Also known as: Poor circulation in legs
Turk and Elliot wrote a research paper on peripheral vascular disease that they are presenting at a conference. The condition is discussed in the context of percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) and stent placement outcomes.
Dr. Kelso quizzes Elliot on the nutritional cause of high output cardiac failure (wet beriberi from thiamine deficiency) during teaching rounds to impress her visiting father.
Elliot is quizzed on Cheyne-Stokes respiration in systolic dysfunction during teaching rounds, demonstrating knowledge of the mechanism involving prolonged circulation time from lung to brain.
Also known as: Diastolic murmur
J.D. gives a lecture to medical students on heart murmurs from A to Z, which his father attends. The lecture is used to show J.D.'s teaching responsibilities and relationship with his father.