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Atrioventricular Septal Defect
aka AV canal defect aka endocardial cushion defect
 • Epidemiology and Associations
 • Embryology
Classification • Physical ... Exam • Pathophysiology ... • Long Term Follow ... #peds #pediatrics ... #cardiology
Aortic Stenosis - Diagnosis and Stages

Clinical Presentation
- Exertional dyspnea
- Chest pain
- Palpitations
- HF Symptoms (orthopnea, PND,
, LE edema) Physical ... Exam (For Severe ... crescendo-decrescendo murmur ... Diagnosis #Stages #Management ... Signs #Symptoms #Cardiology
Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS)
 • Introduction
 • Embryology
 • Anatomy
 • Physiology of HLHS
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Physiology of HLHS • Physical ... Exam/Diagnostic ... Pre-operative Management ... Syndrome #HLHS #cardiology ... #peds #pediatrics
Ground Glass Opacities on Lung CT - Pathophysiology
Ground glass opacity lung is denser (whiter) than normal
glass opacity lung ... often, GGO is caused ... History, physical ... exam and other ... Pathophysiology #Radiology
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy - Diagnosis and Causes
Clinical: Dyspnea, Exercise Intolerance, ↑ "Right Sided-Symptoms" (ascites, hepatomegaly, ↑↑peripheral edema)
Physical
Diagnosis and Causes ... peripheral edema) Physical ... Exam: ↑JVP, Prominent ... +S4, MR and TR Murmurs ... #differential #cardiology
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
and Management ... • Most common cause ... Abscess - Physical ... Exam: • Poor ... #differential #causes
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Performance thorough physical ... irregular rhythm, new murmur ... one post op Cardiology ... unless prior heart/lung ... medical and surgical management
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
verrucous) • Lung ... • New cardiac murmur ... Septic Emboli Cause ... Endocarditis #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
exam include the ... exam findings and ... Most commonly caused ... #Radiology #CTChest ... #Lung #Pulmonary