Circulatory System Notes File
... antigens produce no response, foreign antigens trigger antibody production 4 blood types were found initially because a doctor noticed that certain blood types didn’t mix ...
... antigens produce no response, foreign antigens trigger antibody production 4 blood types were found initially because a doctor noticed that certain blood types didn’t mix ...
2005 American Heart Association Guidelines for CPR and ECC
... Emergency Cardiac Care (ECC) include major changes from the guidelines last revised in 2000. These guidelines are a product of the 2005 International Consensus Conference on Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiac Care hosted by the American Heart Association in Dallas, Texas, January 20 ...
... Emergency Cardiac Care (ECC) include major changes from the guidelines last revised in 2000. These guidelines are a product of the 2005 International Consensus Conference on Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiac Care hosted by the American Heart Association in Dallas, Texas, January 20 ...
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... • The force of the blood pushing against the walls of the arteries • Your blood pressure is at its highest when the heart beats, pumping the blood. This is called systolic pressure. • When the heart is at rest, between beats, your blood pressure falls. This is the diastolic pressure. ...
... • The force of the blood pushing against the walls of the arteries • Your blood pressure is at its highest when the heart beats, pumping the blood. This is called systolic pressure. • When the heart is at rest, between beats, your blood pressure falls. This is the diastolic pressure. ...
PowerPoint - The Heathland School
... of guidance and the factors you should consider when deciding on the most appropriate method to use. (12 marks) Jan 12 Describe how you would apply the ‘FITT principles’ and ‘specificity’ to improve fitness. Explain how the characteristics of the learner and the situation may influence your decision ...
... of guidance and the factors you should consider when deciding on the most appropriate method to use. (12 marks) Jan 12 Describe how you would apply the ‘FITT principles’ and ‘specificity’ to improve fitness. Explain how the characteristics of the learner and the situation may influence your decision ...
BREAST, adjuvant, AC
... without. This benefit was greatest in women less than 50 years old, however was also significant in women older than 50 years.5 The meta-analysis combined results from numerous different anthracycline regimens, and possible differences in effectiveness between these have not been fully established. ...
... without. This benefit was greatest in women less than 50 years old, however was also significant in women older than 50 years.5 The meta-analysis combined results from numerous different anthracycline regimens, and possible differences in effectiveness between these have not been fully established. ...
Long-Term Outcome of Patients with Acromegaly and Congestive
... Cardiovascular complications are a major cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with acromegaly. Normalization of GH secretion is associated with an improvement in structural and functional cardiac abnormalities. However, the long-term cardiac effects of treatment for acromegaly have not been ...
... Cardiovascular complications are a major cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with acromegaly. Normalization of GH secretion is associated with an improvement in structural and functional cardiac abnormalities. However, the long-term cardiac effects of treatment for acromegaly have not been ...
Surgical Outcome of Congenital Heart Disease Cases: A single Unit
... that even very complicated lesions are now being treated with high success rates.2 The situation in many of the developing countries is very different as only very few children born with congenital heart disease are properly diagnosed at correct time and then receive timely treatment. Most of them s ...
... that even very complicated lesions are now being treated with high success rates.2 The situation in many of the developing countries is very different as only very few children born with congenital heart disease are properly diagnosed at correct time and then receive timely treatment. Most of them s ...
Heart Rate and Blood Pressure as Vital Signs
... the presence of many medical conditions. Reflex changes in heart rate are one of the body’s most basic mechanisms for maintaining proper perfusion to the brain and other tissues. Low blood volume caused by bleeding or dehydration results in the heart beating faster as it attempts to maintain adequat ...
... the presence of many medical conditions. Reflex changes in heart rate are one of the body’s most basic mechanisms for maintaining proper perfusion to the brain and other tissues. Low blood volume caused by bleeding or dehydration results in the heart beating faster as it attempts to maintain adequat ...
Chapter 37- Circulatory and Respiratory Systems
... • Two Atria: Upper, THIN walled chambers that receive blood from the body. ...
