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lithium toxicity....... - mle1001 - ArchivalUser - 06-03-2015
what is meant by atrialized right ventricle that is seen in lithium toxicity????......plz help
0 - ArchivalUser - 06-03-2015
its ebsteins anomaly. the tricuspid valve is pushed downward toward rt ventricle. there is decreased filling of RV.
0 - ArchivalUser - 06-03-2015
thanq redceo123.....what is meant by atrialized???
0 - ArchivalUser - 06-03-2015
atrialization means appearing like atrium..since the tricuspid valve (which is suppose to be in between the atrium and the ventricle separating them) is pushed into the ventricle, making the 2 chambers look like one chamber and basically like one big atrium....
0 - ArchivalUser - 06-04-2015
thanks shayyat18.....