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DISORDERS OF CARDIAC FUNCTION study guide

If you have any test reviews, homeworks, guides, anything school related that you think can be posted on this website, reach out to me at makingschooleasier@gmail.com   DISORDERS OF CARDIAC FUNCTION CARDIOMYOPATHIES : muscle associated with d/os of myocardial performance, which may be mechanical (HF) or electrical (arrhythmias); enlarged LV wall with reduced chamber size, abnormal diastolic filling time  dec SV Chest pain, dyspnea, syncope: when outflow obs inc, afib (most common arrhythmia) PRIMARY CARDIOMYOPATHIES Genetic Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM) : unexplained left ventricular hypertrophy w/ disproportionate thickening of the ventricular septum, abnormal diastolic filling, cardiac arrhythmias, and intermittent LV obstruction. Autosomal dominant disorder caused by mutations in genes encoding proteins of the cardiac sarcomere (ex/ muscle fibers) Massively hypertrophied LV w/ reduced chamber size and dec in SV resulting from impaired diastolic filling

Booze and the Body

If you have any test reviews, homeworks, guides, anything school related that you think can be posted on this website, reach out to me at makingschooleasier@gmail.com   1. Define: - Ethanol -  the type of alcohol found in alcoholic beverages - Fermentation- a chemical reaction of yeast on sugars - Intoxication- a physical and mental impairment resulting from the use of alcohol - Depressant- Drugs that tend to slow down the central nervous system - blood alcohol concentration- the amount of alcohol in a persons blood expressed as a percentage 2. Write 3 reason teens drink alcohol and 3 reasons teens abstain from alcohol Teens drink alcohol to: o escape pressures or problems o to deal with stress and relax o to fit in Teens might abstain from alcohol to o to avoid confrontation with the law o not make any mistake they might later regret o keep control of themselves 3. Explain in detail 6 short term affects of using alcohol Affects on the: Brain- It depresses t