Atherosclerosis and Ischemic Heart Disease 2 Dec 2011 | 06:52 pm

What are the layers of an artery? Starting from the innermost layer: Intima: normally made up of single endothelial cell layer Internal elastic lamina Media: made up of smooth muscle [...]

Heart Murmur 23 Nov 2011 | 06:44 pm

What is a murmur? “swishing” sound produced by turbulent blood flow How are murmurs characterized? phase systolic diastolic holosystolic: throughout systolic aortic & pulmonic stenosis mitral & tricus...

Heart Failure 23 Nov 2011 | 05:36 pm

What is heart failure (HF)? It is a condition in which the cardiac output (CO) is so low that it can no longer meet the metabolic demand of the body, [...]

Heart Function Review 21 Nov 2011 | 06:54 am

Cardiac cycle ECG p wave QRS complex T wave Ventricular pressure vs time tracing Aortic pressure vs time tracing Atrial pressure vs time tracing a wave: atrial contraction c wave: [...]

Lobes of the brain and Mental Status Exam 27 Sep 2011 | 02:43 pm

Frontal lobes Functions: E-MBA– executive function + motivation + working memory +  behavior + attention  Tests: Working memory (digital span +  serial 7 +  spelling WORLD backward) +  judgement + fun...

Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitors 16 Aug 2011 | 01:41 pm