The heart - Sinoe Medical Association
... B. The interatrial septum separates the right and left atria. C. The interventricular septum separates the right and left ventricles. D. On the surface of the heart, a number of grooves may be seen: 1. They contain the right and left coronary arteries. These are the primary vessels supplying the myo ...
... B. The interatrial septum separates the right and left atria. C. The interventricular septum separates the right and left ventricles. D. On the surface of the heart, a number of grooves may be seen: 1. They contain the right and left coronary arteries. These are the primary vessels supplying the myo ...
Chapter V Thorax
... l When the left border of cardiac dullness falls outside the midclavicular line, it usually indicates that the left ventricle is enlarged. l If the left border of cardiac dullness goes out of left midclavicular line (the left cardiac border towards left in the 5th intercostal space), it suggests tha ...
... l When the left border of cardiac dullness falls outside the midclavicular line, it usually indicates that the left ventricle is enlarged. l If the left border of cardiac dullness goes out of left midclavicular line (the left cardiac border towards left in the 5th intercostal space), it suggests tha ...
Description
... undertake strenuous exercise. As a result, signs of cardiac disease may not be recognised until the disease is at an advanced stage. Affected calves may show signs of poor growth and, in advanced cases, heart failure. In mild cases there may be no external signs and the cardiovascular abnormality is ...
... undertake strenuous exercise. As a result, signs of cardiac disease may not be recognised until the disease is at an advanced stage. Affected calves may show signs of poor growth and, in advanced cases, heart failure. In mild cases there may be no external signs and the cardiovascular abnormality is ...
ELECTROCARDIOGRAM
... What is an ECG? An electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG) reveals how your heart’s electrical system is working. The ECG senses and records your heartbeats, or heart rhythms. The results are printed on a strip of paper. An ECG can also help your doctor diagnose whether: • You have arrhythmias • Your heart m ...
... What is an ECG? An electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG) reveals how your heart’s electrical system is working. The ECG senses and records your heartbeats, or heart rhythms. The results are printed on a strip of paper. An ECG can also help your doctor diagnose whether: • You have arrhythmias • Your heart m ...
Marfan-HOCM Fact Sheet
... of the heart muscle) involving enlargement and thickening of the heart muscle. This enlargement interferes with the function of the heart. This disease is also rare, affecting 1 or 2 in 1,000. In this condition, heart muscle becomes too thick to function properly. It may interfere with the functioni ...
... of the heart muscle) involving enlargement and thickening of the heart muscle. This enlargement interferes with the function of the heart. This disease is also rare, affecting 1 or 2 in 1,000. In this condition, heart muscle becomes too thick to function properly. It may interfere with the functioni ...
RT 30 Final Exam Review - Respiratory Therapy Files
... Excitability This is important as the heart will respond to defibrillation, cardioversion, and medication ...
... Excitability This is important as the heart will respond to defibrillation, cardioversion, and medication ...
Anatomy Review the Heart
... • The heart consists of two side by side pumps. The blood vessels are the "pipes" that carry blood throughout the body. The right atrium and right ventricle pump oxygen-poor, CO2-rich blood to the lungs. In the lungs the blood receives oxygen, eliminates carbon dioxide, and travels back to the left ...
... • The heart consists of two side by side pumps. The blood vessels are the "pipes" that carry blood throughout the body. The right atrium and right ventricle pump oxygen-poor, CO2-rich blood to the lungs. In the lungs the blood receives oxygen, eliminates carbon dioxide, and travels back to the left ...
Dysrhythmias of the AV Node and Ventricles notes
... o Temporary with external box or pulse generator o Permanent with internal pulse generator Pacing leads can be placed in o Right ventricle o Right atrium Demand Pacing The pacemaker senses the client’s own heart beat and fires an impulse only when the heart needs it. This is the mode that pace ...
... o Temporary with external box or pulse generator o Permanent with internal pulse generator Pacing leads can be placed in o Right ventricle o Right atrium Demand Pacing The pacemaker senses the client’s own heart beat and fires an impulse only when the heart needs it. This is the mode that pace ...
Cardiovascular System: The Heart
... If both nodes are damaged, an artificial pacemaker sends out electrical currents to stimulate the heart to contract. ...
... If both nodes are damaged, an artificial pacemaker sends out electrical currents to stimulate the heart to contract. ...
Cardiovascular System: The Heart
... Act as a pacemaker, setting the rhythm of electrical excitation that causes contraction of a heart. Form a conduction system, that provides a path for the cycle of cardiac excitation through the heart. ...
... Act as a pacemaker, setting the rhythm of electrical excitation that causes contraction of a heart. Form a conduction system, that provides a path for the cycle of cardiac excitation through the heart. ...
Cardiovascular System: The Heart
... If both nodes are damaged, an artificial pacemaker sends out electrical currents to stimulate the heart to contract. ...
... If both nodes are damaged, an artificial pacemaker sends out electrical currents to stimulate the heart to contract. ...
Atrial fibrillation
... For most people with AF, a combination of ongoing medicines will be recommended to help to maintain a normal heart rhythm, slow the rate at which the heart beats and/or reduce the risk of stroke and other problems caused by emboli. This is true even for many people who undergo cardioversion or ablat ...
... For most people with AF, a combination of ongoing medicines will be recommended to help to maintain a normal heart rhythm, slow the rate at which the heart beats and/or reduce the risk of stroke and other problems caused by emboli. This is true even for many people who undergo cardioversion or ablat ...
