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... Bowel movements and lifting heavy objects are associated with an increase in intrathoracic pressure. Normally, this increase in intrathoracic pressure causes an exertion of pressure upon the thoracic aorta. This initially raises mean arterial pressure which leads to a reflex bradycardia, or slowing ...
... Bowel movements and lifting heavy objects are associated with an increase in intrathoracic pressure. Normally, this increase in intrathoracic pressure causes an exertion of pressure upon the thoracic aorta. This initially raises mean arterial pressure which leads to a reflex bradycardia, or slowing ...
Ventricular Septal Defect (VSD)
... times that of pulmonary resistance so blood will shunt left-to-right through the large defect. An increase in pulmonary blood pressure occurs due to massive pulmonary overcirculation. Both ventricles become larger secondary to volume overload and the right ventricle will get thicker as well due to p ...
... times that of pulmonary resistance so blood will shunt left-to-right through the large defect. An increase in pulmonary blood pressure occurs due to massive pulmonary overcirculation. Both ventricles become larger secondary to volume overload and the right ventricle will get thicker as well due to p ...
What is Coronary Artery Disease?
... several medications that may be used. Aspirin is used for all patients unless it is contraindicated for that individual. Another blood thinner called an antiplatelet may be used in conjunction with aspirin or in aspirin intolerant individuals. There are currently three of these on the market: Plavix ...
... several medications that may be used. Aspirin is used for all patients unless it is contraindicated for that individual. Another blood thinner called an antiplatelet may be used in conjunction with aspirin or in aspirin intolerant individuals. There are currently three of these on the market: Plavix ...
AMI powerpoint from Newfoundland Labrador
... • Risk of Hemmorragic Stroke Low (0.49%-0.72%) – Less with SK than with t-PA or TnK • 40% of patients are INELIGIBLE for thrombolytic therapy • Current Agent of Choice: Tenecteplase (TnK) ...
... • Risk of Hemmorragic Stroke Low (0.49%-0.72%) – Less with SK than with t-PA or TnK • 40% of patients are INELIGIBLE for thrombolytic therapy • Current Agent of Choice: Tenecteplase (TnK) ...
Drug therapy for rate control Beta
... Beta-blockers control the ventricular rate at rest and on exertion, improve symptoms, and are particularly useful as combination therapy with digoxin.41 They have an excellent safety profile, and are also indicated in the management of co-morbid conditions such as heart failure and ischaemic heart d ...
... Beta-blockers control the ventricular rate at rest and on exertion, improve symptoms, and are particularly useful as combination therapy with digoxin.41 They have an excellent safety profile, and are also indicated in the management of co-morbid conditions such as heart failure and ischaemic heart d ...
Dynamic Cardiology
... Diverts blood away from the non-functioning lungs Normally closes after birth leaving a remnant known as the ligamentum arteriosum ...
... Diverts blood away from the non-functioning lungs Normally closes after birth leaving a remnant known as the ligamentum arteriosum ...
Pulse and Blood Pressure
... diastolic pressures when an individual moves from a lying to a sitting or standing position ...
... diastolic pressures when an individual moves from a lying to a sitting or standing position ...
Pediatric Cardiac Disorders
... Symptoms related to size & location of VSD and amount of pulmonary ...
... Symptoms related to size & location of VSD and amount of pulmonary ...
Circulatory System
... Heart, Blood Vessels, & Blood –1. The Heart- cardiac muscle tissue –highly interconnected cells –four chambers ...
... Heart, Blood Vessels, & Blood –1. The Heart- cardiac muscle tissue –highly interconnected cells –four chambers ...
Chapter 6 Questions
... Using a sphygmomanometer which constricts the brachial artery and then slowly allows the blood to pass through. (b) 125/90 What does this mean? It means that their systole pressure is 125 and their diastole is 90, Which isn't too far away from normal. ...
... Using a sphygmomanometer which constricts the brachial artery and then slowly allows the blood to pass through. (b) 125/90 What does this mean? It means that their systole pressure is 125 and their diastole is 90, Which isn't too far away from normal. ...
