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First Aid for the USMLE Step 1 (2020) | Medicine (MD/DO) School Study Aid
Atrial Septal Defect (ASD)
- Pathophysiology
- Hole in Septum between the Atria
- Symptoms
- Often Asymptomatic
- Wide and Fixed Split S2
- Cyanosis and Dyspnea
- Easily Fatigued
- Diagnosis
- Chest X-ray shows Increased Pulmonary Vascular Markings
- Echocardiogram
- Treatment
- Surgery if CHF as Child
- Antibiotic Prophylaxis
- Most Close Spontaneously
2 mins
Patent Foramen Ovale
- Characteristics
- Failure of Atrial Septal Fusion
- Atrial Septal Defect (ASD)
- Clinical features
- Asymptomatic
- Paradoxical Embolism
- Stroke
- Management
- No Treatment if Asymptomatic
- Surgery
- Anticoagulation
1 min
