Circulatory System and Blood
... a) Name two structures that exist in the human fetal circulation system that are non-functional in the adult. Outline their function in the fetal circulatory system and explain why they are unnecessary in the adult. (5 marks) b) What effect will the foramen ovale (oval opening) not closing after bir ...
... a) Name two structures that exist in the human fetal circulation system that are non-functional in the adult. Outline their function in the fetal circulatory system and explain why they are unnecessary in the adult. (5 marks) b) What effect will the foramen ovale (oval opening) not closing after bir ...
Endocarditis and Bacteremia due to Kocuria rosea Following Heart
... The patient was a nine-year-old male, with the diagnosis of ventricular septal defect (VSD) and transposition of great arteries (TGA) since 2002. Angiography was performed four times during follow-up. The patient underwent for VSD closure operation in 2005. He underwent mitral valve replacement in a ...
... The patient was a nine-year-old male, with the diagnosis of ventricular septal defect (VSD) and transposition of great arteries (TGA) since 2002. Angiography was performed four times during follow-up. The patient underwent for VSD closure operation in 2005. He underwent mitral valve replacement in a ...
Right-Sided Heart Failure
... Heart. As in left-heart failure, the cardiac morphology varies with cause. Rarely, structural defects such as tricuspid or pulmonary valvular abnormalities or endocardial fibrosis (as in carcinoid heart disease) may be present. However, since isolated right heart failure is most often caused by lun ...
... Heart. As in left-heart failure, the cardiac morphology varies with cause. Rarely, structural defects such as tricuspid or pulmonary valvular abnormalities or endocardial fibrosis (as in carcinoid heart disease) may be present. However, since isolated right heart failure is most often caused by lun ...
cardiovascular evaluation of ruellia patula and ruellia
... These steroidal cardiac glycosides are mainly obtained from Digitalis, Strophanthus, Acokanthera, Urginea, Apocynum, Convallaria (14) and other plants which elaborates steroidal glycosides. Cardiotonic drugs are not replaced yet by other adequate substitutes. This study may lead the efforts in this ...
... These steroidal cardiac glycosides are mainly obtained from Digitalis, Strophanthus, Acokanthera, Urginea, Apocynum, Convallaria (14) and other plants which elaborates steroidal glycosides. Cardiotonic drugs are not replaced yet by other adequate substitutes. This study may lead the efforts in this ...
6 Heart Physiology Homework
... 4. Intraventricular pressure being greater than atrial pressure. 5. Intraventricular pressure being greater than pressure in the pulmonary trunk and aorta. 6. With hypertension, the ventricular pressure must rise higher to open the semilunar valves. For the same increase in pressure in a normotensiv ...
... 4. Intraventricular pressure being greater than atrial pressure. 5. Intraventricular pressure being greater than pressure in the pulmonary trunk and aorta. 6. With hypertension, the ventricular pressure must rise higher to open the semilunar valves. For the same increase in pressure in a normotensiv ...
Cardiovascular powerpoint
... tenineae prevent the flaps from opening back up into the atria. Valves and heart sounds C. The two semilunar valves (pulmonary and aortic) have 3 cusps that fit tightly together. When the ventricles contract the force of the contractions open the valves into the pulmonary vein or aorta as the blood ...
... tenineae prevent the flaps from opening back up into the atria. Valves and heart sounds C. The two semilunar valves (pulmonary and aortic) have 3 cusps that fit tightly together. When the ventricles contract the force of the contractions open the valves into the pulmonary vein or aorta as the blood ...
Circulatory System
... right and left half • Repetitive contraction (systole) and relaxation (diastole) of heart chambers • Blood moves through circulatory system from areas of higher to lower pressure. ...
... right and left half • Repetitive contraction (systole) and relaxation (diastole) of heart chambers • Blood moves through circulatory system from areas of higher to lower pressure. ...
(preload, contractility and afterload) and heart failure
... Signs and Symptoms of Left Heart Failure:Shortness of Breath (dyspnea) due to → Blood “backs up” in the pulmonary veins because the left ventricle can not pump blood properly to the systemic circulation → fluid leaks into the lungs → pulmonary edema. ...
