<< Click here to get 22 Cardiology questions straight from my book, The Final Step >> There are four heart valves each of which can have essentially two problems. Heart valves Aortic valve Blood flows from LV into Aorta Pulmonary valve Blood flow from RV into … [Read more...]
S2 E024 Heart Block for the PANCE or PANRE
<< Click here to get 22 Cardiology questions straight from my book, The Final Step >> Atrioventricular Block (AV Block) AV block is when there is a problem conducting the signal from the SA node through the AV node to the ventricles. First Degree AV Block Signals from the … [Read more...]
S2 E023 Ventricular Rhythms
<< Click here to get 22 Cardiology questions straight from my book, The Final Step >> Ventricular Arrhythmias Wide QRS complex No preceding P wave Premature Ventricular Contractions (PVC) Extra beat originating in one of the ventricles No p wave Wide … [Read more...]
S2 E022 Afib & Aflutter
<< Click here to get 22 Cardiology questions straight from my book, The Final Step >> Atrial fibrillation Fibrillation Muscular twitching involving individual muscle fibers acting WITHOUT coordination The most common chronic arrhythmia Onset is PSVT before … [Read more...]
S2 E021 Introduction to Conduction Disorders
<< Click here to get 22 Cardiology questions straight from my book, The Final Step >> The conduction system of the heart Sinoatrial node SA node, sinus node The “pacemaker” Located in the right atrium Specialized cells that generate the electrical impulse which … [Read more...]