NBME 23 Ablation of the atrioventricular node (NBME Answers)

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nbme23/Block 4/Question#41 (62.9 difficulty score)
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Ablation of the atrioventricular node🔍,📺
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submitted by amirmullick3(61),

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oFr the ,ECG I ilaltinyi thoutgh ti wsa d2n eegedr peyT 1 bueseca ti emesde taht teh RP vaislnret rwee sinrcaenig nilut a abet saw ddpre,op btu fi you oklo at it elo,cysl meos of het P asvew wree dinedh in teh RQS mcees.xopl fI yuo coteni att,h nteh ouy nca ees atht treeh erwe rleruga P esvaw dan urlrega SQR pemlsxoc,e ubt rtehe was a coemtepl inisotdoicsa etnbeew mhet whhic easmn ti aws 3dr deeerg atehr kobcl, so eht resnwa aws liaantob near het VA onde.

yotsubato answer was ablation near the AV node. No it wasnt. It was ablation OF THE AV node itself. Which faked me out. +9

makinallkindzofgainz The tangent by user "brbwhat" says that there is "pr lengthening progressively" but there is not. This is 3rd degree AV block. The P waves march out consistently at their own rate, and the QRS complexes march out at their own rate. There is complete dissociation between the P waves and QRS complexes. They have no relationship. This is exactly what you would see if you ablated the AV node. The SA node would continue to to create P waves. The bundle of His would continue to generate junctional (normal looking) QRS complexes. +6

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haliburton that was my reasoning as well. guess not. +

yotsubato Shitty NBME grammar strikes again. +1

charcot_bouchard No. No guys. Bundle of his located below AV node and it can generate impulse. it calls junction escape rhythm and narrow complex. Below this is purkinje, bundle branch & ventricular muscle. those are wide complex +18

abhishek021196 Third-degree (complete) AV block The atria and ventricles beat independently of each other. P waves and QRS complexes not rhythmically associated. Atrial rate > ventricular rate. Usually treated with pacemaker. Can be caused by Lym3 disease +2

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Tshi neqoitsu si ksgain thaw olwud csuae t!sih PR vrtliaen snmseig up is na esusi ta eht VA eo.dn oS aiangltb teh AV oedn wudol acsue rehta b.lkco

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submitted by krewfoo99(104),

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In rasdob nda bnedo,y It is idas htta htdri dergee htare cbokl is edu to bockl in eth IHS uPjreenki stmey.s So yhw dlwuo inlbaato fo VA dneo saeuc this e?asesid

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brbwhat Had the same doubt, Read the part again and found this. Type 2 Is caused when purkinje is hanging by a thread and therefore some impulses conducted, some not. Chb is caused by purkinje not conducting impulses from san, some lower pacemaker ie purkinje or his is depolarising by itself hence venrticles beat independently. There is BLOCK in purkinje for conduction from san. Among options the only thing that establishes this block is avn ablation. +

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submitted by endochondral1(18),

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I tughoth inoablta fo teh va endo was a tx rof a bfi ton tehra ?blkco

underd0g The question asks for the CAUSE of the heart block, not treatment. +

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I kthin eht noquiest frerse to a nraisoec udaesc yb labitano fo a acirtrulpa genior of eht rha.et

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submitted by mutteringly(19),

UW Question Id: 1976 Testing a very similar concept and provides a great explanation for this!

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submitted by goodkarmaonly(1),

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heT EGC shwso a Motzbi peTy 1 cklob glngronpi(o PR deloolwf yb a deppdor esThew.ae v solbck laylusu seari sa a orydtbcpu fo a antficnsoyudl AV n,edo so aibtlano at eht AV edno is eht omts paeitpaprro asenwr in htsi asce