Eisenmenger`s Syndrome
... information on these tests please request our booklet ‘Tests for heart conditions’. How is it treated? Some relief may come from treatment with drugs such as ACE inhibitors and other vasodilators. These dilate the blood vessels and help to improve the blood flow in the heart. Controlling the increas ...
... information on these tests please request our booklet ‘Tests for heart conditions’. How is it treated? Some relief may come from treatment with drugs such as ACE inhibitors and other vasodilators. These dilate the blood vessels and help to improve the blood flow in the heart. Controlling the increas ...
Humans have a closed circulatory system, typical
... Three Major Elements – Heart, Blood Vessels, & Blood 1. The Heart- cardiac muscle tissue highly interconnected cells four chambers Right atrium Right ventricle Left atrium Left ventricle ...
... Three Major Elements – Heart, Blood Vessels, & Blood 1. The Heart- cardiac muscle tissue highly interconnected cells four chambers Right atrium Right ventricle Left atrium Left ventricle ...
DRUG DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION Ajmaline 1 mg/kg over 5
... The test should be monitored with a continuous ECG recording (a speed of 10 mms‐1 can be used throughout the test period, interposed with recordings at 25 or 50 mm‐1) and should be terminated when the diagnostic type 1 Brugada ECG develops, the ST segment in type 2 ECG increases by ≥2 mm, pr ...
... The test should be monitored with a continuous ECG recording (a speed of 10 mms‐1 can be used throughout the test period, interposed with recordings at 25 or 50 mm‐1) and should be terminated when the diagnostic type 1 Brugada ECG develops, the ST segment in type 2 ECG increases by ≥2 mm, pr ...
seven square academy - AKSHARA INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
... c) Get rid of waste products from your cells d) Circulate oxygen 5. Which of the following is not an organ of excretory system? a) liver c)heart ...
... c) Get rid of waste products from your cells d) Circulate oxygen 5. Which of the following is not an organ of excretory system? a) liver c)heart ...
Circulatory Responses
... – 1st closing of the atrioventricular valves – 2nd closing of the aortic and pulmonary valves ...
... – 1st closing of the atrioventricular valves – 2nd closing of the aortic and pulmonary valves ...
5th Grade Health Study Guide
... blood pressure – the pressure of blood against the arteries cardiac muscle – another name for the heart circulation – the flow of blood throughout the body pulse – the expanding of arteries after each heartbeat varicose vein – an enlarged, painful vein Iron gives red blood cells their color Our bodi ...
... blood pressure – the pressure of blood against the arteries cardiac muscle – another name for the heart circulation – the flow of blood throughout the body pulse – the expanding of arteries after each heartbeat varicose vein – an enlarged, painful vein Iron gives red blood cells their color Our bodi ...
Prevention and Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease
... stent placement has been proven an effective treatment for acute myocardial infarction. The symptom-relieving drug can be provided for patients with frequent angina pectoris. Coronary artery bypass grafting surgery may be considered if there are several clotted blood vessels or if the condition cann ...
... stent placement has been proven an effective treatment for acute myocardial infarction. The symptom-relieving drug can be provided for patients with frequent angina pectoris. Coronary artery bypass grafting surgery may be considered if there are several clotted blood vessels or if the condition cann ...
Heart Failure Handout
... ACE inhibitors Trials have shown to improve symptoms and prognosis. Start low dose 2.5mg ramipril/lisionpril, check U&E’s in 1-2 weeks time and titre up if tolerated 2-4 weeks later to max to 10mg. Good in EF <40 % even if not symptomatic. If side effects persist use Angiotensin II receptor antagoni ...
... ACE inhibitors Trials have shown to improve symptoms and prognosis. Start low dose 2.5mg ramipril/lisionpril, check U&E’s in 1-2 weeks time and titre up if tolerated 2-4 weeks later to max to 10mg. Good in EF <40 % even if not symptomatic. If side effects persist use Angiotensin II receptor antagoni ...
3. Treatment of CHF
... If that doesn’t work Lidocaine or phenytoin is effective against K+ digitalis-induced dysryhthmias If that doesn’t work (severe case or resistance to drugs) ...
... If that doesn’t work Lidocaine or phenytoin is effective against K+ digitalis-induced dysryhthmias If that doesn’t work (severe case or resistance to drugs) ...
Organs and Organ Systems: Circulation
... Pulse is caused by the regular stretching and relaxing of the arteries when the blood spurts through them. 2. Each time the heart pushes blood out the blood spurts into the arteries. 3. The pulse can be felt wherever the arteries are close to the skin. 4. Pulse points are: wrist, temples, armpits, a ...
... Pulse is caused by the regular stretching and relaxing of the arteries when the blood spurts through them. 2. Each time the heart pushes blood out the blood spurts into the arteries. 3. The pulse can be felt wherever the arteries are close to the skin. 4. Pulse points are: wrist, temples, armpits, a ...
Inpatient Management of Heart Failure
... Loop Diuretics – Administration: IV 20 -200 mg two or more times per day – Comments: Monitor for excess diuresis, electrolyte abnormalities. For those already on home lasix, give their usual oral dose in IV form, which is essentially a doubling of their home dose. ...
