drivers
... Acute MR is poorly tolerated and obviously not compatible with driving. chronic MR patients can remain asymptomatic for a long time, depending on the severity of the regurgitation and on the left ventricle function. Syncope is not primarily a MR symptom. Yearly linearized risk of sudden cardiac deat ...
... Acute MR is poorly tolerated and obviously not compatible with driving. chronic MR patients can remain asymptomatic for a long time, depending on the severity of the regurgitation and on the left ventricle function. Syncope is not primarily a MR symptom. Yearly linearized risk of sudden cardiac deat ...
Unit 4
... 16. We studied the respiratory system of the human body. How does the respiratory system work and describe how it works. Your answer should include (1) the purpose of the system, (2) major organs or parts involved and (3) major processes (i.e., How does it work?). OPTIONAL – Use a diagram to help ex ...
... 16. We studied the respiratory system of the human body. How does the respiratory system work and describe how it works. Your answer should include (1) the purpose of the system, (2) major organs or parts involved and (3) major processes (i.e., How does it work?). OPTIONAL – Use a diagram to help ex ...
Case_Report_28_years_old_man_with_cardiac_arrest1
... Withdrawal of any offending drugs and correction of electrolyte abnormalities are recommended in patients presenting with torsades de pointes (Level of Evidence: A) Class 1 Potassium repletion to 4.5 to 5 mM/L may be considered for patients who present with torsades de pointes. (Level of Evidence: ...
... Withdrawal of any offending drugs and correction of electrolyte abnormalities are recommended in patients presenting with torsades de pointes (Level of Evidence: A) Class 1 Potassium repletion to 4.5 to 5 mM/L may be considered for patients who present with torsades de pointes. (Level of Evidence: ...
Case_Report_28_years_old_man_with_cardiac_arrest
... Withdrawal of any offending drugs and correction of electrolyte abnormalities are recommended in patients presenting with torsades de pointes (Level of Evidence: A) Class 1 Potassium repletion to 4.5 to 5 mM/L may be considered for patients who present with torsades de pointes. (Level of Evidence: ...
... Withdrawal of any offending drugs and correction of electrolyte abnormalities are recommended in patients presenting with torsades de pointes (Level of Evidence: A) Class 1 Potassium repletion to 4.5 to 5 mM/L may be considered for patients who present with torsades de pointes. (Level of Evidence: ...
In-Hospital Stroke Practice Event
... occur in advance of the actual event, but the specific time and date of the practice stroke alert should not be known. Participating nurse should be from a general ward unit and not necessarily have specific neurology training. Nurse should be briefed just before stroke alert to treat the practice s ...
... occur in advance of the actual event, but the specific time and date of the practice stroke alert should not be known. Participating nurse should be from a general ward unit and not necessarily have specific neurology training. Nurse should be briefed just before stroke alert to treat the practice s ...
Electrical Conductivity System of the Heart
... oxygenated blood around the vascular network of the body. It is a four-chamber pump, with the right side receiving deoxygenated blood from the body at low pressure and pumping it to the lungs (the pulmonary circulation) and the left side receiving oxygenated blood from the lungs and pumping it at hi ...
... oxygenated blood around the vascular network of the body. It is a four-chamber pump, with the right side receiving deoxygenated blood from the body at low pressure and pumping it to the lungs (the pulmonary circulation) and the left side receiving oxygenated blood from the lungs and pumping it at hi ...
Worksheet: Circulatory System
... 13. What is the lub-dub your doctor hears when listening to your heart? ...
... 13. What is the lub-dub your doctor hears when listening to your heart? ...
Summary of Roger`s Disease (aka Ventricular Septal Defect)
... First thing they do is listen with a stethoscope for a heart murmur. The presence of a heart murmur leads to other tests. Some of these include: Chest X-ray – looks at condition of heart (enlarged in VSD) and lungs ECG – test helps diagnose heart defects or rhythm problems Echocardiogram – ...
