Umass President`s office inclement weather guidelines
... understanding and flexible regarding a staff member's individual needs during inclement weather, especially if the employee has a long commute to and from work. A staff member who believes that it is unsafe to travel, or who is faced with unexpected family care responsibilities (such as those create ...
... understanding and flexible regarding a staff member's individual needs during inclement weather, especially if the employee has a long commute to and from work. A staff member who believes that it is unsafe to travel, or who is faced with unexpected family care responsibilities (such as those create ...
removal of temporary epicardial pacing wires
... they are anterior and closer to the incision. The pericardium and chest wall are closed over the EPWs, and although it happens very rarely, it is possible for the EPW to get “caught” or “trapped” by the position of a graft as the pericardium is closed or by pericardial suturing or the placement of t ...
... they are anterior and closer to the incision. The pericardium and chest wall are closed over the EPWs, and although it happens very rarely, it is possible for the EPW to get “caught” or “trapped” by the position of a graft as the pericardium is closed or by pericardial suturing or the placement of t ...
File - Health Careers
... 2. Describe the difference between and electrocardiograph and an electrocardiogram. 3. Name the bipolar leads and state the limbs that compose them. 4. Name the unipolar augmented leads. 5. Explain what augmentation does to the EKG. 6. Explain Einthoven’s law. 7. Draw and label Einthoven’s triangle. ...
... 2. Describe the difference between and electrocardiograph and an electrocardiogram. 3. Name the bipolar leads and state the limbs that compose them. 4. Name the unipolar augmented leads. 5. Explain what augmentation does to the EKG. 6. Explain Einthoven’s law. 7. Draw and label Einthoven’s triangle. ...
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Cardiac Failure
... diagnosed every year.5 The prognosis for heart failure patients is poor, with an average 1-year mortality rate of 33%.6 Several mechanical circulatory support devices are used for patients with heart failure. Included among these are extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) and ventricular assist ...
... diagnosed every year.5 The prognosis for heart failure patients is poor, with an average 1-year mortality rate of 33%.6 Several mechanical circulatory support devices are used for patients with heart failure. Included among these are extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) and ventricular assist ...
BasicPlus - First Aid to Save a Life Pakistan
... goals are to recognize an emergency, ensure everyone’s safety, activate EMS, and provide basic initial first aid care. ...
... goals are to recognize an emergency, ensure everyone’s safety, activate EMS, and provide basic initial first aid care. ...
The Role of BNP in Atrial Fibrillation
... even when in sinus rhythm. Their study involved 150 participants with lone atrial fibrillation (LAF) and 75 afib-free controls matched according to age, gender, race, and ethnicity. The majority of participants (81%) were men, the average age at enrolment was 54 years, and the average age at first d ...
... even when in sinus rhythm. Their study involved 150 participants with lone atrial fibrillation (LAF) and 75 afib-free controls matched according to age, gender, race, and ethnicity. The majority of participants (81%) were men, the average age at enrolment was 54 years, and the average age at first d ...
PowerPoint プレゼンテーション - 埼玉医科大学総合医療センター 内分泌
... Figure 4. Protein Analyses. Panel A shows the results of Western blot analysis of glycogenin-1 in skeletal muscle from a normal control, a patient with glycogen storage disease (Pompe’s disease due to alphaglucosidase deficiency), a patient with a lack of glycogen due to glycogen synthase deficien ...
... Figure 4. Protein Analyses. Panel A shows the results of Western blot analysis of glycogenin-1 in skeletal muscle from a normal control, a patient with glycogen storage disease (Pompe’s disease due to alphaglucosidase deficiency), a patient with a lack of glycogen due to glycogen synthase deficien ...
Low atrial fibrillatory rate is associated with spontaneous conversion
... Non-invasive assessment of AF substrate complexity to estimate the inter-individual degree of atrial electrophysiological alterations and hence predict outcome in patients with AF, has been studied in several studies reviewed recently by Schotten et al.11 Atrial fibrillatory rate (AFR) has been asso ...
... Non-invasive assessment of AF substrate complexity to estimate the inter-individual degree of atrial electrophysiological alterations and hence predict outcome in patients with AF, has been studied in several studies reviewed recently by Schotten et al.11 Atrial fibrillatory rate (AFR) has been asso ...
