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A new ECG biomarker for sudden cardiac death

…biomarker for sudden cardiac death: what the new Nature study shows Low risk (blue) versus high risk (red) ECG morphs in lead aVL (adapted from…

Color Doppler

…A color scale from blue to red is conventionally used. Blue color implies velocities (movement) away from the transducer and red color implies velocities (movement…

Eye examination and corneal foreign body

…and equipment A visual acuity chart and a pinhole. A slit lamp with a cobalt blue filter; alternatively a magnifying loupe and a Wood's…

Inotropes and vasopressors: doses, indications, contraindications and effects

…orange = phosphodiesterase inhibitors, blue/turquoise = calcium sensitisers and a beta agonist without vascular effect. Catecholamine receptors Alpha 1 adrenergic receptors: expressed in vascular…

Cardiac arrest in intoxication (poisoning)

…Methemoglobin forming substances Methylene blue Methotrexate Leucovorin (folinic acid) Glucarpidase (carboxypeptidase G2) Opioids Naloxone Organophosphates Atropine Pralidoxime Sulfonylurea Octreotide Thallium Prussian blue Tricyclic Antidepressants Sodium…

Physics of ultrasound

…that are generated when the vocal cords vibrate. Blue waves represent sound waves reflected by the object. Although sound waves travel through time and space…

Tissue Doppler (Tissue Velocity Imaging)

…Myocardium moving towards the transducer is colored red, and myocardium moving away from the transducer is colored blue. The advantage of color tissue Doppler is…

Peripheral venous cannula and intraosseous access

…transfusion, contrast medium 20 G Pink 55–65 mL/min The standard for most adults 22 G Blue 30–36 mL/min Fragile veins, older…

Proximal Isovelocity Surface Area (PISA)

…This results in the Doppler signal shifting color, such that blue turns red, and red turns blue. For color Doppler aliasing usually occurs when velocities…

Two-dimensional (2D) echocardiography

…the dark area). Figure 4 shows a blue (the color may vary depending on manufacturer and user settings) circle next to the transducer; this is…

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