... First thing they do is listen with a stethoscope for a heart murmur. The presence of a heart murmur leads to other tests. Some of these include: Chest X-ray – looks at condition of heart (enlarged in VSD) and lungs ECG – test helps diagnose heart defects or rhythm problems Echocardiogram – ...
PDF - Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology
... he refers to heart, kidney, and islet cell transplants. Substitutive interventions also provide a lost function and may assist in stabilizing the patient, but they do not become an organic part of the body. Sulmasy lists 6 criteria as a basis for determining whether an intervention is a replacement ...
... he refers to heart, kidney, and islet cell transplants. Substitutive interventions also provide a lost function and may assist in stabilizing the patient, but they do not become an organic part of the body. Sulmasy lists 6 criteria as a basis for determining whether an intervention is a replacement ...
editable version
... Palpate radial artery. Palpating the radial pulse while inflating the cuff helps prevent the under estimation of the blood pressure if an auscultatory gap is present. Inflate cuff as rapidly as possible until pulse is gone, and then inflate an extra 20-30 mm Hg. Place diaphragm of stethoscope over t ...
... Palpate radial artery. Palpating the radial pulse while inflating the cuff helps prevent the under estimation of the blood pressure if an auscultatory gap is present. Inflate cuff as rapidly as possible until pulse is gone, and then inflate an extra 20-30 mm Hg. Place diaphragm of stethoscope over t ...
Postural Tachycardia Syndrome and Hypermobility Syndrome
... “Dizziness,headache, chest pain, faintness and Extreme fatigue associated with a rapid heart rate upon Standing that fell to normal levels with recumbency” Case # 12 : 122 beats/min standing- 90 bpm supine “in all, the immediate effect of the Exchange in position was most striking” ...
... “Dizziness,headache, chest pain, faintness and Extreme fatigue associated with a rapid heart rate upon Standing that fell to normal levels with recumbency” Case # 12 : 122 beats/min standing- 90 bpm supine “in all, the immediate effect of the Exchange in position was most striking” ...
The Effect of Cardiac Resynchronization on Morbidity and Mortality
... symptoms, and their prognosis remains poor.1,2 Such patients commonly have regions of delayed myocardial activation and contraction, leading to cardiac dyssynchrony. In a series of trials lasting up to six months, cardiac resynchronization decreased symptoms and improved exercise capacity, the quali ...
... symptoms, and their prognosis remains poor.1,2 Such patients commonly have regions of delayed myocardial activation and contraction, leading to cardiac dyssynchrony. In a series of trials lasting up to six months, cardiac resynchronization decreased symptoms and improved exercise capacity, the quali ...
SECTION 1: CIRCULATORY: Blood Pressure: Auscultation
... Palpate radial artery. Palpating the radial pulse while inflating the cuff helps prevent the under estimation of the blood pressure if an auscultatory gap is present. Inflate cuff as rapidly as possible until pulse is gone, and then inflate an extra 20-30 mm Hg. Place diaphragm of stethoscope over t ...
... Palpate radial artery. Palpating the radial pulse while inflating the cuff helps prevent the under estimation of the blood pressure if an auscultatory gap is present. Inflate cuff as rapidly as possible until pulse is gone, and then inflate an extra 20-30 mm Hg. Place diaphragm of stethoscope over t ...
EMS_April_2016 - S. Blake Wachter, MD, PhD Advanced Heart
... Heart Disease in Women • Heart disease is the #1 killer in women • Women less likely to ask for help • Women tend to shrug off the symptoms – I have the flu, I am just getting old, I have GERD ...
... Heart Disease in Women • Heart disease is the #1 killer in women • Women less likely to ask for help • Women tend to shrug off the symptoms – I have the flu, I am just getting old, I have GERD ...
Exercise and Ischemia
... heart level can be set as the highest non ischemic workload from a Graded Exercise Tolerance (GXT).”1 Typically a patient would undergo a GXT and the point, (heart rate/rate pressure product), at which they developed 1mm of ST depression (as defined above) would be deemed the ischemic threshold. Fro ...
