Department: Health and Public Service Discipline: Allied Health
... standards, guidelines, and practices established by the College. It is consistent with the College’s mission. If the course described here is a transfer course, it is comparable to similar courses generally accepted for transfer accredited four-year colleges and universities. ...
... standards, guidelines, and practices established by the College. It is consistent with the College’s mission. If the course described here is a transfer course, it is comparable to similar courses generally accepted for transfer accredited four-year colleges and universities. ...
lifestyle management of hypertension
... physical activity and body weight should be part of routine management of hypertension for all patients, regardless of drug therapy. Smoking cessation is recommended to reduce overall cardiovascular risk. Healthy eating, reducing dietary sodium and alcohol intake, regular physical activity and achie ...
... physical activity and body weight should be part of routine management of hypertension for all patients, regardless of drug therapy. Smoking cessation is recommended to reduce overall cardiovascular risk. Healthy eating, reducing dietary sodium and alcohol intake, regular physical activity and achie ...
CT1
... a late manifestation of lymphoma; the median time of onset is 20 months after initial diagnosis. The tumors usually arise from the right side of the heart, often the right atrium, with frequent involvement of more than one chamber and are accompanied by a large pericardial effusion. In approximate ...
... a late manifestation of lymphoma; the median time of onset is 20 months after initial diagnosis. The tumors usually arise from the right side of the heart, often the right atrium, with frequent involvement of more than one chamber and are accompanied by a large pericardial effusion. In approximate ...
Aortic valve stenosis
... The process of “wear and tear” is a slow one and occurs over many years before it is discovered by the presence of a heart murmur or by abnormal findings during a heart trace or heart scan. The process of Aortic Valve narrowing develops slowly over many years. Therefore there is enough time for the ...
... The process of “wear and tear” is a slow one and occurs over many years before it is discovered by the presence of a heart murmur or by abnormal findings during a heart trace or heart scan. The process of Aortic Valve narrowing develops slowly over many years. Therefore there is enough time for the ...
English_Heart Foundation_How to have a healthy heart (risk factors
... Coronary heart disease is one of the main causes of heart attacks. It affects both men and women. There is no single cause for coronary heart disease. However, there are known risk factors that increase your chance of developing it. A risk factor can be described as the way in which you live and/or ...
... Coronary heart disease is one of the main causes of heart attacks. It affects both men and women. There is no single cause for coronary heart disease. However, there are known risk factors that increase your chance of developing it. A risk factor can be described as the way in which you live and/or ...
Circulatory System Functional Connections Circulatory System Parts
... bound to high-density lipoproteins (HDLs). 4. HDL is taken up and metabolized by the liver. 5. Over time LDL deposits cholesterol on artery walls and can lead to atherosclerosis. ...
... bound to high-density lipoproteins (HDLs). 4. HDL is taken up and metabolized by the liver. 5. Over time LDL deposits cholesterol on artery walls and can lead to atherosclerosis. ...
Current report
... reduce the workload of the heart muscle. The pump is approximately the size of a pencil with a small nine French catheter, which drives up to five liters of blood flow per minute, a flow rate typically adequate to fully support the average adult. “Formerly, only patients with a grave prognosis recei ...
... reduce the workload of the heart muscle. The pump is approximately the size of a pencil with a small nine French catheter, which drives up to five liters of blood flow per minute, a flow rate typically adequate to fully support the average adult. “Formerly, only patients with a grave prognosis recei ...
Reversing heart failure by CRT: how long do the effects last?
... efforts to improve the safety, feasibility, and clinical efficacy of the implantation procedure, a small, but not negligible, perioperative risk and the possibility for long-term complications such as device infection and lead dislocation remain. Furthermore, the upfront costs at the time of implant ...
... efforts to improve the safety, feasibility, and clinical efficacy of the implantation procedure, a small, but not negligible, perioperative risk and the possibility for long-term complications such as device infection and lead dislocation remain. Furthermore, the upfront costs at the time of implant ...
Name - UW Canvas
... decreased CO (which will decrease BP) but also has the following effects - increased coronary perfusion, reduced HR, and decreased AV nodal conduction. Please note the two categories of CCBs – Verapamil is used primarily for the effects on the heart (has little effect peripherally) while drugs endin ...
... decreased CO (which will decrease BP) but also has the following effects - increased coronary perfusion, reduced HR, and decreased AV nodal conduction. Please note the two categories of CCBs – Verapamil is used primarily for the effects on the heart (has little effect peripherally) while drugs endin ...
