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RDCS Questions and Answers
aortic root annulus
o :# 1.4-2.6
sinuses of valsalva
o :# 2.1-3.5
sino-tubular junction
o :# 1.7-3.4
ascending aorta
o :# 2.1-3.4
RVIT leaflets
o :# ant and pot
tricuspid valve leaflets
o :# ant
post
sept or medial
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pulmonary leaflets
o :# right
left
ant
aortic leaflet
o :# right
left
non
LVOT
o :# Vestibule
pressure in atrium decreases by 10-20 due to inspiration in
o :# cardiac tamponade.
restrictive
o :# systolic problem and increased pressure in atrium and ventricle.
B bump
o :# elevated EDVp
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Chagas disease:
o :# caused by parasite that is often found in south america, cuases dialated
cardiomyopathy and an apical aneurysm.
doese not usuallly cause apical aneurysm.
o :# dialated cardiomyopathy
aortic dissection
o :# chronic systemic hypertention
DeBakey aortic Dissection
o :# type 1 : assending and descending
type 2.: asscending only
type 3: descending only
regurgitation jet:
less than 4
more than 8
o :# mild
sever
mid systolic notching of the RVOT
RDCS Questions and Answers
aortic root annulus
o :# 1.4-2.6
sinuses of valsalva
o :# 2.1-3.5
sino-tubular junction
o :# 1.7-3.4
ascending aorta
o :# 2.1-3.4
RVIT leaflets
o :# ant and pot
tricuspid valve leaflets
o :# ant
post
sept or medial
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pulmonary leaflets
o :# right
left
ant
aortic leaflet
o :# right
left
non
LVOT
o :# Vestibule
pressure in atrium decreases by 10-20 due to inspiration in
o :# cardiac tamponade.
restrictive
o :# systolic problem and increased pressure in atrium and ventricle.
B bump
o :# elevated EDVp
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Chagas disease:
o :# caused by parasite that is often found in south america, cuases dialated
cardiomyopathy and an apical aneurysm.
doese not usuallly cause apical aneurysm.
o :# dialated cardiomyopathy
aortic dissection
o :# chronic systemic hypertention
DeBakey aortic Dissection
o :# type 1 : assending and descending
type 2.: asscending only
type 3: descending only
regurgitation jet:
less than 4
more than 8
o :# mild
sever
mid systolic notching of the RVOT