ECG and blood vessels File
... • Capillaries are about 810µm in diameter (about 0.01mm) • Capillaries have walls which are one cell thick, made of squamous epithelial cells that have small gaps or pores between them. • There is no smooth muscle or elastic tissue. • Blood plasma escapes from the capillaries and forms tissue fluid ...
... • Capillaries are about 810µm in diameter (about 0.01mm) • Capillaries have walls which are one cell thick, made of squamous epithelial cells that have small gaps or pores between them. • There is no smooth muscle or elastic tissue. • Blood plasma escapes from the capillaries and forms tissue fluid ...
Adverse Drug Events - Acute Medicine @ BHH
... Detection & Prevention of ADEs Know your poisons! Medication review for all acute admissions Are all prescribed medications indicated? (stop unneccessary drugs) Are dosages correct? (modify according to age and GFR) Is the patient on any high-risk medications? Are any drugs being prescr ...
... Detection & Prevention of ADEs Know your poisons! Medication review for all acute admissions Are all prescribed medications indicated? (stop unneccessary drugs) Are dosages correct? (modify according to age and GFR) Is the patient on any high-risk medications? Are any drugs being prescr ...
Atrial Fibrillation Treatment
... Step 1 - Stroke Prevention We assess each patients risk scoring system to determine the patient’s stroke risk. And based on that score, we choose the most appropriate stroke prevention option. Every patient with AFib has an increased risk of having a stroke. Strokes happen when blood clots form insi ...
... Step 1 - Stroke Prevention We assess each patients risk scoring system to determine the patient’s stroke risk. And based on that score, we choose the most appropriate stroke prevention option. Every patient with AFib has an increased risk of having a stroke. Strokes happen when blood clots form insi ...
Cornell
... left ventricle, the blood passes into a large blood vessel known as the aorta. The aorta is the first of a series of blood vessels that carry the blood on its round trip through the body and back to the heart. As blood flows through the circulatory system, it moves through three types of blood vesse ...
... left ventricle, the blood passes into a large blood vessel known as the aorta. The aorta is the first of a series of blood vessels that carry the blood on its round trip through the body and back to the heart. As blood flows through the circulatory system, it moves through three types of blood vesse ...
Circulation
... In 2005, 652,091 people died of heart disease (50.5% of them women). This was 27.1% of all U.S. deaths. Heart disease is the leading cause of death for American Indians and Alaska Natives, blacks, Hispanics, and whites. For Asians and Pacific Islanders, cancer is the leading cause of death (accounti ...
... In 2005, 652,091 people died of heart disease (50.5% of them women). This was 27.1% of all U.S. deaths. Heart disease is the leading cause of death for American Indians and Alaska Natives, blacks, Hispanics, and whites. For Asians and Pacific Islanders, cancer is the leading cause of death (accounti ...
Non Communicable Disease
... Heart Disease is the LEADING cause of death for both men & women in the US -In 2008, over 616,000 people died of Heart Disease - Heart disease caused almost 25% of deathsalmost one in every four- in the US. - In 2010, coronary heart disease alone was projected to cost the US 108.9 billion! This tota ...
... Heart Disease is the LEADING cause of death for both men & women in the US -In 2008, over 616,000 people died of Heart Disease - Heart disease caused almost 25% of deathsalmost one in every four- in the US. - In 2010, coronary heart disease alone was projected to cost the US 108.9 billion! This tota ...
VASCULAR AGING - The Association of Physicians of India
... Vascular age is the apparent age of the blood vessels, particularly the arteries when compared to what is normal for the healthy population ...
... Vascular age is the apparent age of the blood vessels, particularly the arteries when compared to what is normal for the healthy population ...
File
... o O2 demand increases o Heart begins to contract more forcefully, this is called CONTRACTILITY Shock o BLOOD PRESSURE drops rapidly o Decreased preload VENTRICLES do not fill completely o HYPOVOLEMIC SHOCK occurs because of blood loss o ANAPHYLACTIC SHOCK occurs due to small blood vessels in organ ...