The intramyocardial left anterior descending artery
... of its course, locating the vessel can be very challenging and can translate into extended bypass time and a prolonged ischaemic interval during surgery.[30] In our series various surgical techniques were used to address this anatomical entity. The surgical strategy evolved over the period of this r ...
... of its course, locating the vessel can be very challenging and can translate into extended bypass time and a prolonged ischaemic interval during surgery.[30] In our series various surgical techniques were used to address this anatomical entity. The surgical strategy evolved over the period of this r ...
Noninvasive Evaluation of Myocardial Ischemia and Left
... The coronary flow velocity reserve (CFVR) of the left anterior descending artery (LAD) was studied with transthoracic Doppler echocardiography (TTDE) during adenosine stress. Patients with a clinical suspicion of stress induced myocardial ischemia were investigated, and the results were compared wit ...
... The coronary flow velocity reserve (CFVR) of the left anterior descending artery (LAD) was studied with transthoracic Doppler echocardiography (TTDE) during adenosine stress. Patients with a clinical suspicion of stress induced myocardial ischemia were investigated, and the results were compared wit ...
... Is lung or heart/lung retransplantation a worthwhile endeavour? Current information from the International Heart and Lung Transplantation Registry indicates that of 75 retransplant recipients registered, only 25 are alive at any time between 5 days and 4 years from retransplantation (33%). Most have ...
Book 1 - 33rd Annual Meeting of the European Section of the ISHR
... of major national centres (CNRS, INSERM, INRA, INRIA, IFREMER, etc.). Ranked among the top universities in France, the University of Bordeaux is renowned for the quality of its academic courses and research. Cardiology, whether it concerns clinical care or research, is a field for which Bordeaux has ...
... of major national centres (CNRS, INSERM, INRA, INRIA, IFREMER, etc.). Ranked among the top universities in France, the University of Bordeaux is renowned for the quality of its academic courses and research. Cardiology, whether it concerns clinical care or research, is a field for which Bordeaux has ...
finger pulse rate measurement using a low-cost microcontroller
... than less active people. Babies have a much higher heart rate at around 120 bpm, while older children have heart rates at around 90 bpm. The heart rate rises gradually during exercises [2] and returns slowly to the rest value after exercise. The rate when the pulse returns to normal is an indication ...
... than less active people. Babies have a much higher heart rate at around 120 bpm, while older children have heart rates at around 90 bpm. The heart rate rises gradually during exercises [2] and returns slowly to the rest value after exercise. The rate when the pulse returns to normal is an indication ...
Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis: Objectives and Design
... predictive value of coronary calcium have been criticized for drawing participants from clinical or high-risk populations. Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging, which has not been utilized in previous epidemiologic studies, is capable of providing precise measures of left ventricular mass, diastolic a ...
... predictive value of coronary calcium have been criticized for drawing participants from clinical or high-risk populations. Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging, which has not been utilized in previous epidemiologic studies, is capable of providing precise measures of left ventricular mass, diastolic a ...
Structural Heart Disease Workshop
... o Concentric left ventricular hypertrophy with septal and posterior wall thickness of 1.3 cm (normal up to 1.1 cm) o Upper limits of normal left ventricular chamber size (5.7 cm at end diastole) o Dilated left atrium of 4.7 cm (normal up to 4.0 cm) o Normal mitral and aortic valves with mild mitral ...
... o Concentric left ventricular hypertrophy with septal and posterior wall thickness of 1.3 cm (normal up to 1.1 cm) o Upper limits of normal left ventricular chamber size (5.7 cm at end diastole) o Dilated left atrium of 4.7 cm (normal up to 4.0 cm) o Normal mitral and aortic valves with mild mitral ...
2016 BOARD REVIEW COURSE
... • Review your answers and get feedback and references for further study • Re-take the question sets as many times as you like • Complete questions at your own pace — no time limit • Log in and out of the system as needed — your previous work will be saved ...
... • Review your answers and get feedback and references for further study • Re-take the question sets as many times as you like • Complete questions at your own pace — no time limit • Log in and out of the system as needed — your previous work will be saved ...
contrast echocardiography
... When insonated, gas bubbles pulsate, with compression at the peak of the ultrasound wave and expansion at the nadir. Electron microscopy studies have eloquently demonstrated the extent of this volume pulsation with bubble radius changing by a factor of 20 or more. In an ultrasound beam with a freque ...
