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  2. Cardiac monitoring - Wikipedia

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    Cardiac monitoring is usually carried out using electrocardiography, which is a noninvasive process that records the heart's electrical activity and displays it in an electrocardiogram. [1] It is different from hemodynamic monitoring, which monitors the pressure and flow of blood within the cardiovascular system.

  3. Hemodynamics - Wikipedia

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    Hemodynamic monitoring is the observation of hemodynamic parameters over time, such as blood pressure and heart rate. Blood pressure can be monitored either invasively through an inserted blood pressure transducer assembly (providing continuous monitoring), or noninvasively by repeatedly measuring the blood pressure with an inflatable blood ...

  4. Hypovolemic shock - Wikipedia

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    The annual incidence of shock of any etiology is 0.3 to 0.7 per 1000, with hemorrhagic shock being most common in the intensive care unit. Hypovolemic shock is the most common type of shock in children, most commonly due to diarrheal illness in the developing world .

  5. Rate pressure product - Wikipedia

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    Hemodynamic Response RPP High: more than 30000 High Intermediate: 25000 - 29999 Intermediate: 20000 - 24999 Low Intermediate: 15000 - 19999 Low: 10000 - 14999 References

  6. Cardiopulmonary bypass - Wikipedia

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    Cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) or heart-lung machine, also called the pump or CPB pump, is a machine that temporarily takes over the function of the heart and lungs during open-heart surgery by maintaining the circulation of blood and oxygen throughout the body. [1]

  7. Advanced Life Support in Obstetrics - Wikipedia

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    Advanced Life Support in Obstetrics (ALSO) is a program that was developed by the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP). This course helps physicians, certified nurse midwives (CNM), registered nurses, and other health care providers involved in potential emergencies in the perinatal care of mothers.

  8. Pacemaker - Wikipedia

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    Percussive pacing, also known as transthoracic mechanical pacing, is the use of the closed fist, usually on the left lower edge of the sternum over the right ventricle in the vena cava, striking from a distance of 20 – 30 cm to induce a ventricular beat (the British Journal of Anaesthesia suggests this must be done to raise the ventricular pressure to 10–15 mmHg to induce electrical activity).

  9. Mosby's Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing & Health Professions

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    Mosby's Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing & Health Professions is a dictionary of health-related topics. The 8th edition, published in 2009, contains 2,240 pages and 2,400 colour illustrations. It includes some encyclopaedic definitions and 12 appendixes containing reference information. [1]