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Where can one hear the heart valves? (aortic, pulmonary, tricuspid, mitral) - (Hint: "2255' "All Physicians Try Marijuana)
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costa cartilage 2,2,5,5,
aortic, pulmonary, tricuspid, mitral |
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what does right side heart failure result in?
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damming up of blood in the venous system, leading to swelling of the liver and the legs (head and neck not so much due to gravity)
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what does left side heart failure lead to?
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accumulation of blood in lungs, failure of LA to distribute to the LV - congestive heart failure - shortness of breath
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what is the SA node supplied by (nerve and artery)?
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RCA and the vagus nerve
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what is the AV node supplied by? (artery)
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RCA
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Which artery supplies the AV bundles?
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RCA: right AV bund, LCA the left AV bundle
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What happens if blood supply is hindered to the left AV branch as a result of an occlussion of the LCA?
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AV Block --> slower HR
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what are the 3 commonest places of coronary occlussion?
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AV branch of the LAD, RCA and left circumflex
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What is pericardiac tamponade?
What does pericardiac tamponade lead to? What can be done to remedy this? |
the compression of the heart due to fluid in the percardial sac.
decreased venous return --> decreased diastolic capacity Percardiocentesis: aspriate fluid at the 5th or 6th intercostal space just left of the sternum |
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What is pericarditis?
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inflammation of the parietal serous pericardia... which can be heard
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What is an aneurysm of the aorta?
What can this cause? |
it is a dilation forming a sac
it can compresses the L. Recurrent Laryngeal nerve leading to horseness and dyspnea and difficulty swallowing |
