A 22-year-old female patient with a history of infected endocarditis and recent dental procedure presents with high-grade fever, chills, shortness of breath, and arthralgia. Examination reveals a pan systolic murmur and tachycardia. Echocardiography shows mitral regurgitation with vegetation on the

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Explore the intricacies of heart sounds and murmurs in cardiology, including their locations, characteristics, timing, and associated factors. Learn about the pitch, loudness, and types of murmurs, and understand the distinctions between systolic and diastolic murmurs. Enhance your knowledge of card

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Cardiac output, stroke volume, end-diastolic and end-systolic volumes play vital roles in cardiovascular function. Factors affecting cardiac output include physiological conditions and pathological states like hyperthyroidism and myocardial infarction. Venous return, controlled by mechanisms like Fr

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Blood pressure (BP) is the lateral pressure exerted by the column of blood on the artery wall. This lab aims to determine BP at rest and after exercise using a sphygmomanometer and stethoscope. Learn about systolic and diastolic pressures, pulse pressure, and mean arterial pressure. Methods include

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This content explores the principles behind FPGA accelerator design, highlighting the extreme pipelining via systolic arrays that enables FPGAs to achieve high speeds despite lower clock frequencies compared to CPUs and GPUs. It delves into the application of Flynn's Taxonomy, performance snapshots

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This comprehensive presentation delves into the critical aspects of perfusion and wound care assessment, covering topics such as tissue oxygenation, measuring tissue perfusion, diagnostic testing for critical limb ischemia, and techniques like ankle and toe systolic pressure measurement and transcut

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Cardiac murmurs are audible turbulent sound waves originating from the heart and vascular system, resulting from blood flow turbulence. This informative content explores the physics behind murmurs, covering aspects such as amplitude, pitch, and timbre. It delves into how the intensity and frequency

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Observational study at the 26th European Meeting on Hypertension suggests maintaining high-normal levels of systolic blood pressure between 130-145 mmHg may reduce cognitive decline and mortality risk in older adults. The complex relation between blood pressure and cognitive impairment is explored,

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A 55-year-old female with a history of hypertension and heart failure presented with symptoms of dyspnea, chest pain, and a positive family history of cardiac disease. Exam findings included LVH on ECG and a systolic murmur at LLSB. This case highlights the importance of recognizing and managing hyp

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Delve into the intricacies of cardiac auscultation with a focus on heart sounds and murmurs. Learn about stethoscope placement, heart sound differentiation, physiological splitting, cardiac murmur classification, and hemodynamic changes in various heart conditions. Explore essential learning outcome

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This detailed lecture covers the basics of normal and abnormal heart sounds, stethoscope placement, cardiac auscultation, and the physiological significance of heart murmurs. It explains the causes, descriptions, and grading of abnormal heart sounds, along with specific conditions like aortic stenos

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Infective Endocarditis (IE) is a microbial infection of the heart's endothelial surface or valves. Streptococci and Staphylococci are common causative agents. Predisposing conditions include heart defects and valve diseases. IE presents with symptoms like fever, heart murmurs, and petechiae. Diagnos

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A 75-year-old obese male presents with shortness of breath and palpitations, revealing a history of chronic systolic heart failure, hypertension, and end-stage renal disease. The case study delves into the patient's risk factors and clinical manifestations of central sleep apnea, addressing the impo

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Central vs peripheral blood pressure differences have clinical implications as systolic pressure amplification occurs due to changes in arterial stiffness moving away from the heart. Central pressure measurements, more closely related to cardiovascular events, provide valuable insights for assessing

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Heart sound measurement plays a crucial role in cardiac auscultation. This process involves listening to the four basic heart sounds produced by various mechanisms in the heart, such as valve closure, abnormal valve opening, ventricular chamber vibrations, chordae tendineae tension, and turbulent bl

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Explore the world of heart murmurs in pediatric patients, covering propedeutics, pathophysiology, and clinically relevant murmur types such as innocent murmurs and structural heart diseases. Learning about the characteristics, causes, and diagnostic methods can help in identifying and managing these

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Heart Failure clinic in Springfield, OH has been approached by Zoll Medical to conduct a study on acute decompensated heart failure. The clinic's capabilities, staff, and procedures for patient recruitment during COVID-19 are discussed. The study focuses on patients with systolic or diastolic heart

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