A letter to the editor in response to the article on paediatric resuscitation guidelines in the May 19, 2011 issue and the author's response regarding the issue are presented.ChanEmergency DepartmentStewart S. W.Emergency DepartmentCattermole
High blood pressure (also called hypertension) is incredibly common. About half of adults have high blood pressure, but only one in four have it under control, according to theCenters for Disease Control and Prevention(CDC). Many people don’t even know that they have high blood pressure, si...
We studied blood pressure in the first hours of life in a cohort of 1105 preterm infants weighing 501 to 2000 gm; these infants represented 83% of all births at these weights that resulted in admission to three intensive care nurseries during a 34-month period between 1984 and 1987. To ass...
aTourism landscape of Guangxi 广西旅游业风景[translate] a结婚庆典 Marriage celebration[translate] ablood pressure values must lie within certain normal ranges in order to prevent particular diseases 血压价值必须在某些正常范围之间为了防止特殊疾病[translate]...
Background: The present study aims to determine reference ranges for sex hormone concentrations measured on the Siemens ADVIA Centaur ® XP immunology analyzer system. Methods: The study sample consisted of 1638 individuals (814 men and 824 women) aged
This was a planned analysis of a larger research case–control study conducted to investigate whether placental biometry, combined with maternal factors, uterine artery Doppler, blood pressure, and biochemical markers, could accurately predict the occurrence of preeclampsia and fetal growth restriction. Th...
High blood pressure (hypertension) is defined as high pressure (tension) in the arteries, which are the vessels that carry blood from the heart to the rest of the body. Blood pressure measures the force inside the body’s arteries that happens with each heartbeat as blood delivers oxygen-ric...
A complete blood count (CBC) measures the concentration of white blood cells, red blood cells, and platelets in the blood and aids in the diagnosis of conditions and diseases such as anemia, malignancies, and immune disorders.
If you have a BP of 140/90, that is considered high blood pressure and you should discuss this with your doctor. The first thing that is usually recommended for people with high blood pressure to do is lifestyle changes such as maintaining a healthy weig
Cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) enables assessment and quantification of morphological and functional parameters of the heart, including chamber size and function, diameters of the aorta and pulmonary arteries, flow and myocardial relaxation time