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| Cardiac electrophysiology: Phase 4 |
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| cell at rest (resting membrane potential) |
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| Cardiac electrophysiology: Phase 0 |
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| Cardiac electrophysiology: Phase 1,2 |
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| early repolarization (ST segment) |
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| Cardiac electrophysiology: Phase 3 |
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| BP msmt c arm @ heart level 2 days apart; >140/90mmHg |
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| significant narrowing of 1+ blood vessels in legs |
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| intermittent claudication |
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| symptoms may occur at rest |
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| severe (limb-threatening) PVD |
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| Exercise ECG: more often false neg or false pos? |
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| false positive more often |
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| Gold standard for determining status of coronary aa & valves = |
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| coronary angiography (cardiac catheterization) |
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| Problems c coronary catheterization (3) |
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allergic rxn;
~$3000;
CVA/MI/death |
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| radioactive substance injected in blood; absorbed by unheatlhy myocardial tissue (tectinium-99) |
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| contrast medium injects; exam via Xrays |
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| Swan-Ganz catheter: senses… (2) |
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| pulmonary pressure; capillary wedge pressure |
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| Central venous pressure (CVP) measures… |
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| R atrial pressure (PRE-LOAD) |
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