... heart level can be set as the highest non ischemic workload from a Graded Exercise Tolerance (GXT).”1 Typically a patient would undergo a GXT and the point, (heart rate/rate pressure product), at which they developed 1mm of ST depression (as defined above) would be deemed the ischemic threshold. Fro ...
Outcomes of patients who underwent staged repair for pulmonary
... One of the prime goals of surgical repair of this condition is to establish a near normal pulmonary circulation. In order to achieve this, the pulmonary vascular tree should be refashioned in such a way that its arborisation is uniform to all segments of the lung and the pulmonary artery (PA) pressu ...
... One of the prime goals of surgical repair of this condition is to establish a near normal pulmonary circulation. In order to achieve this, the pulmonary vascular tree should be refashioned in such a way that its arborisation is uniform to all segments of the lung and the pulmonary artery (PA) pressu ...
Managing Atrial Fibrillation in Primary care
... <48 hours) to persistent (non-self-terminating or requiring cardioversion), long-standing persistent (lasting longer than 1 year) and eventually to permanent (accepted) AF. First-onset AF may be the first of recurrent attacks or already be deemed permanent1 ...
... <48 hours) to persistent (non-self-terminating or requiring cardioversion), long-standing persistent (lasting longer than 1 year) and eventually to permanent (accepted) AF. First-onset AF may be the first of recurrent attacks or already be deemed permanent1 ...
Congenital Diseases
... from the aorta to the pulmonary artery pulmonary artery pressure may be elevated to systemic levels during both systole and diastole risk for the development of pulmonary vascular disease if left unoperated ...
... from the aorta to the pulmonary artery pulmonary artery pressure may be elevated to systemic levels during both systole and diastole risk for the development of pulmonary vascular disease if left unoperated ...
Document
... 5. The muscular layer which makes up the bulk of the heart wall is known as the a. epicardium b. endocardium c. myocardium d. pericardium 6. A wall separating the left from the right side of the heart is called the a. myocardium b. septum c. semilunar valve d. auricle 7. The smallest blood vessels i ...
... 5. The muscular layer which makes up the bulk of the heart wall is known as the a. epicardium b. endocardium c. myocardium d. pericardium 6. A wall separating the left from the right side of the heart is called the a. myocardium b. septum c. semilunar valve d. auricle 7. The smallest blood vessels i ...
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... sinoatrial node The sinoatrial node acts as a pacemaker The sinoatrial node sends out an electrical signal that stimulates contraction as it is propagated through the walls of the atria and then the walls of the ventricles The heart rate can be increased or decreased by impulses brought to the heart ...
... sinoatrial node The sinoatrial node acts as a pacemaker The sinoatrial node sends out an electrical signal that stimulates contraction as it is propagated through the walls of the atria and then the walls of the ventricles The heart rate can be increased or decreased by impulses brought to the heart ...
Histopathological study of the cardiac conduction system in systemic
... Overall, the prevalence of cardiac involvement is estimated to affect more than 50% of SLE cases. All portions of the heart can be involved: pericardium, myocardium, cardiac conduc tion system, as well as coronary arteries. Pericarditis is the most common finding, while endocarditis is characterize ...
... Overall, the prevalence of cardiac involvement is estimated to affect more than 50% of SLE cases. All portions of the heart can be involved: pericardium, myocardium, cardiac conduc tion system, as well as coronary arteries. Pericarditis is the most common finding, while endocarditis is characterize ...
atrial fibrillation in primary care (afip)
... The ECG (which can be in the form of a 12-lead ECG, bedside telemetry or ambulatory Holter recordings) can also be used to exclude alternative diagnoses and to determine any underlying causes.6,16 It is recommended that all patients with AF have a thorough assessment upon diagnosis of AF, including ...
... The ECG (which can be in the form of a 12-lead ECG, bedside telemetry or ambulatory Holter recordings) can also be used to exclude alternative diagnoses and to determine any underlying causes.6,16 It is recommended that all patients with AF have a thorough assessment upon diagnosis of AF, including ...