a resource book for clinical practice third edition

Approach to Internal Medicine A Resource Book for Clinical Practice Third Edition ppt

Approach to Internal Medicine A Resource Book for Clinical Practice Third Edition ppt

Ngày tải lên : 06/03/2014, 11:20
... ANTERIOR SPINAL paraplegia/quadriplegia, ante rior cord syndrome CLASSIFICATION SYSTEMS  STANFORD A ¼ any ascending aorta involvement, B ¼ all others CLINICAL FEATURES RATIONAL CLINICAL EXAMINATION ... GOODPASTURE DISEASE  PATHOPHYSIOLOGY antibasement membrane antibodies ! attack pulmonary and renal base ment membrane  CLINICAL FEATURES hemoptysis and hematuria, with respiratory and renal failure ... PATHOPHYSIOLOGY ANATOMY layers of aorta include intima, media, and adventitia Majority of tears found in ascending aorta right lateral wall where the greatest shear force upon the artery wall is produced AORTIC...
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UP AND AWAY: A resource book for English language support in primary schools pptx

UP AND AWAY: A resource book for English language support in primary schools pptx

Ngày tải lên : 19/03/2014, 08:20
... (e.g a name in a telephone book) • Can read and understand the main points in texts encountered in the mainstream class, provided the thematic area and key vocabulary are already familiar • Can ... in advance and there is appropriate visual support • Can understand the main points of stories that are read aloud in the mainstream classroom • Can understand a large part of a short film on a ... cultures/nationalities • The Christmas party and other festival days/celebrations • Night courses for all parents, such as IT, cookery, yoga, art and craft, languages, etc • Graduation day for 6th class...
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Tài liệu Machinery''''s Handbook 27th Edition A REFERENCE BOOK FOR THE MECHANICAL ENGINEER, docx

Tài liệu Machinery''''s Handbook 27th Edition A REFERENCE BOOK FOR THE MECHANICAL ENGINEER, docx

Ngày tải lên : 15/12/2013, 03:15
... b3 a × a × a = aaa = a a × b = ab a b = ( ab ) = ⎛ 1⎞ = a – -⎝ a a3 a2 a3 = a2 + = a5 ( a2 )3 = a2 × = ( a3 )2 = a6 a4 ÷ a3 = a4 – = a a + b = ( a + b ) ( a – ab + b ) a0 = a – b = ( a – ... ( a – b ) = a – 3a b + 3ab – b ( a – b ) = a – 2ab + b 3 ( a + b ) = a + 2ab + b a = a a a = -b b = = a – 1⁄3 1 -a a a2 = ( a ) = a2 / a = 4×3 a 3 b 3 3 (3 a) = a ab = a = a a+ b = a + ... – b ) ( a + ab + b ) a2 – b2 = ( a + b ) ( a – b ) ( a + b ) = a + 3a b + 3ab + b a a 3 3 3 a – b = ( a – b ) + 3ab ( a – b ) a a = a 2 a + b = ( a + b ) – 3ab ( a + b ) a b ab = ⎛ a + b⎞ –...
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Tài liệu The Portable Ethicist for Mental Health Professionals A Complete Guide to Responsible Practice Second Edition pptx

Tài liệu The Portable Ethicist for Mental Health Professionals A Complete Guide to Responsible Practice Second Edition pptx

Ngày tải lên : 15/02/2014, 02:20
... federal government now plays a greater role as a result of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy and Security Rules that are in force In addition, each mental health ... either as a primary form of therapy or as an adjunct to regular therapy sessions E-mail therapy began as a matter of convenience for many practitioners: a way to schedule appointments or answer a ... considers that each state has its own professional ethical standards, and national and state mental health organizations create, augment, and interpret published public ethical standards differently...
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Clinical Genetics in Nursing Practice Third Edition pptx

Clinical Genetics in Nursing Practice Third Edition pptx

Ngày tải lên : 06/03/2014, 12:21
... pattem DMA mRNA Amino add chaln TTT AAA lys AGC UCG ser CTG GAC asp ATT UAA stop TGA ACU thr TT AA (Chain terminâtes hère) Délation of T In flrst triptot of DNA DMA mRNA Amlno add chain TTA AAU lieu ... reached) command SubstttuttonofTforQInsecondtripletofDNA-ThissubsWutionofapyrirnldineforapurinebaseis caUed a transversion DNA TTT ATC CTG ATT mRNA AAA UAG GAC UAA Amino add chaln lys stop (Chaln ... nurses with a baccalaureate or master's degree, respectively may apply to be recognized as a Baccalaureate Genetics clinical Nurse or an Advanced Practice Nurse in Genetics Many other organizations...
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Clinical Drug Therapy: Rationales for Nursing Practice, Ninth Edition docx

