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16 Cards in this Set
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Cardiomyopathies refer to diseases of what?
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myocardium
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What cardiomyopathy is the most common?
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dilated (DCM)
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What is the most common cause of DCM?
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chronic alcoholism
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What are the most common causes of restrictive cardiomyopathies?
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amyloidosis and hemochromatosis
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Which cardiomyopathy is a gradual four chamber hypertrophy & dilatation?
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DCM
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What shape does the heart have in DCM?
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globoid
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If the heart is very large and flabby, what cardiomyopathy is this?
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DCM
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What populations are affected by endomyocardial fibrosis?
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African children and adults
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Endomyocardial fibrosis with large mural thrombi describes which cardiomyopathy?
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loffler endocarditis
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Hemochromatosis is a form of what cardiomyopathy?
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restrictive
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Amyloidosis is a cause for what kind of cardiomyopathy?
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infiltrative/restrictive
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Myocarditis is thought to be _____ in origin.
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viral
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Aschoff nodules should make you think of what disease?
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acute rheumatoid carditis
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Myocarditis caused by virus is likely to be which virus?
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coxackievirus B
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What drugs can cause myocarditis?
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1. chemotherapeutics
2. iron |
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Amyloidosis can cause which kind of cardiomyopathy? What is common in these patients?
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1. restrictive
2. arrhythmias |