... Signs and Symptoms of Left Heart Failure:Shortness of Breath (dyspnea) due to → Blood “backs up” in the pulmonary veins because the left ventricle can not pump blood properly to the systemic circulation → fluid leaks into the lungs → pulmonary edema. ...
ACLS Helpful Hints 2015 Guidelines – Revised for May 2016
... The ACLS exam is 50 questions. Passing score is 84% or you may miss 8 questions. For those persons taking ACLS for the first time or renewing with a current card, exam remediation is permitted should you miss more than 8 questions on the exam. Viewing the ACLS book ahead of time with the online reso ...
... The ACLS exam is 50 questions. Passing score is 84% or you may miss 8 questions. For those persons taking ACLS for the first time or renewing with a current card, exam remediation is permitted should you miss more than 8 questions on the exam. Viewing the ACLS book ahead of time with the online reso ...
Autotransplantation: A New Way to Look at Surgery Various surgery
... standard open heart surgery. First, autotransplantation does not require a donor’s organ. The long wait for one is no longer necessary with this surgical procedure. In addition, because autotransplantation takes one’s own heart to operate, there is no worry over rejection of the heart by the body. ...
... standard open heart surgery. First, autotransplantation does not require a donor’s organ. The long wait for one is no longer necessary with this surgical procedure. In addition, because autotransplantation takes one’s own heart to operate, there is no worry over rejection of the heart by the body. ...
Heart failure. Myocardial Infarction Ph.D., MD, Assistant Professor
... complex, progressive, and dynamic phenomenon that is initiated by repeated episodes of ischemia. In the early stages, resting perfusion is usually preserved, but flow reserve is significantly reduced. With time, and probably also increases in the physiological significance of the underlying coronary ...
... complex, progressive, and dynamic phenomenon that is initiated by repeated episodes of ischemia. In the early stages, resting perfusion is usually preserved, but flow reserve is significantly reduced. With time, and probably also increases in the physiological significance of the underlying coronary ...
Occurrence of left-sided heart valve involvement before right
... In carcinoid heart disease, the presence of hepatic metastases plays a permissive role in allowing high quantities of tumour products, such as serotonin and other vasoactive amines, to be available and carried directly to the right heart.4,6 However, the left heart is less involved due to the protec ...
... In carcinoid heart disease, the presence of hepatic metastases plays a permissive role in allowing high quantities of tumour products, such as serotonin and other vasoactive amines, to be available and carried directly to the right heart.4,6 However, the left heart is less involved due to the protec ...
There are three basic parts to an EKG: 5 things to
... if there are no P waves and the QRS is narrow, think a. fib. what’s happening: the atria is basically quivering, this means blood isn’t being pumped effectively from the atria into the ventricles. This causes blood to pool in the atria which means clots can form. A patient will be started on an anti ...
... if there are no P waves and the QRS is narrow, think a. fib. what’s happening: the atria is basically quivering, this means blood isn’t being pumped effectively from the atria into the ventricles. This causes blood to pool in the atria which means clots can form. A patient will be started on an anti ...
External-Defibrillators
... The device is rental for up to 13 months only, and rental includes all necessary supplies. After 13 months rental, the AED belongs to the recipient, and supplies may be purchased without authorization. Authorization requests must include expected duration of need. An AED, wearable / garment type, wi ...
... The device is rental for up to 13 months only, and rental includes all necessary supplies. After 13 months rental, the AED belongs to the recipient, and supplies may be purchased without authorization. Authorization requests must include expected duration of need. An AED, wearable / garment type, wi ...
Artificial heart pacemakers
... The heart is a highly efficient pump with four chambers. The two chambers on the right side of the heart receive oxygen-poor (‘blue’) blood from the body and pump this blood to the lungs, where it receives oxygen. The oxygen-rich (‘red’) blood returns to the left side of the heart, and the two left ...
... The heart is a highly efficient pump with four chambers. The two chambers on the right side of the heart receive oxygen-poor (‘blue’) blood from the body and pump this blood to the lungs, where it receives oxygen. The oxygen-rich (‘red’) blood returns to the left side of the heart, and the two left ...
pulse
... 1. Gives relatively accurate results 2. No need to stop activity to determine heart rate 3. Client is able to see where the heart rate is at any time which can provide extra motivation. ...
