HALDOL 5mg (haloperidol)
... antipsychotic drugs, treatment with conventional antipsychotic drugs may increase mortality. The extent to which the findings of increased mortality in observational studies may be attributed to the antipsychotic drug as opposed to some characteristic(s) of the patients is not clear. Cardiovascular ...
... antipsychotic drugs, treatment with conventional antipsychotic drugs may increase mortality. The extent to which the findings of increased mortality in observational studies may be attributed to the antipsychotic drug as opposed to some characteristic(s) of the patients is not clear. Cardiovascular ...
Heart - Dr Magrann
... The more you do aerobic exercise, the more branches of these arteries are formed between themselves (anastomosis), and the better the blood supply to the heart. When blood vessels fuse together where they meet it is said that they ANASTOMOSE. This is a safety mechanism that allows blood to get throu ...
... The more you do aerobic exercise, the more branches of these arteries are formed between themselves (anastomosis), and the better the blood supply to the heart. When blood vessels fuse together where they meet it is said that they ANASTOMOSE. This is a safety mechanism that allows blood to get throu ...
Lecture : 1
... Stimulation of a single muscle fiber: 1. the action potential spreads from cell to cell through the gap junctions. 2. contraction of all the muscle fibers. --------------------------------------------------------------*Syncytium : cells that are interconnected by specialized membrane with gap juncti ...
... Stimulation of a single muscle fiber: 1. the action potential spreads from cell to cell through the gap junctions. 2. contraction of all the muscle fibers. --------------------------------------------------------------*Syncytium : cells that are interconnected by specialized membrane with gap juncti ...
Relationship of Left Ventricular Structure to
... heart, the lower the HRmax. No other echocardiographic measurement or derived parameter added significantly to the explanation of the variance in HRmax. To evaluate the effects of hypertension on HRmax, we studied hypertensives and normotensives separately. Only age was significantly related to HRma ...
... heart, the lower the HRmax. No other echocardiographic measurement or derived parameter added significantly to the explanation of the variance in HRmax. To evaluate the effects of hypertension on HRmax, we studied hypertensives and normotensives separately. Only age was significantly related to HRma ...
An Automated External Defibrillator (AED) is a
... Sudden cardiac arrest can happen anywhere, anytime to people of all ages. A lifesaving shock of electricity must be delivered quickly to restore the heart's normal rhythm and pump blood throughout the body. Defibrillation is the only effective treatment for sudden cardiac arrest caused by ventricula ...
... Sudden cardiac arrest can happen anywhere, anytime to people of all ages. A lifesaving shock of electricity must be delivered quickly to restore the heart's normal rhythm and pump blood throughout the body. Defibrillation is the only effective treatment for sudden cardiac arrest caused by ventricula ...
Children with Heart Conditions
... Are there any 'holes' in the normal heart when a baby is born? ................................................................... 5 What is meant by the term 'congenital heart disease'? .................................................................................. 5 How common are congenital ...
... Are there any 'holes' in the normal heart when a baby is born? ................................................................... 5 What is meant by the term 'congenital heart disease'? .................................................................................. 5 How common are congenital ...
Feedback_to_aerobic_capacity_questions._New
... VO2 Max is the maximum amount of oxygen that can be taken in and used by the body in one minute/ per unit time. 1 mark here for correct definition. 1-Explain the physiological adaptations of aerobic training in skeletal muscle that delay OBLA in a trained performer The physiological adaptations in s ...
... VO2 Max is the maximum amount of oxygen that can be taken in and used by the body in one minute/ per unit time. 1 mark here for correct definition. 1-Explain the physiological adaptations of aerobic training in skeletal muscle that delay OBLA in a trained performer The physiological adaptations in s ...
Heart Failure
... Congestive heart failure accounts for 4.5% of all hospital admissions and 2.5% of overall mortality in the elderly in Singapore.* Coronary artery disease is the commonest cause of heart failure, followed by other causes such as hypertension, valvular heart disease and cardiomyopathy. With advances i ...
... Congestive heart failure accounts for 4.5% of all hospital admissions and 2.5% of overall mortality in the elderly in Singapore.* Coronary artery disease is the commonest cause of heart failure, followed by other causes such as hypertension, valvular heart disease and cardiomyopathy. With advances i ...
I Love My Heart
... Healthy Refrigerator http://www.healthyfridge.org/mainmenu.html "Open the Door to a Healthy Heart," presents a campaign about diet and heart disease, based on the "You are what you eat" concept. Here, visitors are encouraged to maintain a 'healthy refrigerator' by stocking it with foods that promot ...