Clinical Drug Therapy: Rationales for Nursing Practice, Ninth Edition docx

Ngày tải lên : 29/03/2014, 11:21
... drugs These laws may be more stringent than federal laws; if so, the stricter laws usually apply Canadian Drug Laws and Standards Canada and its provinces have laws and standards that parallel those ... displaced drug, freed from their bound form, become pharmacologically active Example: aspirin (an anti-inflammatory/analgesic/ antipyretic agent) + warfarin (an anticoagulant) → increased anticoagulant ... of Nursing Capstone College of Nursing University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, Alabama Chapter 17–21 Tracey Goldsmith, PharmD Independent Legal and Healthcare Consultant Magnolia, Texas Chapters 33–37...
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Cardiovascular Imaging A handbook for clinical practice - Part 1 pptx

Cardiovascular Imaging A handbook for clinical practice - Part 1 pptx

Ngày tải lên : 13/08/2014, 12:20
... PM Page i Cardiovascular Imaging A handbook for clinical practice BCIPR 6/17/05 9:53 PM Page ii BCIPR 6/17/05 9:53 PM Page iii THE ESC EDUCATION SERIES Cardiovascular Imaging A handbook for clinical ... other clinical data These issues can almost always be resolved by careful clinical evaluation and application of modern imaging techniques (Table 2.1) Additionally, clinical and echocardiographic ... including valvular disease, coronary artery disease, and myocardial and pericardial disease In these various pathologies, the incremental value of echocardiography, nuclear imaging, CMR and MSCT are...
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Cardiovascular Imaging A handbook for clinical practice - Part 2 pps

Cardiovascular Imaging A handbook for clinical practice - Part 2 pps

Ngày tải lên : 13/08/2014, 12:20
... pronounced with a large valve area and small ascending aorta BCI3 6/18/05 32 11:12 AM Page 32 Chapter Aortic valve area A limitation of velocity and pressure gradient data is that a relatively low ... measured from a parasternal long axis view for calculation of a circular cross-sectional area LVOT velocity measured with pulsed wave Doppler from an apical view (for a parallel intercept angle) ... a catheter across the stenotic valve, which is associated with cerebral embolization Cardiac MRI has the potential to visualize and measure blood flow and allows calculation of valve area, analogous...
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Cardiovascular Imaging A handbook for clinical practice - Part 3 pptx

Cardiovascular Imaging A handbook for clinical practice - Part 3 pptx

Ngày tải lên : 13/08/2014, 12:20
... diagnosing acute aortic syndromes, particularly for conditions confined to the ascending aorta Echocardiography Echocardiography (TTE and TEE) is a non-invasive and readily available modality for ... coronary arteries.7 Intramural hematoma appears as a crescent-shaped, high-attenuation signal within the wall of the aorta on non-contrast CT It may also present as localized thickening of the aortic ... valves: an evaluation of clinical, transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiographic parameters J Am Coll Cardiol 1998;32:1410–7 10 Girad SE, Miller FA Jr, Orszulak TA, et al Reoperation for prosthetic...
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Cardiovascular Imaging A handbook for clinical practice - Part 4 docx

Cardiovascular Imaging A handbook for clinical practice - Part 4 docx

Ngày tải lên : 13/08/2014, 12:20
... many laboratories, which is attributed predominantly to image attenuation artifacts and variance of normal that are interpreted as defects attributed to significant CAD.3 Breast attenuation artifacts ... 2.3 years after a normal scan was 0.6% per year.6 Conversely, the cardiac death and/or nonfatal myocardial infarction rate was 5.9% per annum in patients with high-risk scan variables as derived ... catheterization and have normal coronary angiograms This is because the majority of patients referred for angiography have abnormal scans, yielding an exaggerated referral of patients with false-positive...
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Cardiovascular Imaging A handbook for clinical practice - Part 5 potx

Cardiovascular Imaging A handbook for clinical practice - Part 5 potx

Ngày tải lên : 13/08/2014, 12:20
... Patients with a normal dobutamine–atropine stress echocardiogram have a low annual event rate of cardiac death or non-fatal infarction.17 The rate of cardiac death or myocardial infarction in patients ... American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association/American Society for Nuclear Cardiology (ACC/AHA/ASNC) guidelines for the clinical use of cardiac radionuclide imaging: a report of the ACC/AHA/ASNC ... far as peripheral vascular disease is an important marker and a strong predictor for cardiovascular events, in particular myocardial infarction and stroke The diagnosis of peripheral vascular...
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Cardiovascular Imaging A handbook for clinical practice - Part 6 doc

Cardiovascular Imaging A handbook for clinical practice - Part 6 doc

Ngày tải lên : 13/08/2014, 12:20
... echocardiogram in an 83-year-old man with acute pulmonary edema days after acute anterior myocardial infarction demonstrating anterior papillary muscle rupture (arrow) and flail anterior mitral valve ... four-chamber and (D) short-axis views shows a large septal and apical infarct BCI13 6/15/05 8:36 PM 156 Page 156 Chapter 13 of pericardial disease through characterization of pericardial anatomy and ... with pacemakers or implantable defibrillators and ferromagnetic cerebral aneurysm clips Irregular rhythms that often accompany acute heart failure can result in inadequate cardiac gating and suboptimal...
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Cardiovascular Imaging A handbook for clinical practice - Part 7 pot

