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Which of the following is a consequence of atheroma?
Which of the following is a consequence of atheroma?
- Artery narrowing
- Thrombus formation
- Bleeding into the plaque
- All of the above (correct)
What is the main lab sample used for testing myocardial infarction (MI)?
What is the main lab sample used for testing myocardial infarction (MI)?
- Troponin I (cTnI) (correct)
- Myoglobin
- Lactate dehydrogenase (LDH)
- Creatine kinase (CKMB)
Which enzyme is specific for cardiac muscle damage?
Which enzyme is specific for cardiac muscle damage?
- Creatine kinase (CKMB)
- Lactate dehydrogenase (LDH)
- Aspartate aminotransferase (AST)
- Troponin I (cTnI) (correct)
Which troponin subunit binds calcium and regulates muscle contraction?
Which troponin subunit binds calcium and regulates muscle contraction?
What is the gold standard for myocardial infarction (MI) testing?
What is the gold standard for myocardial infarction (MI) testing?
What is the treatment for MI involving the use of thrombolytic agents?
What is the treatment for MI involving the use of thrombolytic agents?
What is the procedure called where a catheter is inflated in an obstructed vessel to remove obstruction?
What is the procedure called where a catheter is inflated in an obstructed vessel to remove obstruction?
What is the term for the thickening and hardening of the artery wall?
What is the term for the thickening and hardening of the artery wall?
What is the term for the lipid-rich accumulation in arteries?
What is the term for the lipid-rich accumulation in arteries?
What is the term for a graft of artery or vein to a coronary artery to enable blood flow around an obstruction?
What is the term for a graft of artery or vein to a coronary artery to enable blood flow around an obstruction?
Which of the following is the commonest cause of mortality and morbidity in adults?
Which of the following is the commonest cause of mortality and morbidity in adults?
What does the term 'infarction' mean?
What does the term 'infarction' mean?
Which artery supplies the left ventricle and left atrium?
Which artery supplies the left ventricle and left atrium?
Where does the blood drain into after entering the capillaries in the coronary circulation?
Where does the blood drain into after entering the capillaries in the coronary circulation?
What is the cause of myocardial infarction (MI)?
What is the cause of myocardial infarction (MI)?
What is the initial damage that leads to the development of atheroma in coronary arteries?
What is the initial damage that leads to the development of atheroma in coronary arteries?
What are the foam cells that develop underneath endothelial cells in the intima called?
What are the foam cells that develop underneath endothelial cells in the intima called?
What do macrophages release into the intima during the development of atheroma in coronary arteries?
What do macrophages release into the intima during the development of atheroma in coronary arteries?
What is the term for the condition of suffering from a disease or medical condition?
What is the term for the condition of suffering from a disease or medical condition?
What is the structure that the blood drains into after entering the capillaries in the coronary circulation?
What is the structure that the blood drains into after entering the capillaries in the coronary circulation?
True or false: Myocardial infarction is the commonest cause of mortality and morbidity in adults.
True or false: Myocardial infarction is the commonest cause of mortality and morbidity in adults.
True or false: Atheroma is the term for the lipid-rich accumulation in arteries.
True or false: Atheroma is the term for the lipid-rich accumulation in arteries.
True or false: The initial damage to endothelium in arteries leads to the development of atheroma in coronary arteries.
True or false: The initial damage to endothelium in arteries leads to the development of atheroma in coronary arteries.
True or false: Macrophages release lipid into the intima during the development of atheroma in coronary arteries.
True or false: Macrophages release lipid into the intima during the development of atheroma in coronary arteries.
True or false: The left coronary artery supplies the left ventricle and left atrium.
True or false: The left coronary artery supplies the left ventricle and left atrium.
Lipid plaques form due to the release of collagen by cells in the intima.
Lipid plaques form due to the release of collagen by cells in the intima.
Thrombus formation on the plaque can lead to bleeding into the plaque.
Thrombus formation on the plaque can lead to bleeding into the plaque.
Arteriosclerosis is the term used to describe the thickening and hardening of high pressure artery walls caused by atheroma.
Arteriosclerosis is the term used to describe the thickening and hardening of high pressure artery walls caused by atheroma.
Troponin I is a specific biomarker for cardiac muscle damage.
Troponin I is a specific biomarker for cardiac muscle damage.
Coronary angioplasty is a procedure where a graft of artery or vein is used to enable blood flow around an obstruction in a coronary artery.
Coronary angioplasty is a procedure where a graft of artery or vein is used to enable blood flow around an obstruction in a coronary artery.
