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1/n Why the #Fontan circulation fails and how it relates to Fontan physiology matters when caring for #Fontan patients. All pieces of the puzzle are important. A thread on Fontan physiology in 2 pieces. First physiology at rest. frontiersin.org/articles/10.33…
2/n Drs Fontan and Baudet had 2 aims when constructing the Fontan circulation
•Restore pulmonary blood flow &
•Elimate cyanosis
3/n Historically with the atrium as a pump and even with valves on the systemic venous side, the right-atrium-to-pulmonary artery (RAPA) Fontan became obsolete when Dr. de Leval showed that a valveless chamber
•Does not contribute to blood flow
•Causes energy loss ++
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#Ecocardiografía y Cálculos Hemodinámicos

Este Sábado 16 de Octubre estuvo con nosotros la Dra. Eva Lemos para hablar de #POCUS, & #FoCUS específicamente.
¿Te lo perdiste?🚩

Estará en #YouTube y abrimos 🧵 con algunos de los puntos más interesantes y comentarios extras:
Las bases son #Fundamentales.

Nos dió un recordatorio simplificado del sustento físico que nunca sobra al hablar de POCUS (y siempre se hecha de falta si no se tienen las bases).
📘=🔊
Características del US, donde ocuparás varias palabras de las cuales debes estar familiarizado.
Y no podemos olvidarnos de la #interacción del haz del US y los tejidos.

🔇No toda emisión regresará al transductor y debes saber el por qué.
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