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Supraventricular Tachycardias - Pathophysiology
Conduction pathways through SA Node, Atrium, AV Node, Bundle of His, and Ventricle
Tachycardias - Pathophysiology ... Conduction pathways ... Fibrillation • AV Nodal ... SVT #diagnosis #cardiology ... #conduction #pathways
Abnormal Jugular Venous Pressure Waveforms - Differential Diagnosis
 - Absent a wave - Atrial fibrillation, sinus
Abnormal Jugular ... myxoma, pulmonary ... myxoma - Rapid ... Cardiac tamponade #Abnormal ... #PhysicalExam #cardiology
Visual Guide to AV Nodal Reentrant Tachycardia (AVNRT) - Pathophysiology
 - Dual AV nodal physiology is
Tachycardia (AVNRT) - Pathophysiology ... - Normal conduction ... - Premature atrial ... Tachycardia #AVNRT #Pathophysiology ... #cardiology #SVT
Ground Glass Opacities on Lung CT - Pathophysiology
Ground glass opacity lung is denser (whiter) than normal
(whiter) than normal ... caused by the partial ... something that normally ... Opacities #Lung #pulmonary ... #Radiology
Wolff–Parkinson–White syndrome (WPW) is one of several disorders of the electrical system of the heart that
presence of an abnormal ... accessory electrical conduction ... pathway between the atria ... #Pathophysiology ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Cardiac conducting system 
 - Sinoatrial (SA) node normally generates the action potential, i.e. the electrical
Cardiac conducting ... Sinoatrial (SA) node normally ... excites the right atrium ... to excite left atrium ... #Anatomy #Cardiology
On a chest film only the outer contours of the heart are seen.
In many cases we
heart figure is normal ... blood from the pulmonary ... . - Left atrial ... just below the pulmonary ... #Anatomy #Radiology
Oxygen Delivery Equation
DO2 = CO x {(1.39 x Hb x sO2) + (PaO2 x 0.03)}
DO2 =
of hemoglobin: normally ... hemoglobin PaO2 = Partial ... mmHg I used this analogy ... Delivery #Equation #pathophysiology ... #pulmonary #apples
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Libman Sacks) • Atrial ... myxoma • Hypercoagulable ... Cerebral > Splenic, pulmonary ... ESR, CRP • EKG: Conduction ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Aortopulmonary Window connection between Ascending Aorta & Main Pulmonary Artery
 - Presence of 2 semilunar valves
Aortopulmonary Window connection ... Ascending Aorta & Main Pulmonary ... semilunar valves normal ... PSAX #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus #color #