Vivas Week 3

1. What is croup?

Describe the main characteristics of acute inflammation

2. What cell types are present in chronic inflammation?

What processes mediate the persistent accumulation of macrophages seen in chronic inflammation?

What clinical conditions can cause chronic inflammation?

3. Describe the pharmacodynamics of propranolol that make it useful in thyrotoxicosis

What are the adverse effects of propranolol?

4. Describe the pharmacokinetics of metoprolol

What are the cardiovascular effects of metoprolol?

How does metoprolol differ from propranolol in it's action at beta receptors?

5. You will need McMinns Clinical Atlas of Human Anatomy

- turn to page 142 (7th edition)

- cover the answers at the bottom of the page

In a patient with a wrist drop, please identify on this image the nerve most likely injured

Please identify some of the other numbered nerves in this plexus

6. Please draw and describe a normal ECG complex

Describe the normal sequence of electrical excitation of the cardiac conduction system and cardiac muscle