 2
Local policy effect,
Legislation effect,
The modern clinical approach
12  cards
Cardiac Electrical Activity (Part 1)
The cardiac myocytes exhibit a ra...,
Fast response cells fast aps are,
What are the steps of fast respon...
25  cards
Cardiac Electrical Activity (Part 2)
Where is the only place the the a...,
What is the sequence of activatio...,
Sinoatrial node
15  cards
ECG 1: The Normal Electrocardiogram
What is an electrocardiogram,
How does an ecg work,
How can the electrical activity b...
25  cards
Palpitations and Syncope
What is syncope,
Causes of syncope,
Whats the impact of syncope
23  cards
Structure of Blood Vessels- 1
Left ventriclefunction mean press...,
Large arteriesfunction structural...,
Medium sized arteriesfunction mea...
24  cards
Atherosclerosis
Atherosclerosis,
What layer of the endothelium wal...,
Tunica media of arteries
24  cards
The Structure of blood vessels - 2
When your are cold where is the b...,
The microcirculation comprises of,
Since capillarys cannot control t...
27  cards
ECG 2: Signs of Abnormality
What are the three signs on an ec...,
Wpw and narrow complex tachycardia,
Wpw syndrome is
27  cards
Posterior Mediastinum
Is it easy to view,
Azygos system of veins,
Where would you find the azygos v...
21  cards
Cardiac Muscle 1
General features of cardiac muscle,
Main cells types,
Cardiac fibroblasts
25  cards
Thrombosis and Embolism
Haemostasis is,
In healthy vessels what inhibits ...,
After vessel injury how do endoth...
24  cards
The heart as a Pump
Systole,
Diastole,
Specific sequence of events
27  cards
Ventricular Function
Equation for stroke volume,
Equation for co,
Ventricular diastole begins with ...
31  cards
Autonomic Control
What activity is up is cardiovasc...,
Somatic ns nt receptor target,
Ans parasympathetictarget pre gan...
35  cards
Ischaemia and Infarction
Ischaemia is,
Hypoxia is,
Anoxia is
25  cards
Blood Pressure
Bp usually means,
One modifiable factor that has th...,
What are the set values for high bp
27  cards
Haemodynamics- Vascular Function
Co sum of,
What is the most important artery...,
Velocity is inversely proportiona...
28  cards
Microcirculation
Precapillary sphincter,
How are the precapillary sphincte...,
Capillaries
17  cards
Acute Chest Pain - Therapeutics
Two common acute coronary syndromes,
What do mis feel like,
Stemis and non stemis share a com...
31  cards
Valve Heart Disease
Atrioventricular valves,
Semilunar outflow valves,
Valve function
20  cards
Integration
Changes in co can be,
Why to we not just try increase t...,
So what do we focus on in hf pati...
18  cards
Clinical Cardiac MI
Mri and ct scanning are relatively,
How does a mr scanner work,
Super conducting magnets
25  cards
Heart Failure
Why were is there such big dispar...,
Heart failure,
Heart failure symptoms
21  cards
Congenital Abnormalities
In utero,
Foramen ovale,
How much blood does lungs in uter...
10  cards
Clinical Hypertension
Cvd risk is environmental more th...,
Why is 140 90 not true as normal,
Why is there such an issue in bp
21  cards
Rheumatic Fever
Rheumatic fever is the leading ca...,
Why has it decrease so significan...,
Who gets rheumatic fever
34  cards
Chronic Chest Pain
Chronic angina is,
Patients symptoms at rest vs pati...,
Is treating chronic angina a medi...
21  cards

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