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Clinical Cardiothoracic Surgery Notes for PTs

1) Cardiopulmonary Bypass

Cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) can be employed in any procedure in which the heart and lungs need to be stopped temporarily and their function replaced by artificial means.

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2) Congenital Heart Diseases

Congenital heart diseases are abnormalities of cardiac structure that are present from birth. Such abnormalities in the development of the heart typically arise in the 3rd to 8th week of gestation. About 6 babies in every 1000 live births have congenital abnormalities in the heart.

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3) Empyema Thoracis

Empyema thoracis is defined as collection of pus in the pleural space.

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4) Pleural Effusion

Fluid accumulation in the pleural space due to disturbance in the balance of secretion and absorption occurs in acute or chronic diseases of pleura is known as pleural effusion.

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5) Pneumothorax

A pneumothorax is produced by the presence of air between the layers of the pleura i.e., parietal and visceral pleura causing lung collapse.

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6) Physiology of Respiratory System

Respiratory system includes respiratory airways leading into (& out of) lungs plus the lungs themselves.

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7) Thoracic Incisions

• Cardiopulmonary Bypass
• Posterolateral Thoracotomy
• Anterolateral Thoracotomy
• Lateral Thoracotomy
• Median Sternotomy
• Mediastinotomy
• Postoperative Complications after Thoracic Surgeries
• Pneumonectomy
• Thoracoplasty

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General Clinical Medicine Notes for PTs

1) Acute Rheumatic Fever

Acute rheumatic fever (ARF) is an inflammatory, immune mediated disease that appears as a delayed response to pharyngeal infection with group A streptococci (GAS).

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2) Aortic Regurgitation

Incompetence of the aortic valve, resulting in diastolic backflow of blood into the left ventricle causes aortic regurgitation. Isolated aortic valve disease is uncommon in rheumatic heart disease. Chronic aortic regurgitation occurs more frequently in combination with mitral stenosis.

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3) Aortic Stenosis

Pathologic changes of aortic valve, resulting in obstruction to blood flow causes aortic stenosis. It does not occur in isolation but is present in association with aortic regurgitation or mitral valve disease.

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4) Congestive Heart Failure

Heart failure is a pathophysiologic state in which an abnormality of cardiac function is responsible for the failure of the heart to pump blood at rate commensurate with the requirements of the metabolizing tissues or can do so only from an abnormally elevated filling pressure.

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5) Malaria

Malaria is a mosquito-borne disease caused by the Plasmodium species of protozoa. It affects mainly the hepatocytes and red blood cells and manifests clinically as fever and splenomegaly.

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6) Mitral Regurgitation

Incompetence of the mitral valve, resulting in systolic backflow of blood into the left atrium and pulmonary veins results in mitral regurgitation.

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7) Mitral Stenosis

The mitral valve is most frequently damaged by rheumatic carditis. The pathologic changes of mitral valve, resulting in obstruction to blood flow is called mitral stenosis.

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