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Cardiovascular Pathologies
20 diseases to know
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Nursing
Undergraduate 1
02/05/2012

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Patent Ductus arteriosum
Definition
L->R shunt from aorta to pulmonary arteries, increases work load on LEFT VENTRICLE cause RV Hypertrophy, CAN BE ASYMPTOMATIC or leads to signs of HF: machinery like murmur; HF
Term
Endocarditis
Definition
Bac infection of the inside of the heart, vegitations of bac/WBC/etc form on the valves of the heart and become emboli lodging in the brain and periphery, petichiae, arterial obstruction leading to gangrene--
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Tetrology of Fallot
Definition
PROV: Pulmonary Stenosis, RV Hypertrophy, Overriding aorta, VSD--Squatting
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Hypoplastic Left Heart
Definition
RV Hypertrophy/RH failure
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