Join current and future physician assistants as we go through the NCCPA PANCE blueprint one organ system at a time. Visit HOTPANCE.com to chat with other students, leave feedback, and give us your best practice board questions!
Chronic vs. Acute, NYAA / AHA classification, R side vs L side, treatment guidelines.
Atrial Septal Defect (ASD) Coarctation of aorta Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) Tetralogy of Fallot Ventricular septal defect (VSD) Transposition of Great Vessels (not listed on blueprint) Also available on on the iTunes Podcasts app!
Episode 2 – Conduction Disorders Hot Points: Atrial Fibrillation Irregularly irregular w/ no P waves Atrial Flutter Sawtooth pattern Atrioventricular block 1st degree – PR interval >0.2 sec 2nd degree Type I (Wenckebach) “going going going gone” 2nd degree Type II (Mobitz) dropped QRS complex– Pacemaker! 3rd degree – Complete AV dissociation, wide QRS, independent … Continue reading "Cardiology #2 – Conduction Disorders"
Episode 1 – Dilated, Restrictive, and Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy. Hot Points: Dilated: systolic failure, thinning and weakening of the ventricles, low EF most common form by far defined as EF