Third Degree Atrioventricular Block - e
... Previous discussions have focused on first-degree heart block, which is an abnormal slowing of the impulse through the cardiac conduction system, and second-degree heart block, which includes varying degrees of partial blocks. In contrast, third-degree heart block involves a complete blockade of ele ...
... Previous discussions have focused on first-degree heart block, which is an abnormal slowing of the impulse through the cardiac conduction system, and second-degree heart block, which includes varying degrees of partial blocks. In contrast, third-degree heart block involves a complete blockade of ele ...
Ventricular Assist Device Outflow Graft in Congenitally Corrected
... of their complex anatomy, prior surgical palliation, and hemodynamic status. Advances in palliation of congenital heart disease have resulted in improved survival to adulthood. Many of these patients ultimately develop end-stage heart failure requiring heart transplant or LVAD implantation. CCTGA is ...
... of their complex anatomy, prior surgical palliation, and hemodynamic status. Advances in palliation of congenital heart disease have resulted in improved survival to adulthood. Many of these patients ultimately develop end-stage heart failure requiring heart transplant or LVAD implantation. CCTGA is ...
Grade 5: Lesson PLan 1 - Texas Heart Institute
... The walls of the heart are a special kind of thick muscle known as cardiac muscle. The conduction system of the heart causes cardiac muscle to beat (contract and relax). Each heartbeat is a 2-step process that begins in a small group of neural cells located in the upper right atrium. This group of c ...
... The walls of the heart are a special kind of thick muscle known as cardiac muscle. The conduction system of the heart causes cardiac muscle to beat (contract and relax). Each heartbeat is a 2-step process that begins in a small group of neural cells located in the upper right atrium. This group of c ...
To understand what sets the beat of your heart, and why that rhythm
... SA node sends out an electrical impulse, the first place it goes is to the AV node. While the SA node sets the rhythm of your pulse, the AV node sets the rhythm of your heart contractions. It delays the signal on its way to the ventricle, giving the atrium time to contract first. It holds it up for ...
... SA node sends out an electrical impulse, the first place it goes is to the AV node. While the SA node sets the rhythm of your pulse, the AV node sets the rhythm of your heart contractions. It delays the signal on its way to the ventricle, giving the atrium time to contract first. It holds it up for ...
Intermediate - Maggie`s Earth Adventures
... We at Maggie’s Earth Adventures are always on the lookout for a new twist on an old holiday…and what better way to celebrate Valentine’s Day than to think about its artsy inspiration – the heart! As we hear about more and more childhood obesity and the fact that test prep seems to erase recess from ...
... We at Maggie’s Earth Adventures are always on the lookout for a new twist on an old holiday…and what better way to celebrate Valentine’s Day than to think about its artsy inspiration – the heart! As we hear about more and more childhood obesity and the fact that test prep seems to erase recess from ...
Glossary of Lay Terms - CHOP Institutional Review Board
... protein made in the body in response to foreign substance; attacks foreign substance and protects against infection ...
... protein made in the body in response to foreign substance; attacks foreign substance and protects against infection ...
Prep for Heart Dissection
... Push your finger all the way in the aorta and you will feel inside of the left ventricle. The left ventricle has a very thick wall, unlike the right ventricle. Insert your finger through the pulmonary artery to feel the right ventricle and you will notice and feel that it is much thinner than the ...
... Push your finger all the way in the aorta and you will feel inside of the left ventricle. The left ventricle has a very thick wall, unlike the right ventricle. Insert your finger through the pulmonary artery to feel the right ventricle and you will notice and feel that it is much thinner than the ...
Care of the Left Ventricular Assist Device Patient
... Continuous-flow Left Ventricular Assist Devices in Advanced Heart Failure. The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 29 ...
... Continuous-flow Left Ventricular Assist Devices in Advanced Heart Failure. The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 29 ...
Module 6 Revision Booklet File
... glucagon, insulin and α and β cells in the pancreatic islets. 3 The effects of adrenaline are not required here. ...
... glucagon, insulin and α and β cells in the pancreatic islets. 3 The effects of adrenaline are not required here. ...
1893
... electrometer that Waller had used. He connected electrodes to a patient and showed the electrical difference between two electrodes on the galvanometer. We still now use the term: Eindhoven's leads. The string galvanometer was the first clinical instrument on the recording of an ECG. 1905: Einthoven ...
... electrometer that Waller had used. He connected electrodes to a patient and showed the electrical difference between two electrodes on the galvanometer. We still now use the term: Eindhoven's leads. The string galvanometer was the first clinical instrument on the recording of an ECG. 1905: Einthoven ...
