Cardiac tumors US Medical PG Flashcards - Medical Study Cards
Master Cardiac tumors with OnCourse flashcards. These spaced repetition flashcards are designed for medical students preparing for NEET PG, USMLE Step 1, USMLE Step 2, MBBS exams, and other medical licensing examinations.
Cardiac tumors Flashcard Deck - 10 Cards
Flashcard 1: A mitral valve with diffuse fibrous thickening and distortion, commisural fusion at the leaflet edges, and narrowing of the mitral valve orifice is highly suggestive of what pathology?_____
Answer: Mitral stenosis
Flashcard 2: Mitral valve prolapse (Barlow syndrome) is caused by _____ degeneration of the valve, making it floppy
Answer: myxoid
Flashcard 3: Mutations that cause hypertrophic cardiomyopathy most commonly have an _____ inheritance pattern
Answer: autosomal dominant
Flashcard 4: What is the most common primary cardiac tumor in adults? _____
Answer: Myxoma
Flashcard 5: Isolated atrial amyloidosis due to atrial natriuretic peptide is common in normal aging and predisposes to _____
Answer: atrial fibrillation
Flashcard 6: Trypanosomes found on cardiac biopsy is indicative of _____
Answer: Chagas disease
Flashcard 7: Chronic mitral stenosis may result in left _____ dilatation due to volume overload
Answer: atrium
Flashcard 8: Legg-Calvé-Perthes (LCP) and Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphyses (SCFE) are both causes of _____
Answer: Avascular Necrosis of the Femoral Head
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Flashcard 9: What microscopic changes occur during the first 4 hours of a myocardial infarction?
_____
Answer: None :)
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Flashcard 10: Atherosclerotic plaques thicken the intima and impair perfusion of the tunica media resulting in _____ of smooth muscle cells
Answer: cystic medial necrosis
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