... When insonated, gas bubbles pulsate, with compression at the peak of the ultrasound wave and expansion at the nadir. Electron microscopy studies have eloquently demonstrated the extent of this volume pulsation with bubble radius changing by a factor of 20 or more. In an ultrasound beam with a freque ...
Sinus Rhythms
... Positive inotropic and chronotropic effects on the heart by ↑ the production of adenylate cyclase which catalyzes the conversion of APT to cAMP and allows the cells to be stimulated in the absence of beta receptor activity. It also initiates a series of enzymatic reactions that promote the breakdown ...
... Positive inotropic and chronotropic effects on the heart by ↑ the production of adenylate cyclase which catalyzes the conversion of APT to cAMP and allows the cells to be stimulated in the absence of beta receptor activity. It also initiates a series of enzymatic reactions that promote the breakdown ...
CHAPTER5 - Blackwell Publishing
... a distinct autonomic response. When you look at blood flow, heart rate, digestive activity, sweat in the hands, muscular activity, pupil dilation, or constriction, he argued that the essence of every emotion is seeded in that distinct autonomic response. At the time James wrote, people had a very co ...
... a distinct autonomic response. When you look at blood flow, heart rate, digestive activity, sweat in the hands, muscular activity, pupil dilation, or constriction, he argued that the essence of every emotion is seeded in that distinct autonomic response. At the time James wrote, people had a very co ...
Conductive System Of Heart
... • A special characteristic of the A-V bundle is it’s inability, except in the abnormal states , of action potentials to travel backward from the ventricles to the atria. • This prevents re-entry of cardiac impulse by this route from the ventricles to the atria. • The atrial muscle is separated from ...
... • A special characteristic of the A-V bundle is it’s inability, except in the abnormal states , of action potentials to travel backward from the ventricles to the atria. • This prevents re-entry of cardiac impulse by this route from the ventricles to the atria. • The atrial muscle is separated from ...
Circulatory_System_-_Parts_and_Function
... and mouth. It then makes its way into your lungs . Oxygen then sticks to red blood cells as they pass through the lungs on their path throughout the body - now the oxygen is in the blood. ...
... and mouth. It then makes its way into your lungs . Oxygen then sticks to red blood cells as they pass through the lungs on their path throughout the body - now the oxygen is in the blood. ...
Tetralogy of Fallot: from fetus to adult
... pulmonary arteries and their branches are very dilated and pulsatile. By color flow mapping it´s possible to identify significant pulmonary regurgitation and the arterial duct is usually absent. [13] Progressive RV and main pulmonary artery dilatation may occur and fetalis hydrops may develop if the ...
... pulmonary arteries and their branches are very dilated and pulsatile. By color flow mapping it´s possible to identify significant pulmonary regurgitation and the arterial duct is usually absent. [13] Progressive RV and main pulmonary artery dilatation may occur and fetalis hydrops may develop if the ...
100_Mile_Walk_and_Run_Program_presentation
... heart should beat during exercise to improve the working of your heart and lung One must work hard enough for the heart rate to beat at a certain healthy level Raising heart rate could lower blood pressure, keep heart healthy, and assist with weight lose Consistently check pulse rate while exe ...
... heart should beat during exercise to improve the working of your heart and lung One must work hard enough for the heart rate to beat at a certain healthy level Raising heart rate could lower blood pressure, keep heart healthy, and assist with weight lose Consistently check pulse rate while exe ...
24. HIV-associated Pulmonary Hypertension
... pulmonary hypertension, the mean PAP exceeds 25 mmHg at rest. Patients already suffer from dyspnea on light exercise. Severe pulmonary hypertension is characterized by a severely reduced cardiac output at rest, which cannot be increased upon exercise, due to the increase in right ventricular afterlo ...
... pulmonary hypertension, the mean PAP exceeds 25 mmHg at rest. Patients already suffer from dyspnea on light exercise. Severe pulmonary hypertension is characterized by a severely reduced cardiac output at rest, which cannot be increased upon exercise, due to the increase in right ventricular afterlo ...