…assuming an upright posture. Specific triggers are well recognized and include: Provoked fear, pain, anxiety, intense emotion, the sight of blood, unpleasant sights and odors…

…and the whiter the color of the tissue on the ultrasound image. Moving structures (myocardium, blood flow) will alter the characteristics of ultrasound waves (e…

…it measures how far blood travels during the time period. VTI is also called stroke distance. Figure 2 illustrates the recording of VTI using pulsed…

…increased loading conditions. The latter is far more common and the conditions may coexist. A significant percentage of the population has hypertension, and aortic stenosis…

…third of the right bundle branch run in the endocardium, near the ventricular cavity, and it may to some extent receive oxygen from the blood…

…underlying process usually involves acute thrombotic obstruction of an epicardial coronary artery. A vulnerable atherosclerotic plaque and thrombogenic blood interact to initiate and extend thrombosis…

…opportunity to evaluate their performance and symptoms under the supervision of their clinician. Indeed, kinesiophobia (fear of exercising) is common after myocardial infarction and it…

…Delirium is common but often missed. On medical and geriatric wards a substantial proportion of older patients are affected, and the incidence is particularly high…

…high frequency waves. The frequency of the ultrasound wave must generally be reduced in order to visualize objects located far away from the transducer. Hence…

…far the most common anatomy, occurring in 90% of all individuals. Figure 2 is also important to study, as it shows the arterial supply of…

…The patient sits upright on the couch, far enough forward that the head will extend beyond the end of the couch when laid down. 2…

…book? This question is far from trivial and the stakes are high; mastering ECG interpretation will frequently be a matter of life and death. ECG…

…which is by far the most common cause of ST segment elevation in any population (up to 90% of males aged 40 years or younger…

…and one in the ventricle. Dual chamber systems offer the possibility of sensing and pacing in both the atria and ventricles. Sensing The pacemaker can…

…circumflex coronary artery (LCX). The right dominant system is by far the most common anatomy, occurring in 90% of all individuals. Right coronary artery (RCA…

…located far away from physicians' and nurses' stations in order to not disturb the patients' rest. It was believed that the mere presence of physicians…