docsrinu
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A 63-year-old man with a history of angina is undergoing cardiac catheterization via the right femoral artery. As the pig-tail catheter is advanced into the apex of the left ventricle, which of the following valves will be crossed?
A) Tricuspid
B) Mitral
C) Pulmonary
D) Aortic
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| fox
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| sandra
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doesnt apex correspond to mitral area and so mitral valve?
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| ManuNastai
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 ) of course D
@sandra: you are coming from the arterial system, not from the atrium!!!
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| yasmeen
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BUT WHEN ITS ADVANCING INTO THE APEX WON,T IT COME ACROSS MITRAL VALVE??
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| ManuNastai
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No, as you know, from the aorta, you end into the Left Ventricle and that's where the apex is!!! 
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| sosikan
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must be D
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| mediocre
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good reasoning
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| ashfaque
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thanx now i understand
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