... Healthy Refrigerator http://www.healthyfridge.org/mainmenu.html "Open the Door to a Healthy Heart," presents a campaign about diet and heart disease, based on the "You are what you eat" concept. Here, visitors are encouraged to maintain a 'healthy refrigerator' by stocking it with foods that promot ...
estimating myocardial fiber orientations
... is proportional to the local conductivity, and also in the estimation of the orientation of forces generated by the muscles which are along the fiber direction. Therefore, knowledge of the diffusion tensor or at least the fiber orientations is very important for modeling purposes, especially if patien ...
... is proportional to the local conductivity, and also in the estimation of the orientation of forces generated by the muscles which are along the fiber direction. Therefore, knowledge of the diffusion tensor or at least the fiber orientations is very important for modeling purposes, especially if patien ...
Coronary artery ectasia prevalence and clinical
... Differences in gender were described and partially attributed to women having a lower incidence of coronary disease.19 A previous study described the higher prevalence of CAE in patients with familial hypercholesterolemia.20 In our study, the frequency of dyslipidemia was 30.7% while that of hyperte ...
... Differences in gender were described and partially attributed to women having a lower incidence of coronary disease.19 A previous study described the higher prevalence of CAE in patients with familial hypercholesterolemia.20 In our study, the frequency of dyslipidemia was 30.7% while that of hyperte ...
Subpopulations at increased risk of adverse health outcomes from air pollution
... contraception, pregnancy and menopause. In these models, clinical and functional variations can be measured in parallel with well-known fluctuations of the hormonal profile. Although oestrogen has a beneficial impact, which extends beyond sex and reproduction to virtually every part of a female9s bo ...
... contraception, pregnancy and menopause. In these models, clinical and functional variations can be measured in parallel with well-known fluctuations of the hormonal profile. Although oestrogen has a beneficial impact, which extends beyond sex and reproduction to virtually every part of a female9s bo ...
Evidence-synthesis 2011
... (61%) people, 30 mg in 11/84 (16%) people, and 40 mg in 6/84 (8%) people; 14/84 (17%) people were off treatment because of intolerance, implying 10 (29%) people were on 10 mg; mean daily dose was 20.8 mg. At the end of up-titration, daily doses in the up-titration losartan group were 100 mg in 48/84 ...
... (61%) people, 30 mg in 11/84 (16%) people, and 40 mg in 6/84 (8%) people; 14/84 (17%) people were off treatment because of intolerance, implying 10 (29%) people were on 10 mg; mean daily dose was 20.8 mg. At the end of up-titration, daily doses in the up-titration losartan group were 100 mg in 48/84 ...
Gender-related differences in cardiac response to supine
... began at a work load of 300 kpm/min; the work load was increased every 3 min in increments of 300 kpmlmin. The initial work load and incremental work load were occasionally modified by the monitoring cardiologist, depending on the patient’s clinical status and performance at earlier exercise levels. ...
... began at a work load of 300 kpm/min; the work load was increased every 3 min in increments of 300 kpmlmin. The initial work load and incremental work load were occasionally modified by the monitoring cardiologist, depending on the patient’s clinical status and performance at earlier exercise levels. ...
9 Evaluation and Emergency Treatment of Criticlly Ill Neonate
... is very important. As the result of fetal circulation, newborn infants have right ventricular (RV) dominance associated with a thick RV wall, elevated pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR), and a thick medial layer of the pulmonary arterioles. The thick pulmonary artery smooth muscle gradually becomes ...
... is very important. As the result of fetal circulation, newborn infants have right ventricular (RV) dominance associated with a thick RV wall, elevated pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR), and a thick medial layer of the pulmonary arterioles. The thick pulmonary artery smooth muscle gradually becomes ...
Cardiovascular Consequences of Obese and Nonobese Obstructive
... resistance, and increased sympathetic neural activity.2 Insulin resistance is commonly seen in obesity and is also a predictor for cardiovascular diseases. Insulin stimulates leptin production and the presence of insulin resistance increases the risk for development of diabetes, as well as alteratio ...
... resistance, and increased sympathetic neural activity.2 Insulin resistance is commonly seen in obesity and is also a predictor for cardiovascular diseases. Insulin stimulates leptin production and the presence of insulin resistance increases the risk for development of diabetes, as well as alteratio ...
