The cardiovascular examination is a portion of the physical examination that involves evaluation of the cardiovascular system. The exact contents of the...
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suggestive of a cardiovascular pathology. It would typically be modified depending on the indication and integrated with other examinations especially the...
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abdominal exam classically follows the respiratory examination and cardiovascular examination. A suggested position is for the patient to be supine (on their...
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Circulatory system (redirect from Cardiovascular system)
and blood which is circulated throughout the body. It includes the cardiovascular system, or vascular system, that consists of the heart and blood vessels...
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Cardiology (redirect from Cardiovascular medicine)
a branch of medicine that deals with disorders of the heart and the cardiovascular system. The field includes medical diagnosis and treatment of congenital...
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Jugular venous pressure (category Physical examination)
is referred to as Friedreich's sign. Wiggers diagram "Cardiovascular Examination - Cardiovascular Disorders". Archived from the original on 2022-03-06...
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Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (redirect from Cardiovascular magnetic resonance)
Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (cardiac MRI, CMR), also known as cardiovascular MRI, is a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technology used for non-invasive...
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Exam (redirect from Competitive examination)
test – Fitness test, a cardiovascular test Law Cross-examination – Interrogation of a witness called by one's opponent Direct examination – Questioning of a...
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Pericarditis (section Physical examinations)
pericarditis is a friction rub heard with a stethoscope on the cardiovascular examination, usually on the lower left sternal border. Other physical signs...
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In a physical examination, medical examination, clinical examination, or medical checkup, a medical practitioner examines a patient for any possible medical...
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part of a routine physical examination, especially on persons who have reached middle age or who have a history of cardiovascular problems. EKG technicians...
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performed as part of a physical examination, or when a patient presents with leg pain suggestive of a cardiovascular pathology, typically peripheral artery...
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A cardiovascular perfusionist, clinical perfusionist or perfusiologist, and occasionally a cardiopulmonary bypass doctor or clinical perfusion scientist...
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The National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX) is a nationwide examination for the licensing of nurses in the United States, Canada, and Australia...
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Hess test (category Physical examination)
The Hess test or Rumpel-Leede test is a medical test used to assess capillary fragility. It is also called the Tourniquet test. To perform the test, pressure...
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is done by expiring against a closed glottis. This will elicit the cardiovascular responses described below but will not force air into the Eustachian...
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Robert A, Samsa G, Corey R, Feussner JR (October 1993). "Teaching cardiovascular examination skills: results from a randomized control trial". Am J Med. 95...
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Myocardial infarction (redirect from Cardiovascular emergencies)
Longer-term studies indicate that exercise-based cardiovascular rehabilitation programs may reduce cardiovascular mortality and myocardial infarction. The prognosis...
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often referred to as "bad cholesterol"), may increase the risk of cardiovascular disease. François Poulletier de la Salle first identified cholesterol...
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The Framingham Heart Study is a long-term, ongoing cardiovascular cohort study of residents of the city of Framingham, Massachusetts. The study began in...
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Heart (section Examination)
rate, but lowers it in the long term, and is good for heart health. Cardiovascular diseases were the most common cause of death globally as of 2008, accounting...
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complications in their pregnancy have three times the risk of developing cardiovascular disease compared to women with normal blood pressure who had no complications...
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Chest pain (section Cardiovascular)
disease (CHD) and myocardial infarction (MI), potentially contributing to cardiovascular disease. Somatization disorder: Somatization disorder can present with...
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Preparticipation physical evaluation (redirect from Sports physical examination)
medicine, a preparticipation physical evaluation (PPE) is a physical examination of an athlete. PPEs screen for a variety of conditions, including athletic...
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Risk Score is a sex-specific algorithm used to estimate the 10-year cardiovascular risk of an individual. The Framingham Risk Score was first developed...
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Cardiac pathology (redirect from Cardiovascular pathology)
evolution of medical science, autopsy practices and our understanding on cardiovascular system. Major categories of cardiac pathology are congenital heart disease...
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Heart rate (category Cardiovascular physiology)
influence over the heart rate is centralized within the two paired cardiovascular centres of the medulla oblongata. The cardioaccelerator regions stimulate...
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Diagnosis of myocardial infarction (category Cardiovascular diseases)
created by integrating the history of the presenting illness and physical examination with electrocardiogram findings and cardiac markers (blood tests for...
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experience cardiac arrest. The most common risk factors include age and cardiovascular disease. Additional underlying cardiac conditions include heart failure...
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esophageal motility study esophageal pH monitoring liver biopsy bone marrow examination biochemistry Arterial blood gas (ABG) Complete blood count (CBC) Comprehensive...
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