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Otoscopy and ear syringing

…syringe with a soft irrigation catheter, or an electric ear irrigator with pressure limitation, body temperature water or saline ( 36–37 °C ), a kidney dish…

Components and construction of a pacemaker

…a battery , and one or two leads . The pulse generator generates the electric current needed to stimulate the myocardium. The current is delivered to the…

Terminology of sudden cardiac arrest and resuscitation

…ventricular fibrillation) or cardioversion (ventricular tachycardia). Non shockable rhythm : Cardiac rhythm that cannot be defibrillated or cardioverted. These rhythms include pulse less electrical activity (PEA…

The ECG leads: Electrodes, limb leads, chest (precordial) leads and the 12-Lead ECG

…obtained by combining two or three electrodes. At any given instant during the cardiac cycle, all ECG leads analyze the same electrical events but from…

The ultrasound transducer

…Piezoelectric crystals have unique electromechanical properties. When an electric current is applied to a piezoelectric crystal, it starts to vibrate and these vibrations generate sound…

Physics of ultrasound

…metal, or tissue and fluids in the human body. Sound waves arise when a sound source generates mechanical vibrations in the particles of the medium…

Technical aspects of the ultrasound image

…because the vibrations in the piezoelectric crystals, and thus the electric current they send back to the machine, vary with the amplitude of the reflected…

Electrical cardioversion

…the procedure is routine. Synchronised cardioversion or unsynchronised defibrillation Synchronised cardioversion Unsynchronised defibrillation : : : Rhythm An organised rhythm with discernible QRS complexes: atrial fibrillation, atrial flutter…

The electrical axis of the heart (ECG axis)

…of the normal heart axis. Figure 1. The electrical axis of the heart (heart axis). As evident from the figure, the normal heart axis is…

The electrical axis of the heart (heart axis): ECG & physiology

…range of normal heart axis. Figure 38. The electrical axis of the heart (heart axis). As evident from the figure, the normal heart axis is…

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