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ArticleProcedurer
Nasogastric tube

…the floor of the nose — that is, straight backwards, not upwards towards the bridge of the nose. The resistance at the posterior pharyngeal wall after…

ArticleProcedurer
Oesophageal ECG

…The oesophageal signal is thereby displayed in the V5 channel on the printout. 3. Set the filter: a frequency range of about 15–40 Hz…

ArticleECG
Assessment of Pacemaker Malfunction

…misplaced stimulation artifacts, irregular pacing, etc. Most cases of malfunction are associated with the electronics in the pulse generator or dislodgement or fracture of the…

ArticleEchocardiography
Tricuspid regurgitation (TR/TI)

…septal and posterior leaflets of the tricuspid valve adhere to the ventricular myocardium (failure of embryological delamination). The tricuspid valve annulus is displaced apically 0…

ArticleEchocardiography
Continuous Wave Doppler (CW Doppler)

…the opening of the mitral valve and the left atrium. Recall that velocities (flows) directed away from the transducer are displayed below the baseline and…

ArticleEchocardiography
Aortic stenosis

…according to type of stenosis. The patients with low flow (stroke volume index <35 ml/m²) and low gradient (<40 mmHg) displayed the worst prognosis…

ArticleEchocardiography
Two-dimensional (2D) echocardiography

…ms). Increasing the number of ultrasound lines or image depth will reduce the frame rate since more time is required to complete each frame. Thus…