Chapter 1 Cardiovascular Disorders I. Normal cardiac anatomy‚ physiology‚ and function A. Cardiac and coronary artery anatomy (see Figure 1-1) The left anterior descending artery is the most common site of coronary artery occlusion. B. Cardiac cycle (see Figure 1-2) In 10% of patients‚ the posterior descending artery derives from the left coronary artery. C. Cardiac output (CO) 1. Heart rate (HR) a. Number of cardiac contractions per unit time; commonly expressed as beats per minute (bpm)
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Topic 1: Subject‚ tasks and methods of pathophysiology. General nosology‚ etiology and pathogenesis. 1. A 49-year-old man was suffering 12 years ago from rheumatic myocarditis‚ endocarditis‚ and insufficiency of mitral valve. Examinations showed the absence of inflammatory process‚ sufficient minute blood volume. What is it? A. Pathological reaction B. Pathological process C. Typical pathological process D. Compensatory reaction E. Pathological
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100 CASES in Surgery This page intentionally left blank 100 CASES in Surgery James A Gossage MBBS BSc MRCS Specialist Registrar in General Surgery Bijan Modarai MBBS BSc PhD MRCS Specialist Registrar in General Surgery Arun Sahai MBBS BSc MRCS Specialist Registrar in Urology Richard Worth MBBS BSc MRCS Orthopaedic Research Fellow Volume Editor: Kevin G Burnand MS FRCS Professor of Vascular Surgery‚ Academic Department of Surgery‚ King’s College
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\ PSYC 112 – HUMAN GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT Definition of terms This is the study of how people change physically‚ cognitively‚ socially and emotionally over the entire lifespan. Its major interest is on how and why the human organism grows and changes from its initial form in utero to an adult being. The term growth and development both refer to dynamic process. Often used interchangeably‚ these terms have different meanings. Growth and development are interdependent‚ interrelated processes. Growth
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KEY TERMS a-‚ an- = no‚ not (as in anemia}. AAA – abdominal aortic aneurysm. AAA – diagnostic arthroscopy‚ operative arthroscopy‚ and operative arthrotomy. A&P – anterior and posterior vaginal repair Ab‚ ab – abortion. ab- = away from. abate – to lessen or decrease. abdomen – the anterior portion of the body between the thorax and the pelvis. abdomin/o = abdomen (as in abdominocentesis). abdominal – pertaining to the abdomen. abdominal cavity – contains organs such as the stomach
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Instructor Guide to Text and Media Human Anatomy & Physiology Eighth Edition Theresa Bissell Ivy Tech Community College Laura Steele Ivy Tech Community College Benjamin Cummings San Francisco Boston New York Cape Town Hong Kong London Madrid Mexico City Montreal Munich Paris Singapore Sydney Tokyo Toronto Editor-in-Chief: Serina Beauparlant Assistant Editor: Nicole Graziano Managing Editor: Wendy Earl Production Editor: Leslie Austin Copyeditor: Anna Reynolds Trabucco Compositor:
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Handbook of Pathophysiology (January 15‚ 2001): by Springhouse Corporation‚ With 13 Contributors‚ Springhouse By OkDoKeY Handbook of Pathophysiology Contents Staff Contributors Foreword 1 FUNDAMENTALS OF PATHOPHYSIOLOGY 2 CANCER 3 INFECTION 4 GENETICS 5 FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES 6 CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM 7 RESPIRATORY SYSTEM 8 NERVOUS SYSTEM 9 GASTROINTESTINAL SYSTEM Pathophysiology in color Understanding Asthma Understanding Cancer Understanding Osteoporosis Understanding Ulcers 10 MUSCULOSKELETAL
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Lovingly dedicated to: my son Daniel‚ my mother Pauline and my father Bill. Earths Forbidden History Part One Searching for the Past By Maxwell Igan Authors Note The main goal of this book is to provide information to people‚ much of it that is sometimes quite well hidden. It is my sincere hope that everyone who reads this work will be inspired to question things; and to search out these‚ and other new truths and discoveries for themselves. When I first started this
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Copyright © 2007 by F. A. Davis. 00Scanlon(p3) Cover 8/17/06 10:39 AM Page 2 Copyright © 2007 by F. A. Davis. List of Boxes Clinical applications of the book’s anatomical and physiological information are set apart from the text in boxed inserts and often deal with aspects of pathophysiology. A list of these boxes is presented here for your convenience. 1-1 1-2 2-1 2-2 2-3 2-4 3-1 3-2 3-3 4-1 4-2 4-3 5-1 5-2 5-3 5-4 6-1 6-2 6-3 6-4 6-5 7-1 7-2 7-3 7-4 7-5 8-1 8-2 8-3 8-4 8-5 8-6 8-7 8-8 9-1
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