Question: Define the following cardiovascular term: "vasopressor". Importance of Blood Pressure: Blood pressureis a term used to denote the the force exerted on artery walls by blood. Maintaining normal blood pressure is essential for achieving proper blood flow to all of the body's organs in ...
(c) How do you know if you have or are diseased? (d) Can any abnormality in normal function be classified as a disease? The term epistaxis is a medical term that is used to refer to what condition? Determine the term being described or defined by the following statement: Temporary ces...
The paroxysmal nature of many supraventricular arrhythmias, together with their occurrence, frequently in the absence of organic heart disease, often enables the afflicted patient to enjoy long spells of normal health which are interrupted abruptly by disabling and distressing symptoms. These may be ...
Blood pressure is a term used to denote the force exerted on artery walls by the blood flowing through them. When blood pressure is higher than is normal, this forces the heart to pump harder in order to provide adequate oxygen to the rest of the body. This extra exertion can result in...
Vagally mediated AF usually occurs in the setting of structurally normal atria and the degree of refractory period dispersion created by the vagal shortening of atrial action potentials appears to be the major determinant of vagally mediated AF [42]. Several mechanisms have been advanced to explain ...