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| What is the most common congenital heart disease in adults? |
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| What is the most common valve involved in infective endocartitis? |
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| Central fibrinoid necrosis surrounded by reactive histiocytes |
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| Where is the murmur best heard for patent ductus arteriosus? |
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| Between the shoulder blades |
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| What are two common findings in myocarditis? |
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| Aschoff bodies Anitschkow Cells the two Russians |
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| What keeps patent ductus arteriosus open in fetus? |
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| What organism is involved in Rheumatic Fever? |
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| Group A Strept Step. pyogenes |
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| Which artery generally supplies the SA and AV nodes? |
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| What are five signs of Rheumatic fever? |
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| Carditis, Migratory polyarthritis, Subcutaneous Nodules, Erythema Marginatum, Sydenham's Chorea |
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| What viral infection is involved with patent ductus arteriosus? |
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| What is the most common congenital heart disease in children? |
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| Ventricular Septal Defect (VSD) Very Small Dudes |
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| How long after a group A step. pharyngitis does Rheumatic Fever occur? |
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| 1-5 weeks after episode <-- This time period is key! |
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| What genetic disorder is associated with coarctation of the aorta? |
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| What are the three A's in Atrial Septal Defects? |
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| Adults, Alcohol Fetal Syndrome, ALL from Down Syndrome |
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| What two diseases have Mitral Valve Prolapse? |
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| Marfan's Syndrome and Ehlers Danlos |
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| What causes congestive cardiomyopathy? MC Drug? MC vitamin. def? |
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| - idiopathic (MC) - doxorubicin/cocaine - thiamine deficiency (Alcoholics) - hypothyroidism |
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| What are the clinical findings in infective endocarditis? |
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| 1) type III; HS - Roth Spots retina - splinter hemorrhage - glomerulonephritis w/ RBC casts |
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| What is associated w/ Libman Sacks endocarditis? |
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| What DZ has sterile vegetations covered on valvular surfaces? |
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| SLE -libman sacks endocarditis |
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| What is the cause of viral myocarditis? |
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| What other pathogens cause myocarditis? |
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| Borrelia (Lyme Dz), T. cruzi (Chagas), Tichinella spiralis (trichinosis) |
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| What is the difference between myocarditis and pericarditis? |
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| pericarditis adds AMI and Dressler's syndrome |
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| What is the MCC of pericarditis? |
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| What is pulsus paradoxus? |
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| decrease in >10mmHG in systole during inspiration |
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| What is the MCC of constrictive pericarditis? |
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| What is the MC site of metastasis to cardiac tissue? |
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| What is a benign tumor of the heart that arises from cardiac muscle? Most Common age? |
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| Cardiac Rhabdomyoma; infants and children |
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| What disease is associated with cardiac rhabdomyoma? |
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| hyaline thickening of the small arteries |
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