Question 1: Can you think of a few scenarios in which a patient with tetralogy of Fallot might experience congestive heart failure, despite the fact that this is highly unlikely? Please describe how this occurs.
Question 2: Is there a syndrome that is linked to a disease of the single ventricle? If so, what does it look like and what is its name?
Question 3: In atrial septal defect (ASD), why is the second sound that splits when breathing so wide and fixed?
Question 4: If a deep-sea diver has an atrial septal defect (ASD), why are they categorized as a "high-risk" group?
Question 5: In a case of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) with investigational evidence (electrocardiogram and chest X-rays) but no symptoms of failing heart, is it prognostically beneficial to begin treatment for impending cor pulmonale?
Question 6: Can the apical pulsation in right ventricular enlargement be hyperdynamic? According to the protocol in a UK hospital, what would be the ideal investigation for a suspected pulmonary embolism?
Question 7: If it's not too much trouble, make sense of concentric and capricious left ventricular hypertrophy. Is it still referred to as a hypertrophied ventricle when the ventricle expands and the wall thins?
Question 8: What exactly is viral pericarditis?
Question 9: Why is thrombolytic therapy not recommended for acute pericarditis?