Cardiovascular Imaging A handbook for clinical practice - Part 7 pot

Ngày tải lên : 13/08/2014, 12:20
... Conventional echocardiographic parameters Table 15.1 provides an overview on the available conventional parameters that are valuable for the assessment of dyssynchrony before CRT implantation and for ... hypertrophy from pathologic hypertrophy of the heart The mitral apparatus The mitral apparatus is visualized in its integrity from parasternal and apical long-axis as well as parasternal short-axis projections ... it has not been systematically validated in patients with advanced heart failure and LV-based pacing Most centers today use a simplified, iterative approach for AV delay optimization The transmitral...
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Cardiovascular Imaging A handbook for clinical practice - Part 8 pdf

Cardiovascular Imaging A handbook for clinical practice - Part 8 pdf

Ngày tải lên : 13/08/2014, 12:20
... located in the RA or atrial septum They arise from the endocardial surface and have a broad base of attachment Lipomas have the same signal intensity as subcutaneous and epicardial fat on all ... improved imaging of smaller masses, particularly in the atria, atrial appendages, or associated with valvular structures Contrast-enhanced echocardiography improves visualization of intracardiac masses ... Hoffman U, Globits S, Schima W, et al Usefulness of magnetic resonance imaging of cardiac and paracardiac masses Am J Cardiol 2003;92:890 Further reading Araoz PA, Mulvagh SL, Tazlaar HD, et al...
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Cardiovascular Imaging A handbook for clinical practice - Part 9 pptx

Cardiovascular Imaging A handbook for clinical practice - Part 9 pptx

Ngày tải lên : 13/08/2014, 12:20
... PM Page 235 CHAPTER 19 Evaluation of the transplanted heart Oberdan Parodi, Maria Frigerio, and Benedetta De Chiara Introduction Cardiac transplantation is an established treatment for advanced ... transplant vasculopathy CAV, coronary allograft vasculopathy; CMV, cytomegalovirus Table 19.1 Clinical symptoms and signs of acute cardiac allograft rejection None Malaise, fatigue Fever Tachycardia ... prognostic value of serial dobutamine stress echocardiography for non-invasive assessment of cardiac allograft vasculopathy: comparison with coronary angiography and intravascular ultrasound Circulation...
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Cardiovascular Imaging A handbook for clinical practice - Part 10 pps

Cardiovascular Imaging A handbook for clinical practice - Part 10 pps

Ngày tải lên : 13/08/2014, 12:20
... 46–52 ) A pacemaker was implanted at the age of 17 years because of sick sinus syndrome and paroxysmal atrial tachycardia Cardiac catheterization at the age of 36 years showed an abnormal site ... cardiovascular MRI AJR Am J Roentgenol 2004;182:1333–9 Masui T, Katayama M, Kobayashi S, et al Gadolinium-enhanced MR angiography in the evaluation of congenital cardiovascular disease pre- and ... filling as markers of abnormal right ventricular diastolic function.5 Aortic coarctation Coarctation of the aorta accounts for 5% of all CHD and is defined as a congenital narrowing of the aorta, most...
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A handbook for clinical practice - part 1 docx

A handbook for clinical practice - part 1 docx

Ngày tải lên : 14/08/2014, 07:20
... death increases dramatically as a function of advancing age [17], in parallel with the age-related increase in incidence of total coronary heart disease deaths For subgroups with advanced heart ... cardiac arrest, which retains survival potential Clinical definitions of cardiac arrest and SCD are categorized as “primary” or “secondary.” These classifications are used in many clinical trials and ... Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA, USA Gaetano Thiene, MD, Department of Cardiology and Pathology, University of Padua, Italy Alec Vahanian, MD, Cardiology Department, Bichat Hospital, Paris,...
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A handbook for clinical practice - part 3 pdf

A handbook for clinical practice - part 3 pdf

Ngày tải lên : 14/08/2014, 07:20
... significantly associated with the primary study endpoint (arrhythmic death or cardiac arrest) after adjustment for clinical covariates Patients with an abnormal SAECG had a 28% incidence of primary ... Efferent vagal innervation of the canine atria and sinus and atrioventricular nodes The third fat pad Circulation 1997; 95: 2573–2584 Armour JA Myocardial ischaemia and the cardiac nervous system Cardiovasc ... La Rovere MT, et al The ATRAMI Investigators Heart rate turbulence-based predictors of fatal and nonfatal cardiac arrest (The Autonomic Tone and Reflexes After Myocardial Infarction substudy) Am...
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A handbook for clinical practice - part 4 docx

A handbook for clinical practice - part 4 docx

Ngày tải lên : 14/08/2014, 07:20
... myocardial ischemia triggers a ventricular tachyarrhythmia in patients who may or may not have a preexisting myocardial scar, and (2) a ventricular tachyarrhythmia occurs in the setting of a myocardial ... exercise, alcohol intake, and the ratio of ApoB/ApoA1 [8] Although no data are available specifically documenting that treatment strategies favorably impacting on the constellation of risk factors ... revascularization in patients scheduled for CABG with an ejection fraction less than 36% and an abnormal signal-averaged ECG (SAECG) After cardiopulmonary bypass, patients were randomized to a control...
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