Eisenmenger Syndrome and Pregnancy
... determined on an individual basis. Women with good functional capacity, good ventricular function and no cardiac events prior to pregnancy have the best chance for an uncomplicated pregnancy. Nonetheless, these women remain at risk for ventricular dilation and dysfunction and therefore, serial echoc ...
... determined on an individual basis. Women with good functional capacity, good ventricular function and no cardiac events prior to pregnancy have the best chance for an uncomplicated pregnancy. Nonetheless, these women remain at risk for ventricular dilation and dysfunction and therefore, serial echoc ...
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... of body systems to change in either the internal or external environment – In English – a constant internal environment ...
... of body systems to change in either the internal or external environment – In English – a constant internal environment ...
Physiology of cardiac rate and rhythm
... Amiodarone (150 mg vials): VT/VF refractory to DC shock > 300 mg bolus in 20 ml D5%; continuous IV infusion 600900 mg in 500 mL D5% @ 21 mL/h Digoxin (0.5 mg vials): 10-15 mcg/kg 50% stat, 25% in 6 h, and 25% afterwards; continuous IV infusion @ 0.0625-0.5 mg/d (eg 1/8 to 1 vial in 500 mL @ 21 mL/h) ...
... Amiodarone (150 mg vials): VT/VF refractory to DC shock > 300 mg bolus in 20 ml D5%; continuous IV infusion 600900 mg in 500 mL D5% @ 21 mL/h Digoxin (0.5 mg vials): 10-15 mcg/kg 50% stat, 25% in 6 h, and 25% afterwards; continuous IV infusion @ 0.0625-0.5 mg/d (eg 1/8 to 1 vial in 500 mL @ 21 mL/h) ...
Slide 1 - AccessCardiology
... A 50-year-old patient with type IV Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) syndrome is shown, who presents with a crisis of atrial fibrillation (A) and atrial flutter (B) that mimics ventricular tachycardia. The diagnosis of atrial fibrillation is supported by the history (knowing that the patient has WPW syndr ...
... A 50-year-old patient with type IV Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) syndrome is shown, who presents with a crisis of atrial fibrillation (A) and atrial flutter (B) that mimics ventricular tachycardia. The diagnosis of atrial fibrillation is supported by the history (knowing that the patient has WPW syndr ...
Myocardial infarction
Myocardial infarction (MI) or acute myocardial infarction (AMI), commonly known as a heart attack, occurs when blood flow stops to a part of the heart causing damage to the heart muscle. The most common symptom is chest pain or discomfort which may travel into the shoulder, arm, back, neck, or jaw. Often it is in the center or left side of the chest and lasts for more than a few minutes. The discomfort may occasionally feel like heartburn. Other symptoms may include shortness of breath, nausea, feeling faint, a cold sweat, or feeling tired. About 30% of people have atypical symptoms, with women more likely than men to present atypically. Among those over 75 years old, about 5% have had an MI with little or no history of symptoms. An MI may cause heart failure, an irregular heartbeat, or cardiac arrest.Most MIs occur due to coronary artery disease. Risk factors include high blood pressure, smoking, diabetes, lack of exercise, obesity, high blood cholesterol, poor diet, and excessive alcohol intake, among others. The mechanism of an MI often involves the rupture of an atherosclerotic plaque, leading to complete blockage of a coronary artery. MIs are less commonly caused by coronary artery spasms, which may be due to cocaine, significant emotional stress, and extreme cold, among others. A number of tests are useful to help with diagnosis, including electrocardiograms (ECGs), blood tests, and coronary angiography. An ECG may confirm an ST elevation MI if ST elevation is present. Commonly used blood tests include troponin and less often creatine kinase MB.Aspirin is an appropriate immediate treatment for a suspected MI. Nitroglycerin or opioids may be used to help with chest pain; however, they do not improve overall outcomes. Supplemental oxygen should be used in those with low oxygen levels or shortness of breath. In ST elevation MIs treatments which attempt to restore blood flow to the heart are typically recommended and include angioplasty, where the arteries are pushed open, or thrombolysis, where the blockage is removed using medications. People who have a non-ST elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) are often managed with the blood thinner heparin, with the additional use angioplasty in those at high risk. In people with blockages of multiple coronary arteries and diabetes, bypass surgery (CABG) may be recommended rather than angioplasty. After an MI, lifestyle modifications, along with long term treatment with aspirin, beta blockers, and statins, are typically recommended.Worldwide, more than 3 million people have ST elevation MIs and 4 million have NSTEMIs each year. STEMIs occur about twice as often in men as women. About one million people have an MI each year in the United States. In the developed world the risk of death in those who have had an STEMI is about 10%. Rates of MI for a given age have decreased globally between 1990 and 2010.