Echocardiography

assessment of electronic cigarettes,” a study was concluded which states, “Researchers evaluated the acute effects of EC use on coronary flow. In particular, they measured the flow velocity reserve of the left anterior descending coronary artery by echocardiography after intravenous infusion of adenosine, representing the maximal ability of the artery to deliver blood to the myocardium.” As I stated in the first question, there isn’t much information to determine anything involving…

their bodies are not fully developed and therefore, some cannot withstand these symptoms. Death usually occurs within the first three days if the condition of the child continues to exacerbate. Many exams such as chest x-rays, blood tests and echocardiography can be used to confirm if a doctor has properly diagnosed the condition correctly. Blood tests are used to measure the amount of oxygen in the blood and chest x-rays are used to looks for the distinctive cloudy appearance of RDS in the…

Scimitar syndrome, first described by Chassinat in 1836, is a variant of partial anomalous pulmonary venous drainage (PAPVD). It is a rare complex congenital anomaly characterized by abnormal pulmonary venous return of the right lung into the IVC or right atrium. It is usually diagnosed in childhood but it may be delayed until later in life when it is discovered incidentally (1). It is often associated with not only other cardiac defects including atrial septal defect,patent ductus arteriosus…

TERMINOLOGY CLINICAL CLARIFICATION 1 • Life-threatening condition characterized by the inability of the pulmonary system to meet the metabolic demands of the body with respect to oxygenation of the blood and systemic organs and/or CO2 elimination • May be accompanied by ventilatory failure 7 • Develops within minutes or hours as opposed to chronic respiratory failure that develops over several days, weeks or years CLASSIFICATION 2, 1 • Classification is mainly based on arterial blood gas (ABG)…

Patient 1 – Cardiovascular A fifty-six year old male was checked into the ER with severe angina (pain in the chest that makes it difficult to breathe caused by poor blood flow to the myocardium) (the middle and thickest layer of the heart wall, composed of the cardiac muscle) (Miller, 2003). Upon checking his vitals the patient is noted to have an arrhythmia (when the speed or rhythm the heart is beating is not normal), while also suffering from tachycardia (when the heart beats exceeding fast…

Congenital heart diseases refers to the structural (anatomical) or physiological defects in the normal functioning of the heart as a result of birth defects that may be diagnosed soon after birth or may take years to produce full blown cardiac insufficiency. Valvular heart defects form the most common variety of congenital cardiac defect that is associated with high morbidity and mortality in adult years if no management options are employed. This is because the metabolic demands of the body…

Right Ventricular Function Assessment in Single LAD lesion Patients Using Strain and Strain Rate Imaging Abstract Background. Strain and strain rate imaging is currently the most popular echocardiographic technique that reveals subclinical myocardial damage, no available data on this imaging method with regard to assessing right ventricular involvement in single LAD lesion. Aim. to evaluate right ventricular regional functions using strain and strain rate imaging tissue Doppler method in…

ng/l was considered a positive result. The medical approach was blind to troponin levels and the patients were treated according to the recommendations of the international guidelines. The patients were discharged with indication of stress echocardiography with exercise or dobutamine to rule out induced myocardial ischemia. This functional test was not performed if the attending physician preferred to order a conventional or computed tomography coronary angiography. This hypothesis-generating…

the patient heart for any abnormal sounds. Additionally, a X Ray can also help determine if the heart is enlarged, which is a common physical attribute to identify cardiomyopathy. Similar to an X Ray, a echocardiography can determine the functionality of the heart and its shape. Echocardiography uses sound waves to produce a detailed picture of the patient’s heart. An EKG is also a useful way to diagnosis this disease because it allows the doctor to see the rhythmic pace and electrical activity…

Cardiac and respiratory conditions can be very hard on the child and the families of the child. There are many different cardiac and respiratory conditions that can affect a child, as well as their families. The great thing is that many of these conditions we are able to treat. The cardiac condition that I decided to research is the Tetralogy of Fallot and the respiratory condition is Respiratory Distress Syndrome. Tertralogy of Fallot is a birth defect and affects normal blood flow. During…