... • Two Atria: Upper, THIN walled chambers that receive blood from the body. ...
Heart Failure Management: Multidisciplinary Care has Intrinsic
... (MDC) of heart failure (HF) can reduce readmissions when optimal medical care is applied in both intervention and control groups. Methods: In a randomized, controlled study, 98 patients (mean age, 70.8 ⫾ 10.5 years) admitted to hospital with left ventricular failure (New York Heart Association Class ...
... (MDC) of heart failure (HF) can reduce readmissions when optimal medical care is applied in both intervention and control groups. Methods: In a randomized, controlled study, 98 patients (mean age, 70.8 ⫾ 10.5 years) admitted to hospital with left ventricular failure (New York Heart Association Class ...
Isolated ventricular septal defect caused by
... produce local endocardial proliferation (“jet lesions”), and this fibrous thickening in itself may at times close defects of the muscular type. Of the 5 patients who survived nonpenetrating rupture of the ventricular septum as proved by cardiac catheterization and did not undergo operation, 4 were a ...
... produce local endocardial proliferation (“jet lesions”), and this fibrous thickening in itself may at times close defects of the muscular type. Of the 5 patients who survived nonpenetrating rupture of the ventricular septum as proved by cardiac catheterization and did not undergo operation, 4 were a ...
Ben Franklin and Open Heart Surgery
... than the use of a pump-oxygenator. So our question now becomes: What had to be learned to permit the cardiac surgeon to open the thorax, stop the heart, open the heart, restart the heart, and care for the patient to ensure full and speedy recovery? (a) Physiologists had to learn about the existence ...
... than the use of a pump-oxygenator. So our question now becomes: What had to be learned to permit the cardiac surgeon to open the thorax, stop the heart, open the heart, restart the heart, and care for the patient to ensure full and speedy recovery? (a) Physiologists had to learn about the existence ...
Physical rehabilitation training program for peripheral artery disease
... of this disease, such as amputation of one or both limbs, the existence of treatment-resistant lower limb ulcers, critical ischemia, functional impotence or decreased physical ability of patients. The amputation incidence whether or not below the knee is 120500 per million inhabitants among the gene ...
... of this disease, such as amputation of one or both limbs, the existence of treatment-resistant lower limb ulcers, critical ischemia, functional impotence or decreased physical ability of patients. The amputation incidence whether or not below the knee is 120500 per million inhabitants among the gene ...
The Relationship between body mass index and severity of coronary
... vessels or left main affection, after adjusting for other major CAD risk factors. Obesity and overweight has traditionally been considered a cardiovascular risk factor and has been associated with an increased risk of developing CAD and mortality in the general population. Thus, it may be speculated ...
... vessels or left main affection, after adjusting for other major CAD risk factors. Obesity and overweight has traditionally been considered a cardiovascular risk factor and has been associated with an increased risk of developing CAD and mortality in the general population. Thus, it may be speculated ...
External Printer Options for the ZOOM
... with heart failure. LV lead dislodgment to a position near the atria can result in atrial oversensing and LV pacing inhibition. Physicians should use medical discretion when implanting this device in patients who present with slow VT. Do not kink, twist or braid the lead with other leads. Do not use ...
... with heart failure. LV lead dislodgment to a position near the atria can result in atrial oversensing and LV pacing inhibition. Physicians should use medical discretion when implanting this device in patients who present with slow VT. Do not kink, twist or braid the lead with other leads. Do not use ...
Non-invasive Investigation of Chronic Stable Angina – A Practical
... heart rate for the procedure and most patients will require beta blockade or ivabradine for this reason. Irregular heart rhythms such as atrial fibrillation and inability to breath-hold for about 15-20 seconds may prevent patients from having this test. There is a small but appreciable amount of rad ...
... heart rate for the procedure and most patients will require beta blockade or ivabradine for this reason. Irregular heart rhythms such as atrial fibrillation and inability to breath-hold for about 15-20 seconds may prevent patients from having this test. There is a small but appreciable amount of rad ...