... 1. Gives relatively accurate results 2. No need to stop activity to determine heart rate 3. Client is able to see where the heart rate is at any time which can provide extra motivation. ...
Biology 20
... Veins from lungs carry oxygenated blood to left atrium Right pulmonary vein from right lung Left pulmonary vein from left lung ...
... Veins from lungs carry oxygenated blood to left atrium Right pulmonary vein from right lung Left pulmonary vein from left lung ...
Human Circulatory System
... •High blood pressure is called Hypertension, which can damage the arteries and weaken the heart muscle. •Anemia results when the blood cannot carry enough oxygen to the body cells. •Angina is a narrowing of the coronary artery which slows blood flow to the heart. This causes shortness of breath or c ...
... •High blood pressure is called Hypertension, which can damage the arteries and weaken the heart muscle. •Anemia results when the blood cannot carry enough oxygen to the body cells. •Angina is a narrowing of the coronary artery which slows blood flow to the heart. This causes shortness of breath or c ...
Exercise 7
... pumped into the arteries, flows through the capillary beds to feed the tissues, is recovered in the veins, and then returned to the heart. In the adult there are parallel systems from the right ventricle of the heart to the lungs and from the left ventricle to the rest of the body. The reason that t ...
... pumped into the arteries, flows through the capillary beds to feed the tissues, is recovered in the veins, and then returned to the heart. In the adult there are parallel systems from the right ventricle of the heart to the lungs and from the left ventricle to the rest of the body. The reason that t ...
The optimal treatment of multivessel coronary artery disease
... the best short- and long-term probability of success. In patients with non-life-threatening disease, those without significant LV dysfunction, 3VD or LMS disease, stent revascularization has become an alternative to surgery. However, this is true only if stenting is confined to patients whose anatom ...
... the best short- and long-term probability of success. In patients with non-life-threatening disease, those without significant LV dysfunction, 3VD or LMS disease, stent revascularization has become an alternative to surgery. However, this is true only if stenting is confined to patients whose anatom ...
echocardiography
... • Multiple views can be taken from upper and mid oesophagus and transgastric positions. Two most commonly used views for monitoring during cardiac surgery are 4 chamber view and transgastric view (short axis) • The advent of live 3D echo offers great promise for better visualisation of complex anat ...
... • Multiple views can be taken from upper and mid oesophagus and transgastric positions. Two most commonly used views for monitoring during cardiac surgery are 4 chamber view and transgastric view (short axis) • The advent of live 3D echo offers great promise for better visualisation of complex anat ...
Heart failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction
... tissue Doppler relaxation patterns. These characteristics are independent of fitness status and co-morbid conditions; even elite senior athletes who are otherwise healthy and have large compliant ventricles exhibit myocardial tissue relaxation patterns similar to sedentary age-matched controls.(Carr ...
... tissue Doppler relaxation patterns. These characteristics are independent of fitness status and co-morbid conditions; even elite senior athletes who are otherwise healthy and have large compliant ventricles exhibit myocardial tissue relaxation patterns similar to sedentary age-matched controls.(Carr ...
Pseudo-Infarction Pattern Secondary to Lung Cancer
... body lymphadenopathy were noted on examination. Cardiac auscultation revealed a regular rhythm with no rub, murmur, or gallop and with a nondisplaced point of maximal impulse. No air movement was noted in the left lung. The rest of the physical examination was unremarkable. An ECG obtained on presen ...
... body lymphadenopathy were noted on examination. Cardiac auscultation revealed a regular rhythm with no rub, murmur, or gallop and with a nondisplaced point of maximal impulse. No air movement was noted in the left lung. The rest of the physical examination was unremarkable. An ECG obtained on presen ...
Sparman, Manchineel Poisoning Bradyarrhythmia.qxp
... without any evidence of pericardial effusion. The left ventricular (LV) wall thickness was normal and the intra-cardiac chamber sizes were normal. The mitral, tricuspid, aortic and pulmonary valves appeared to be normal in reference to morphology and excursion. The E/A ratio was normal – demonstrati ...
... without any evidence of pericardial effusion. The left ventricular (LV) wall thickness was normal and the intra-cardiac chamber sizes were normal. The mitral, tricuspid, aortic and pulmonary valves appeared to be normal in reference to morphology and excursion. The E/A ratio was normal – demonstrati ...