…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…

…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…

Echocardiography Generating the ultrasound image The ultrasound transducer generates short bursts (pulses) of ultrasound waves. Reflected ultrasound waves are analyzed by the machine during the…

…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…

…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…

…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…

…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…

…by the left circumflex coronary artery (LCX). Right dominant system is by far the most common anatomy, occurring in 90% of all individuals. Figure 2…

…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…

…myocardial infarction as the final diagnosis. The underlying process usually involves acute thrombotic obstruction of an epicardial coronary artery. A vulnerable atherosclerotic plaque and thrombogenic…