... Loop Diuretics – Administration: IV 20 -200 mg two or more times per day – Comments: Monitor for excess diuresis, electrolyte abnormalities. For those already on home lasix, give their usual oral dose in IV form, which is essentially a doubling of their home dose. ...
Lecture Exam 1
... -Layers of the heart and surrounding sac (pericardium) and their characteristics -Chambers of the heart and associates structures, valves, and path of blood flow through the heart (both pulmonary and systemic circuits) -What cardiac output is and what influences it -What factors regulate stroke volu ...
... -Layers of the heart and surrounding sac (pericardium) and their characteristics -Chambers of the heart and associates structures, valves, and path of blood flow through the heart (both pulmonary and systemic circuits) -What cardiac output is and what influences it -What factors regulate stroke volu ...
Option D: Blood pressure and heart disease
... • Thrombosis: localised clotting of blood in a region of the cardiovascular system. • A thrombus is a mass of platelets and fibrin that forms locally in a vessel – Deep venous thrombosis – Coronary thrombosis ...
... • Thrombosis: localised clotting of blood in a region of the cardiovascular system. • A thrombus is a mass of platelets and fibrin that forms locally in a vessel – Deep venous thrombosis – Coronary thrombosis ...
Medications useful in treating vascular disease
... more efficiently. While lowering the blood pressure, these medications also lower the resting pulse rate and allow the heart to beat less vigorously. This decreases the heart’s demand for oxygen and allows more time for the heart to fill with blood and then circulate to the rest of the body. Beta bl ...
... more efficiently. While lowering the blood pressure, these medications also lower the resting pulse rate and allow the heart to beat less vigorously. This decreases the heart’s demand for oxygen and allows more time for the heart to fill with blood and then circulate to the rest of the body. Beta bl ...
Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction
... A clinical syndrome of inadequate oxygen delivery to metabolizing tissues resulting from any cardiac structural or functional impairment of ventricular filling or ejection of blood ...
... A clinical syndrome of inadequate oxygen delivery to metabolizing tissues resulting from any cardiac structural or functional impairment of ventricular filling or ejection of blood ...
chapter 21 grooming
... Managing stress and sleeping well Certain drugs can lower blood pressure. ...
... Managing stress and sleeping well Certain drugs can lower blood pressure. ...
The Basics of Hypertension • What is blood pressure? • What is high
... In the past, only occasional readings in the physician’s office were used to determine the degree of hypertension. Increasingly, home measurements with a battery-operated, semi-automatic device are being used to ensure adequate but not excessive treatment. With such a device, you can monitor your bl ...
... In the past, only occasional readings in the physician’s office were used to determine the degree of hypertension. Increasingly, home measurements with a battery-operated, semi-automatic device are being used to ensure adequate but not excessive treatment. With such a device, you can monitor your bl ...
Atherosclerosis
... • Diabetes (dy uh BEE teez) is a disease in which the body’s ability to use glucose (blood sugar) is impaired. • Diabetes involves insulin (IN suh lin), a hormone produced by the pancreas that stimulates body cells to take up and use blood sugar. • If not controlled, diabetes can be life-threatening ...
... • Diabetes (dy uh BEE teez) is a disease in which the body’s ability to use glucose (blood sugar) is impaired. • Diabetes involves insulin (IN suh lin), a hormone produced by the pancreas that stimulates body cells to take up and use blood sugar. • If not controlled, diabetes can be life-threatening ...
Figure 42.5 The mammalian heart: a closer look
... In the lungs, hemoglobin is about 98% saturated with O2 (high Po) whereas in the tissues it is only about 70% saturated (low Po) ...
... In the lungs, hemoglobin is about 98% saturated with O2 (high Po) whereas in the tissues it is only about 70% saturated (low Po) ...
What is hypertension
... heart failure if blood pressure is not restored to normal. Myocardial infarction, or “heart attack“, is the result of coronary artery disease, for which hypertension is a major risk factor. Cardiac complications are the main cause of death in almost 70% of all hypertensives. Kidneys In the kidneys, ...
... heart failure if blood pressure is not restored to normal. Myocardial infarction, or “heart attack“, is the result of coronary artery disease, for which hypertension is a major risk factor. Cardiac complications are the main cause of death in almost 70% of all hypertensives. Kidneys In the kidneys, ...
Pharmacological management of Ischaemic heart disease stroke
... Beta-1 effects – Bradycardia, heart block, heart failure Beta-2 effects – bronchospasm, worsening ...
... Beta-1 effects – Bradycardia, heart block, heart failure Beta-2 effects – bronchospasm, worsening ...
July 2016 An Overview of Direct (Invasive) Blood Pressure
... 7. Which one of the following is a disadvantage of arterial blood pressure monitoring? a) It displays a continuous, arterial pressure waveform b) Shows a continuous, direct measurement which is not distorted by hypotension or cardiac arrhythmias. c) cause vascular spasm and arterial occlusion in fel ...
... 7. Which one of the following is a disadvantage of arterial blood pressure monitoring? a) It displays a continuous, arterial pressure waveform b) Shows a continuous, direct measurement which is not distorted by hypotension or cardiac arrhythmias. c) cause vascular spasm and arterial occlusion in fel ...
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.