Basic echocardiographic views
Echocardiography is now not restricted to the echocardiographic laboratory. It is used in the emergency department, at bedside, in the intensive care unit as well as in the operating room. Hence a basic knowledge is needed for all physicians and paramedics. Transthoracic echocardiography is often done from four echo windows. Echo windows are regions on the chest which permit imaging of the heart with least covering by the lungs.
Echocardiographic windows
The four common locations at which the echocardiographic transducer is placed for imaging are the parasternal, apical, subcostal, and suprasternal. Parasternal views are...
Source: Cardiophile MD - April 1, 2021 Category: Cardiology Authors: Prof. Dr. Johnson Francis Tags: Echocardiogram Library Echocardiography Source Type: blogs
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Pale SkyThe sky pale gray, drained of all color like the universe had seen a ghost, clamped down and was on the verge of fainting. We find a mood in the colored sky. Amorous violaceous velvet nights. Slashed red sky of partial birth dawns. Mornings like this we ’re on our own. It ’s all just as it is. No hints or clues. A tall glass of iced water with droplets beaded to its cylindrical walls. The face on the other side looks the same, albeit slightly blurred. It really changes nothing at all. Not fundamentally. You study the body by draining it of blood, of vibrant ...
Source: Buckeye Surgeon - March 24, 2021 Category: Surgery Authors: Jeffrey Parks MD FACS Source Type: blogs
Smooth Teaching with Slides: Animations to Dramatize the Story of Anatomy & Physiology | Science Updates | TAPP 89
Host Kevin Patton outlines several new discoveries, including the function ofbackground noise in the brain, howexercise triggers immunity, a possibleblood marker for longevity, and howmitochondria are organized during cell division. And he discusses how easyanimation effects can help students focus on important elements of the story of anatomy and physiology.00:00 | Quotation& Intro00:47 | Brain's Background Noise08:06 | Sponsored by AAA09:12 | How Exercise Triggers Immunity13:30 | Sponsored by HAPI14:41 | Mitochondria During Cell Division22:10 | Sponsored by HAPS23:03 | How Old Will We Get26:22&nbs...
Source: The A and P Professor - March 18, 2021 Category: Physiology Authors: Kevin Patton Source Type: blogs
Alternate Realities Help Medical Education And Training During COVID-19
With the need to limit physical contact amidst the pandemic, the whole world turned to virtual solutions to reprise their daily activities. Zoom and Slack became the new workplace; and even medical consultations were increasingly conducted online.
However, by turning indoors, aspiring healthcare professionals were negatively impacted since hands-on practices and training were limited, if not impossible. In Scotland, dental students had to repeat a whole year due to insufficient clinical exposure. In particular, they could not practise aerosol-generating procedures (AGPs) enough. The latter were limited due to their pote...
Source: The Medical Futurist - March 9, 2021 Category: Information Technology Authors: Pranavsingh Dhunnoo Tags: Covid-19 Artificial Intelligence in Medicine Augmented Reality Biotechnology E-Patients Future of Medicine Future of Pharma Healthcare Design Medical Education Virtual Reality Surgery VitraMed DentSim Simulator orthopedics stud Source Type: blogs
Towards a New Functional Anatomy of Language: A Proposal for a Special Issue of Cognition, circa 2001
Conclusions Michael UllmanGeorgetown University The contribution of brain memory circuits to language Our use of language depends upon two capacities: a mental lexicon of memorized words, and a mental grammar of rules that underlie the sequential and hierarchical composition of lexical forms into predictably structured larger words, phrases, and sentences. The Declarative/Procedural model posits that the lexicon/grammar distinction in language is tied to the distinction between two well-studied brain memory systems. On this view, the memorization and use of at least si...
Source: Talking Brains - March 8, 2021 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Greg Hickok Source Type: blogs
Chest pain with ventricular paced rhythm - will you be able to rise above the STEMI paradigm and figure out what to do?
Submitted by Marie Wofford MD and Mark Kastner MD, edits by Smith and MeyersAn 86 year old with prior history of CAD and PCI, aortic stenosis, pacemaker, atrial fibrillation on warfarin, hypertension, etc., presents with sudden onset mid back pain radiating to the left shoulder and chest. His vital signs were within normal limits with the exception of tachypnea at 22/min. The EMS ECG is shown below:What do you think?The ECG shows ventricular paced rhythm (the pacer spikes are barely visible to me in lead V2), resulting in almost LBBB morphology (LBBB morphology would require upright usually monophasic R waves in I an...