Adult CPR/AED Study Guide
... An injured person should be moved ONLY when the scene becomes unsafe, you need to reach another person with a more serious injury or illness, or you need to move the person to give emergency care. ...
... An injured person should be moved ONLY when the scene becomes unsafe, you need to reach another person with a more serious injury or illness, or you need to move the person to give emergency care. ...
Update on Exercise Stress Testing
... Exercise stress testing is an important diagnostic tool for the evaluation of suspected or known cardiac disease. In 2002, the American College of Cardiology (ACC) and the American Heart Association (AHA) revised their guidelines for exercise testing. Ten categories from the ACC/ AHA 1997 guidelines ...
... Exercise stress testing is an important diagnostic tool for the evaluation of suspected or known cardiac disease. In 2002, the American College of Cardiology (ACC) and the American Heart Association (AHA) revised their guidelines for exercise testing. Ten categories from the ACC/ AHA 1997 guidelines ...
Powerpoint
... Figure 4. CXR and ECG in PAH. Postero-anterior and lateral CXR (top) shows decreased peripheral lung vascular markings, hilar pulmonary artery prominence, and right ventricular enlargement of a patient with idiopathic PAH. ECG (bottom) of the same patient reveals right atrial enlargement, right ven ...
... Figure 4. CXR and ECG in PAH. Postero-anterior and lateral CXR (top) shows decreased peripheral lung vascular markings, hilar pulmonary artery prominence, and right ventricular enlargement of a patient with idiopathic PAH. ECG (bottom) of the same patient reveals right atrial enlargement, right ven ...
Basic Cardiac Function
... occurs during the QRS interval, is generally obscured by the large QRS complex. The nature of physiology labs requires the use test subjects, most often ourselves. You are under no obligation to be a test subject for any experiment; your grade will not impacted if you choose not to volunteer as such ...
... occurs during the QRS interval, is generally obscured by the large QRS complex. The nature of physiology labs requires the use test subjects, most often ourselves. You are under no obligation to be a test subject for any experiment; your grade will not impacted if you choose not to volunteer as such ...
Heart Failure Nursing Service and Rehabilitation.
... information such as smoking, alcohol and blood pressure information in line with current evidence based research. Offer a follow up telephone call by the HF Nurse to assess symptoms on discharge from hospital (phase 2) and to assess patient compliance with ...
... information such as smoking, alcohol and blood pressure information in line with current evidence based research. Offer a follow up telephone call by the HF Nurse to assess symptoms on discharge from hospital (phase 2) and to assess patient compliance with ...
Ventricular Premature Contractions and Tachycardia
... Heart diseases can also cause these arrhythmias. Dilated cardiomyopathy in big dogs, congenital heart diseases (such as subaortic or pulmonic stenosis), and advanced valvular disease in small dogs can result in ventricular arrhythmias. Doberman pinschers, boxers, and German shepherd dogs can develop ...
... Heart diseases can also cause these arrhythmias. Dilated cardiomyopathy in big dogs, congenital heart diseases (such as subaortic or pulmonic stenosis), and advanced valvular disease in small dogs can result in ventricular arrhythmias. Doberman pinschers, boxers, and German shepherd dogs can develop ...
Sympathetic and reflex abnormalities in heart failure secondary to
... regional heterogeneity [10,11] ; and secondly, in several diseases cardiac adrenergic alterations do not bear a close relationship with the peripheral ones [11–13]. Furthermore, a mechanism that plays an important role in the sympathetic activation typical of CHF, i.e. the arterial baroreflex dysfun ...
... regional heterogeneity [10,11] ; and secondly, in several diseases cardiac adrenergic alterations do not bear a close relationship with the peripheral ones [11–13]. Furthermore, a mechanism that plays an important role in the sympathetic activation typical of CHF, i.e. the arterial baroreflex dysfun ...