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4 components in tetralogy of fallot
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1. malaligned ventricular septal defect
2. obstruction to RV outflow tract 3. RV hypertrophy 4. aortic override of VSD |
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What determines clinical presentation in tetralogy of fallot?
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severity of RV outflow obstruction
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What occurs in 25% of patients with Tetralogy?
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Right-sided aortic arch & descending thoracic aorta
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What is the characteristic ECG finding in tetralogy?
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RV hypertrophy
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What determines the hemodynamic and clinical picture in tetralogy of Fallot?
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Rel. bet. RESISTANCE OF BF FROM THE VENTRICLES into the aorta and into the pulmonary vessels
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What determines the hemodynamic and clinical picture in tetralogy of Fallot?
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Rel. bet. RESISTANCE OF BF FROM THE VENTRICLES into the aorta and into the pulmonary vessels
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Chest x-ray would show: (tetralogy of fallot)
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NORMAL-sized heart,
(COEUR EN SABOT/ boot-shaped) heart PROMINENT right ventricle CONCAVITY in the area of the pulmonary conus |
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What are typically diminished in tetralogy of fallot?
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pulmonary vascular markings
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