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9 Cards in this Set
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Whereis the Sternal Angle of Louis located? |
2nd intercostal space
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Which cardiac chamber is most anterior?
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Right Ventricle
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what chamber of the heart is most susceptible to knife trauma? |
right ventricle |
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Which cardiac chamber is most posterior?
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Left atrium
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A patient presents to clinic cyanotic and obtunded. On physical exam, he has muffled heart sounds. What do you think he has?
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Cardiac Tamponade
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what is cardiac tamponade? |
Compression of the heart by fluid
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What does patient have? Findings: Beck triad (hypotension, distended neck veins, distant heart sounds), increased HR, pulsusparadoxus. ECG shows low-voltage QRS and electrical alternans (due to “swinging” movement ofheart in large effusion)
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cardiac tamponade |
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In adults, what does the foramen ovale become?
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Fossa Ovale
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In adults, what does the ductus arteriosus become?
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Ligamentum Arteriosum
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