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24 Cards in this Set
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Tetralogy of Fallot [1] |
A. Congenital heart disease
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Maternal rubella infection during pregnancy [2]
A. Congenital heart disease B. Ischemia vascular disease C. Hypertension-related disease D. Inflammatory disease E. Metabolic disease |
A. Congenital heart disease
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Myocardial infarct [3]
A. Congenital heart disease B. Ischemia vascular disease C. Hypertension-related disease D. Inflammatory disease E. Metabolic disease |
B. Ischemia vascular disease
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Rheumatic fever [4]
A. Congenital heart disease B. Ischemia vascular disease C. Hypertension-related disease D. Inflammatory disease E. Metabolic disease |
D. Inflammatory disease
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Interventricular septal defect [5]
A. Congenital heart disease B. Ischemia vascular disease C. Hypertension-related disease D. Inflammatory disease E. Metabolic disease |
A. Congenital heart disease
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Thrombotic cerebrovascular accident complicating atherosclerosis [6]
A. Congenital heart disease B. Ischemia vascular disease C. Hypertension-related disease D. Inflammatory disease E. Metabolic disease |
B. Ischemia vascular disease
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Stroke in a person with chronic renal disease [7]
A. Congenital heart disease B. Ischemia vascular disease C. Hypertension-related disease D. Inflammatory disease E. Metabolic disease |
C. Hypertension-related disease
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Hyperlipidemia [8]
A. Congenital heart disease B. Ischemia vascular disease C. Hypertension-related disease D. Inflammatory disease E. Metabolic disease |
E. Metabolic disease
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Angina pectoris [9]
A. Congenital heart disease B. Ischemia vascular disease C. Hypertension-related disease D. Inflammatory disease E. Metabolic disease |
B. Ischemia vascular disease
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Bacterial endocarditis [10]
A. Congenital heart disease B. Ischemia vascular disease C. Hypertension-related disease D. Inflammatory disease E. Metabolic disease |
D. Inflammatory disease
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Which is the most common congenital heart defect recognized in clinical practice? [11]
A. Interatrial septal defect B. Interventricular septal defect C. Tetralogy of Fallot D. Transposition of great vessels E. Coarctation of the aorta |
B. Interventricular septal defect
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All the following are risk factors of atherosclerosis except: [12]
A. Advanced age B. Heredity C. Diabetes D. Hypertension E. Estrogens |
E. Estrogens
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Which of the following has been implicated in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis? [13]
A. Regular exercise B. Alcohol C. Cigarette smoking D. Aspirin E. Antihypertensive drugs |
C. Cigarette smoking
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Atherosclerotic aneurysms are most often located in the: [14]
A. Coronary arteries B. Ascending aorta C. Thoracic aorta D. Abdominal aorta E. iliac arteries |
D. Abdominal aorta
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Atherosclerotic narrowing of which artery causes hypertension? [15]
A. Middle cerebral artery B. Anterior descending branch of the left coronary artery C. Right coronary artery D. Renal artery E. Femoral artery |
D. Renal artery
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Intermittent claudication is caused by atherosclerosis of the: [16]
A. Carotid artery B. Subclavian artery C. Splenic artery D. Renal artery E. Popliteal artery |
E. Popliteal artery
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Infarction of the posterior half of the interventricular septum is caused by an occlusion of the: [17]
A. Main trunk of the left coronary artery B. Anterior descending branch of the left coronary artery C. Circumflex branch of the left coronary artery D. Right coronary artery E. Coronary sinus |
D. Right coronary artery
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Acute cardiac tamponade is typically a complication of: [18]
A. Rupture of the left ventricle as a result of myocarÂdial infarction B. Mural thrombosis C. Ventricular aneurysm D. Subendocardial circumferential myocardial infarction E. Rupture of the papillary muscle |
A. Rupture of the left ventricle as a result of myocarÂdial infarction
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Myocardial infarction is accompanied by typical bioÂchemical changes. Elevation of which enzyme in the blood occurs first after the occlusion of a coronary artery? [19]
A. lanine aminotransferase B. Aspartate aminotransferase C. Creatine kinase D. Lactate dehydrogenase E. Acid phosphatase |
C. Creatine kinase
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The most common form of arterial hypertension is considered to be: [20]
A. Essential or idiopathic B. Caused by kidney disease C. Caused by adrenal cortical hyperactivity D. Secondary to adrenal medullar tumors E. Secondary to the narrowing of the aorta |
A. Essential or idiopathic
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Rheumatic carditis is typically preceded by: [21]
A. Streptococcal throat infection B. Staphylococcal skin infection C. Gonococcal arthritis D. Coxsackie B virus myositis E. Influenza |
A. Streptococcal throat infection
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The most common complication of rheumatic endocarditis is: [22]
A. Bacterial endocarditis B. VIral endocarditis C. Fungal myocarditis D. Parasitic endocarditis E. Pulmonary embolism |
A. Bacterial endocarditis
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The most common cause of infectious myocarditis in the United States is: [23]
A. Toxoplasma gondii B. Trypanosoma cruzi C. Coxsackie B virus D. Treponema pallidum E. Streptococcus pneumoniae |
C. Coxsackie B virus
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All the following represent iatrogenic heart lesions except: [24]
A. Alcoholic cardiomyopathy B. Radiation-induced heart disease C. Doxorubicin-induced heart disease D. Digitalis toxicity E. Postcardiotomy pericarditis |
A. Alcoholic cardiomyopathy
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