BoardVitals - Cardiovascular
SEPTEMBER 29, 2017
Nuclear Cardiology See if you’re ready for the Nuclear Cardiology boards by answering these hard-hitting sample questions plucked from our very own nuclear cardiology question bank. A 48 year-old female with hypertension, hyperlipidemia, chronic low back pain, and bilateral lower extremity neuropathy.
All About Cardiovascular System and Disorders
APRIL 1, 2024
That is, pulmonary artery is transposed over to the right ventricle, and aorta over to the left ventricle, so that normal anatomy is restored. In simple terms, arterial switch is restoring the normal connections. But that is easily said than done. It is much more difficult than you think from this simple block diagram.
All About Cardiovascular System and Disorders
MARCH 20, 2024
To revise the anatomy lessons, this is the external jugular vein and this is the internal jugular vein. Transcript of the video: Now we will discuss the basic principles of evaluation of jugular venous pressure and jugular venous pulse. These are assessed in the internal jugular vein and not in the external jugular vein.
All About Cardiovascular System and Disorders
APRIL 30, 2024
Evaluation of diastolic characteristics of LV and LV and coronary anatomy evaluation are other diagnostic uses of cath in HCM. Degree of outflow obstruction can be documented along with the classical Brockenbrough-Braunwald-Morrow sign. The sign is an increased LVOT gradient after a ventricular premature complex.
All About Cardiovascular System and Disorders
APRIL 4, 2024
A good knowledge of the anatomy of the heart is needed for interpretation of images from each view. The four common locations at which the echocardiographic transducer is placed for imaging are the parasternal, apical, subcostal, and suprasternal. Parasternal views are often obtained first, followed by apical, subcostal, and suprasternal.
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