Histological architecture of cardiac myofibers composing the left
... fibers are critical to cardiac functions either in health or disease, it is still debated. Aim of the work: Histological demonstration of the transverse alignment of the myofibers making the left ventricular mass was applied to validate different anatomical speculations of cardiac myofibers organiza ...
... fibers are critical to cardiac functions either in health or disease, it is still debated. Aim of the work: Histological demonstration of the transverse alignment of the myofibers making the left ventricular mass was applied to validate different anatomical speculations of cardiac myofibers organiza ...
Dynamic cardiovascular control of arterial blood pressure and heart
... 3. To explore the response of cardiopulmonary baroreflex control of afterload and ventricular contractility to changes in venous return through fluid infusion maneuvers during major surgery and during orthostatic challenge by LBNP, in spontaneous conditions and under the effects of cardiovascular de ...
... 3. To explore the response of cardiopulmonary baroreflex control of afterload and ventricular contractility to changes in venous return through fluid infusion maneuvers during major surgery and during orthostatic challenge by LBNP, in spontaneous conditions and under the effects of cardiovascular de ...
Data Supplement
... in both groups by abdominal aortic banding as we described previously1,3. Briefly, rats were anesthetized, the abdominal aorta was exposed under sterile conditions through a midline abdominal incision, and a blunted 25-gauge needle (outside diameter, 0.5 mm) placed between the right and left renal a ...
... in both groups by abdominal aortic banding as we described previously1,3. Briefly, rats were anesthetized, the abdominal aorta was exposed under sterile conditions through a midline abdominal incision, and a blunted 25-gauge needle (outside diameter, 0.5 mm) placed between the right and left renal a ...
Practice Cases
... You note that her radial pulse disappears and reappears in a somewhat rhythmic manner every few heart beats in association with her breathing; her pulse disappears during inspiration and reappears with exhalation. Her distal extremities are cool with capillary refill of approximately 2 seconds. She ...
... You note that her radial pulse disappears and reappears in a somewhat rhythmic manner every few heart beats in association with her breathing; her pulse disappears during inspiration and reappears with exhalation. Her distal extremities are cool with capillary refill of approximately 2 seconds. She ...
Changing praCtiCe lives Duke
... BRIDGE—This NHLBI-funded trial led by DCRI is designed to establish an evidence-based standard of care for patients who must temporarily stop using warfarin because of elective procedures or surgery. ISCHEMIA—DCRI serves as the statistical and data coordinating center as well as the economics and qu ...
... BRIDGE—This NHLBI-funded trial led by DCRI is designed to establish an evidence-based standard of care for patients who must temporarily stop using warfarin because of elective procedures or surgery. ISCHEMIA—DCRI serves as the statistical and data coordinating center as well as the economics and qu ...
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: A clinical and genetic update
... may have a mean pressure gradient of less than 25 mm Hg, ■ HCM findings on ECG whereas those with severe LVOTO may have gradients greater The ECG is often used to evaluate the presence of HCM. The than 40 mm Hg. procedure can inform the clinician of the heart rhythm abnormalities, such as premature ...
... may have a mean pressure gradient of less than 25 mm Hg, ■ HCM findings on ECG whereas those with severe LVOTO may have gradients greater The ECG is often used to evaluate the presence of HCM. The than 40 mm Hg. procedure can inform the clinician of the heart rhythm abnormalities, such as premature ...
APPROACH TO HEART MURMURS IN PEDIATRIC PATIENTS
... pathology that aggravates clinical condition, leads to cardiovascular and systemic complications and needs close monitoring. PFO must not be overlooked as it has been shown to provide the foundation for such conditions as ischemic stroke, paradoxical embolism, fat embolism, migraine, obstructive sle ...
... pathology that aggravates clinical condition, leads to cardiovascular and systemic complications and needs close monitoring. PFO must not be overlooked as it has been shown to provide the foundation for such conditions as ischemic stroke, paradoxical embolism, fat embolism, migraine, obstructive sle ...
The little brain on the heart
... has been thought to result in the genesis of atrial2 or ventricular3 arrhythmias. Indeed, the functional interconnectivity of the various neurons in the hierarchy is so organized that the whole can be catastrophically disabled by cascading failures initiated by relatively minor abnormal inputs. Defi ...
... has been thought to result in the genesis of atrial2 or ventricular3 arrhythmias. Indeed, the functional interconnectivity of the various neurons in the hierarchy is so organized that the whole can be catastrophically disabled by cascading failures initiated by relatively minor abnormal inputs. Defi ...