Hypotension Low blood pressure Orthostatic hypotension – a decrease in systolic BP of 20 mm Hg or a decrease in diastolic blood pressure of 10 mm Hg when going from lying to sitting or sitting to standing. Significant cause of syncope and falls in elderly patients Causes … [Read more...] about S2 E017 CHF and Hypotension
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S2 E016 Hypertension Medications
Joint National Committee on the Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure (JNC) JNC 8 recommends using thiazide diuretics, calcium channel blockers, ace inhibitors or angiotensin II receptor agonists as monotherapy or in combination as first line treatment of … [Read more...] about S2 E016 Hypertension Medications
S2 E015 Black Friday Deal & Congenital Heart Defects
Black Friday Deal Click here! Cyanotic Congenital Heart Disorders In most cases cyanotic disorders have to do with right to left shunting of blood. Deoxygenated blood returning from the body bypasses the lungs altogether and is recirculated without becoming … [Read more...] about S2 E015 Black Friday Deal & Congenital Heart Defects
S2 E014 Cardiomyopathy and Hypertension
Cardiomyopathies Dilated cardiomyopathy Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy Restrictive cardiomyopathy Dilated Cardiomyopathy Left ventricle becomes stretched out 95% of cardiomyopathies 30% of congestive heart failure is caused by dilated cardiomyopathy The heart becomes … [Read more...] about S2 E014 Cardiomyopathy and Hypertension
S2 E013 Contraception, Infertility and Breast Issues
Contraceptive methods Couitus interurrutpus Lactational amenorrhea Calendar methods Basal body temperature method A slight drop in temperature occurs 24-36 hours after ovulation Secondary to progesterone body temp then rises about 0.5 degrees F until the end of the … [Read more...] about S2 E013 Contraception, Infertility and Breast Issues
