Cardiovascular US Medical PG Flashcards - Medical Study Cards
Master Cardiovascular 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.
Cardiovascular Flashcard Deck - 10 Cards
Flashcard 321: In heart muscle cells, hyperthyroidism _____ expression of Na+/K+ ATPase and _____ expression of phospholamban
Answer: increases
Extra: https://onlinemeded.org/spa/endocrine?ref=anki
Flashcard 322: Superantigens fully attach to an antigen present cell's (APC) _____ and a T-cell's TCR, stimulating a large T-cell response
Answer: MHC II
Extra: Examples include Toxic Shock Syndrome Toxin-1 (TSST-1) from S. aureus and Streptococcus pyogenes exotoxin A (SpeA). Unlike conventional antigens, they are not processed by APCs.
Flashcard 323: What hormone is responsible for long bone growth (pubertal growth spurt)?
_____
Answer: IGF-1
Extra:
Sketchy Pharmacology: Thyroid, Pituitary, & Adrenal
Watch Growth hormone, mecasermin, octreotide, pegvisomant [https://dashboard.sketchy.com/study/medical/courses/medical-pharmacology/units/medical-pharmacology-gi-endocrine/videos/medical-pharmacology-gi-and-endocrine-hypothalamic-and-pituitary-growth-hormone-mecasermin-octreotide-pegvisomant?utm_source=anki&utm_medium=partnership&utm_campaign=february_update&utm_content=medical]
https://onlinemeded.org?ref=anki
Flashcard 324: _____ is released from atrial myocytes in response to increased blood volume and atrial pressure
Answer: Atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP)
Extra: this promotes diuresis and contributes to "aldosterone escape" (helps to excrete Na+ and water to limit the hypernatremia and edema seen in aldosterone overexcretion from an adrenal adenoma. Thus, ANP helps escape aldosterone)
Watch Congestive Heart Failure Pathophysiology [https://dashboard.sketchy.com/study/medical/courses/medical-pathophysiology/units/medical-pathophysiology-cardiac/videos/medical-pathophysiology-cardiac-heart-failure-congestive-heart-failure-pathophysiology?utm_source=anki&utm_medium=partnership&utm_campaign=february_update&utm_content=medical]
Watch Adrenocortical Hyperfunction Hyperaldosteronism & Hypercortisolism [https://dashboard.sketchy.com/study/medical/courses/medical-pathophysiology/units/medical-pathophysiology-endocrine/videos/medical-pathophysiology-endocrine-adrenal-disorders-adrenocortical-hyperfunction-hyperaldosteronism-and-hypercortisolism?utm_source=anki&utm_medium=partnership&utm_campaign=february_update&utm_content=medical] Watch associated Bootcamp video [https://app.bootcamp.com/med-school/cardiology/videos/renin-angiotensin-aldosterone-system?index=2]
https://onlinemeded.org/spa/cardiology/heart-failure/acquire?ref=anki
Flashcard 325: What is the effect of thyroid hormone on the cardiovascular and respiratory systems?
_____
Answer: Increased activity
Extra:
https://onlinemeded.org/spa/endocrinology/thyroid/acquire?ref=anki
Flashcard 326: The pulmonary hypertension seen with long-standing left-to-right shunts causes the right ventricle to _____
Answer: hypertrophy
Extra:
Watch Left to Right Shunts [https://dashboard.sketchy.com/study/medical/courses/medical-pathophysiology/units/medical-pathophysiology-cardiac/videos/medical-pathophysiology-cardiac-congenital-heart-disease-left-to-right-shunts?utm_source=anki&utm_medium=partnership&utm_campaign=february_update&utm_content=medical] Watch associated Bootcamp video [https://app.bootcamp.com/med-school/pulmonology/videos/lung-pathology-special-topics?index=4]
https://onlinemeded.org/spa/pediatrics/congenital-defects/acquire?ref=anki
Flashcard 327: The function of the ovaries are _____ and secretion of the female sex steroid hormones progesterone and estrogen
Answer: oogenesis
Extra:
Watch associated Bootcamp video [https://app.bootcamp.com/med-school/histology/videos/female-reproductive-system?index=5]
https://onlinemeded.org?ref=anki
Flashcard 328: What changes occur during the process of spermiogenesis?
- Loss of _____
- Gain of a(n) _____ cap
- Development of _____
Answer: cytoplasmic contents
Extra:
Watch associated Bootcamp video [https://app.bootcamp.com/med-school/embryology/videos/germinal-period-weeks-1-2?index=2]
https://onlinemeded.org?ref=anki
Flashcard 329: The kidneys receive approximately _____% of the cardiac output
Answer: 25
Extra:
Watch associated Bootcamp video [https://app.bootcamp.com/med-school/nephrology/videos/fluid-and-filtration-physiology?index=6]
https://onlinemeded.org/spa/renal?ref=anki
Flashcard 330: The immediate response of mast cell and basophil activation is release of preformed _____ granules and tryptase
Answer: histamine
Extra:
Watch associated Bootcamp video [https://app.bootcamp.com/med-school/immunology/videos/hypersensitivities?index=2]
https://onlinemeded.org/spa/dermatology/hypersensitivity/acquire?ref=anki
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