... o O2 demand increases o Heart begins to contract more forcefully, this is called CONTRACTILITY Shock o BLOOD PRESSURE drops rapidly o Decreased preload VENTRICLES do not fill completely o HYPOVOLEMIC SHOCK occurs because of blood loss o ANAPHYLACTIC SHOCK occurs due to small blood vessels in organ ...
Hypertension – Diagnosis and Management
... Without specific indications, consider monotherapy with one of the following first-line drugs: • thiazide diuretic; • long-acting calcium channel blocker (CCB); • angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor (ACE-I; in non-black patients); or • angiotensin II receptor blocker (ARB). Among these, thi ...
... Without specific indications, consider monotherapy with one of the following first-line drugs: • thiazide diuretic; • long-acting calcium channel blocker (CCB); • angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor (ACE-I; in non-black patients); or • angiotensin II receptor blocker (ARB). Among these, thi ...
Stable Ischemic Heart Disease - American College of Cardiology
... coronary arteries with known moderate or severe calcification, or with coronary stents <3 mm in diameter in patients with known SIHD who have new or worsening symptoms not consistent with unstable angina, irrespective of ability to exercise. ...
... coronary arteries with known moderate or severe calcification, or with coronary stents <3 mm in diameter in patients with known SIHD who have new or worsening symptoms not consistent with unstable angina, irrespective of ability to exercise. ...
File
... • Fibrillation: rapid, uncontrolled heartbeats • Ventricle fibrillation: deadly • Atrial fibrillation: not serious • defibrillator ...
... • Fibrillation: rapid, uncontrolled heartbeats • Ventricle fibrillation: deadly • Atrial fibrillation: not serious • defibrillator ...
Maternal physiology during pregnancy
... used to describe the production of ________and can be used to evaluate the placental function. ...
... used to describe the production of ________and can be used to evaluate the placental function. ...
Cardiac Disease and Anesthesia Anesthetic management of
... Congenital heart diseases predominately affect the heart in one of two ways, volume overload secondary to shunting (septal defect, patent ductus arteriosus) or a pressure overload secondary to a stenotic valv ...
... Congenital heart diseases predominately affect the heart in one of two ways, volume overload secondary to shunting (septal defect, patent ductus arteriosus) or a pressure overload secondary to a stenotic valv ...
Antihypertensive drug
Antihypertensives are a class of drugs that are used to treat hypertension (high blood pressure). Antihypertensive therapy seeks to prevent the complications of high blood pressure, such as stroke and myocardial infarction. Evidence suggests that reduction of the blood pressure by 5 mmHg can decrease the risk of stroke by 34%, of ischaemic heart disease by 21%, and reduce the likelihood of dementia, heart failure, and mortality from cardiovascular disease. There are many classes of antihypertensives, which lower blood pressure by different means. Among the most important and most widely used drugs are thiazide diuretics, calcium channel blockers, ACE inhibitors, angiotensin II receptor antagonists (ARBs), and beta blockers.Which type of medication to use initially for hypertension has been the subject of several large studies and resulting national guidelines. The fundamental goal of treatment should be the prevention of the important endpoints of hypertension, such as heart attack, stroke and heart failure. Patient age, associated clinical conditions and end-organ damage also play a part in determining dosage and type of medication administered. The several classes of antihypertensives differ in side effect profiles, ability to prevent endpoints, and cost. The choice of more expensive agents, where cheaper ones would be equally effective, may have negative impacts on national healthcare budgets. As of 2009, the best available evidence favors the thiazide diuretics as the first-line treatment of choice for high blood pressure when drugs are necessary. Although clinical evidence shows calcium channel blockers and thiazide-type diuretics are preferred first-line treatments for most people (from both efficacy and cost points of view), an ACE inhibitor is recommended by NICE in the UK for those under 55 years old.