Interesting ECGs
... qR complex in the lateral limb leads (I and aVL) rS pattern in the inferior leads (II, III, and aVF) Bifascicular block refers to conduction disturbances below the atrioventricular (AV) node in which the right bundle branch and one of the two fascicles (anterior or posterior) of the left bundle bran ...
... qR complex in the lateral limb leads (I and aVL) rS pattern in the inferior leads (II, III, and aVF) Bifascicular block refers to conduction disturbances below the atrioventricular (AV) node in which the right bundle branch and one of the two fascicles (anterior or posterior) of the left bundle bran ...
Editorial to PBMB_2016_7_Hondeghem-Final
... Cardiac safety pharmacology has been dominated, perhaps overly so, by concerns about delayed repolarization as a cause of Torsade de Pointes (TdP), a potentially lethal ventricular tachycardia. This is an exceedingly rare event, and may occur as infrequently as once in every 10 000 patient-years of ...
... Cardiac safety pharmacology has been dominated, perhaps overly so, by concerns about delayed repolarization as a cause of Torsade de Pointes (TdP), a potentially lethal ventricular tachycardia. This is an exceedingly rare event, and may occur as infrequently as once in every 10 000 patient-years of ...
ECGS
... An Overview of recent and current research on hormone therapy for treatment of acute conditions: the future? BREAK The Silent Killers: Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, Congenital Long QT syndrome, Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia Brugada Syndrome BREAK Case Study Jeopardy: This session will in ...
... An Overview of recent and current research on hormone therapy for treatment of acute conditions: the future? BREAK The Silent Killers: Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, Congenital Long QT syndrome, Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia Brugada Syndrome BREAK Case Study Jeopardy: This session will in ...
Biology 232
... gap junctions allow action potentials to conduct between cells syncytium – cardiac muscle cells contract as a functional unit Autorhythmicity – electrical stimulation comes from specialized cardiac muscle cells (NOT the nervous system) autorhythmic cells – 1% of cardiac muscle cells spontaneously de ...
... gap junctions allow action potentials to conduct between cells syncytium – cardiac muscle cells contract as a functional unit Autorhythmicity – electrical stimulation comes from specialized cardiac muscle cells (NOT the nervous system) autorhythmic cells – 1% of cardiac muscle cells spontaneously de ...
Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy (ARVC)
... blockers, and heart failure drug therapy. Catheter ablation is a therapeutic option for ARVC patients who have VT. Catheter ablation has not been proven to prevent SCD and should not be considered an alternative to ICD therapy in ARVC patients with VT, with the exception of selected cases with a dru ...
... blockers, and heart failure drug therapy. Catheter ablation is a therapeutic option for ARVC patients who have VT. Catheter ablation has not been proven to prevent SCD and should not be considered an alternative to ICD therapy in ARVC patients with VT, with the exception of selected cases with a dru ...
Heart Pump Therapy – For Patients
... MCSDs are designed to assist a failing heart. These heart pumps, also known as VADs, can be used to support the left side of the heart (LVAD) and/or the right side of the heart (RVAD). Heart diseases resulting in heart failure (also known as cardiomyopathy) may include coronary artery disease, viral ...
... MCSDs are designed to assist a failing heart. These heart pumps, also known as VADs, can be used to support the left side of the heart (LVAD) and/or the right side of the heart (RVAD). Heart diseases resulting in heart failure (also known as cardiomyopathy) may include coronary artery disease, viral ...
CRYDER`S cardiovascular-grayscale1
... Bainbridge (Atrial) Baroreceptors Measure intraatrial pressure Stimulate accelerator center Increased heart rate and force of contraction ...
... Bainbridge (Atrial) Baroreceptors Measure intraatrial pressure Stimulate accelerator center Increased heart rate and force of contraction ...
Diagnosis and Management of Heart failure in general practice
... • Orthopnoea/PND more marked decompensation and more specific. • Greater than 1 physical sign increases the likelihood of HF ...
... • Orthopnoea/PND more marked decompensation and more specific. • Greater than 1 physical sign increases the likelihood of HF ...
幻灯片 1
... • First-line therapy for acute termination of AV nodal reentrant tachycardia and other supraventricular tachycardias in which the reentry loop involves the atrioventricular node • When administered to patients in sinus rhythm, who have a history of paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia, adenosine ...
... • First-line therapy for acute termination of AV nodal reentrant tachycardia and other supraventricular tachycardias in which the reentry loop involves the atrioventricular node • When administered to patients in sinus rhythm, who have a history of paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia, adenosine ...
electrical conduction system of the heart
... ▪ Step Two: The signal follows natural pathways through both atria. This causes the blood to contract, pushing blood into the ventricles ▪ Step Three: The signal reaches the A-V node. There, the signal pauses very briefly to give the ventricles time to fill with blood. ▪ This delay is seen as the PR ...
... ▪ Step Two: The signal follows natural pathways through both atria. This causes the blood to contract, pushing blood into the ventricles ▪ Step Three: The signal reaches the A-V node. There, the signal pauses very briefly to give the ventricles time to fill with blood. ▪ This delay is seen as the PR ...
Types of cardiovascular disease
... The heart starts to beat in the uterus long before birth, usually by 21 to 28 days after conception. The average heart beats about 100 000 times daily or about two and a half billion times over a 70 year lifetime. With every heartbeat, the heart pumps blood around the body. It beats approximately 70 ...
... The heart starts to beat in the uterus long before birth, usually by 21 to 28 days after conception. The average heart beats about 100 000 times daily or about two and a half billion times over a 70 year lifetime. With every heartbeat, the heart pumps blood around the body. It beats approximately 70 ...