Source: Dr. Smith's ECG Blog - March 1, 2021 Category: Cardiology Authors: Pendell Source Type: blogs
The Paradigm Shift That Wasn ’ t: The ISCHEMIA Trial
By ANISH KOKA
A recent email that arrived in my in-box a few weeks ago from an academic hailed the latest “paradigm shift” in cardiology as it relates to the management of stable angina. (Stable angina refers to chronic,non-accelerating chest pain with a moderate level of exertion). The points made in the email were as follows (the order of the points made are preserved):
The financial burden of stress testing was significant ( 11 billion dollars per annum in the USA!)For stable CAD, medical treatment is critical. We now have better medical treatments than all prior trials including ischemia. th...
Source: The Health Care Blog - February 26, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Christina Liu Tags: Medical Practice Physicians Anish Koka cardiology ISCHEMIA trial Source Type: blogs
Saw this ECG while reading through a stack. Lots here: myocardial stunning, MRI viability, P2Y12 inhibitors and CABG.
I had just finished passing the shift off to my partner and the next shift of residents. It was 11:30 PM. I turned to the computer system to finish reading any EKGs from the shift and I saw this one, which had been recorded after the end of my shift at 11:11.Usually these are brought immediately by the tech to the faculty physician. I ' m not certain whether another faculty had seen this or not.What do you think?I immediately saw the ST depression in V2 and V3 of at least 1.5 mm. There is also minimal STD in II, III, aVF. When you see this inferior STD, you should not think " in...
Source: Dr. Smith's ECG Blog - February 26, 2021 Category: Cardiology Authors: Steve Smith Source Type: blogs
The Proper Order of Topics in A & P | Leaderboards | Student Frustration | TAPP 88
Ever wonder why topics in A&P seem to have auniform order of topics in all the courses& textbooks? Host Kevin Patton discusses theproper order of those concepts. We continue the discussion ofgamification, including a focus onleaderboards. And we tackle whypandemic learning causes students to lament that theyhave to teach themselves.00:00 | Quotation& Intro00:44 | More on Gamification06:20 | Sponsored by AAA07:38 | Leaderboard Competition16:02 | Sponsored by HAPI17:16 | Pandemic Feelings of Learning25:12 | Sponsored by HAPS26:16 | Order of A&P Topics35:27 | TAPP Community36:03 | The Prope...
Source: The A and P Professor - February 24, 2021 Category: Physiology Authors: Kevin Patton Source Type: blogs
Clear Cranial Implant Allows Ultrasound Imaging of Brain: Interview with CEO of Longeviti Neuro Solutions
Longeviti Neuro Solutions, a medtech company based in Maryland, has announced that its ClearFit cranial implant has been cleared by the FDA for post-surgery ultrasound imaging. The clear implants are used for cranial reconstruction after brain surgery, and are custom-made for each patient. The company uses patient CT scans and 3D printing to produce the custom implants, and then sends the sterile constructs directly to surgeons.
Typically, ultrasound imaging of the brain is not possible in adults because of the properties of the skull. The implants allow clinicians to perform this task by being nearly transparent to ult...
Source: Medgadget - February 22, 2021 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Conn Hastings Tags: Exclusive Neurosurgery Orthopedic Surgery longeviti Source Type: blogs
The Technological Future Of Sexuality And Sexual Health
Long-distance hugs; virtual reality porn stars; technosexuals living with automated dolls; you might have caught such news snippets online, but you’ll have to get used to these with the technological transformation of sex. Indeed, if technology permeates the entire terrain of human relations, why should sex and sexuality be an exception?
Sextech is already a $30 billion-strong industry, but analyses expect it to grow further to $52.7 billion by 2026. Such devices even made their way into the popular Consumer Electronic Show in 2020 and 2021 showing that tech and sex are increasingly getting intermingled. But far fr...
Source: The Medical Futurist - February 17, 2021 Category: Information Technology Authors: berci.mesko Tags: Covid-19 Augmented Reality Bioethics Cyborgization Robotics Virtual Reality ces future science fiction technology sensors sex sexuality porn transhumanism sextech hugshirt kissenger Gatebox Alexa loneliness epidemic Source Type: blogs
Micro-Credentials & Gamification in the A & P Course | Brown & Black Skin | Refresher Tests | TAPP 87
Allowing students toearn badges in the A&P course provides motivation to master all the concepts and also provides granular documentation of learning beyond the transcripted course grade. Host Kevin Patton shares his experience, along with a discussion ofskin color in teaching future health professionals and the use ofrefresher tests to get students ready for their A&P course.00:00 | Quotation00:46 | Refresher Tests08:49 | Sponsored by AAA10:13 | Black& Brown Skin19:48 | Sponsored by HAPI20:54 | Badges 1: Digital Micro-Credentials29:06 | Sponsored by HAPS30:07 | Badges 2: Gamification38:11&n...
Source: The A and P Professor - February 9, 2021 Category: Physiology Authors: Kevin Patton Source Type: blogs
