Uses of echocardiography Echocardiography (echo) can be used to evaluate your cardiac performance‚ the function of your heart valves‚ the thickness and motion of your heart walls‚ and the size of your heart chambers. An echo can help diagnose many heart conditions. Cardiac performance An echocardiogram can show how well your heart pumps blood (cardiac performance). To evaluate your cardiac performance‚ your doctor will mainly be interested in: • Your left ventricle‚ which pumps oxygen-rich
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Staphylococcus epidermidis is one of the most prevalent microorganisms found on the human skin and in the mucous membranes‚ however‚ it is a typically overlooked bacterium because there is very little that is known about it. Though it is not as aggressive as its cousin Staphylococcus aureus‚ Staphylococcus epidermidis is the most frequent cause for nosocomial pathogens‚ especially among newborns‚ the elderly‚ and anyone who has a compromised immune system. These infections are usually associated
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REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE This investigatory project aims to make use of rambutan peeling extracts that is high in phenolic compounds such as tannin and saponin that exhibits antioxidant activity and antibacterial activity against pathogenic bacteria. Although the seeds contain such compounds the peeling exhibit greater amount of the said compounds. Rambutan is a very popular fruit cultivated in the Philippines and it is eaten in large amounts. The rambutans rind is quickly discarded and
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and human and animal feces. Enterobacter aerogenes can cause infections in many parts of the human body. It is often a cause of lower-respiratory infections‚ including pneumonia. It may also cause urinary tract infections‚ soft tissue infection‚ endocarditis‚ septic arthritis‚ and infections of the skin and underlying tissues. It may also cause wound infections. If the bacteria reach the blood it can lead to sepsis. Enterobacter aerogenes is commonly a hospital-acquired infection‚ especially of patients
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Pneumonia‚ empyema _ Bone/joint infection _ Urinary tract infection _ Bloodstream catheter infection _ Acute abdominal infection _ Wound infection _ Meningitis _Implantable device infection _ Skin/soft tissue infection _ Endocarditis _ Other ____________ ___ Yes ___No 2. Are any two of following signs & symptoms of infection both present and new to the patient? Note: laboratory values may have been obtained for inpatients but may not be available for outpatients. _
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pancarditis‚ myocardium‚ endocardium‚ epicardium and inflammation of the outer tissue overlying the heart called pericarditis is involved. Acute rheumatic heart disease consists of inflammation of the mitral and aortic valves called valvulitis‚ endocarditis or acquired valve disease. “Chronic disease is manifested by valvular fibrosis‚ resulting in stenosis and/or
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for the patient with Trichomonas vaginalis. 11. He was stationed at the Naval Training Center before deployment to the Gulf 12. Dr. Collier recommended a combination of gentamicin and a penicillin‚ such as Bicillin‚ for our patient with endocarditis. 13. Barbara‚ our LPN‚ is the new membership chairman for the local NOW chapter; she asked me to join. 14. The OD victim was brought to the ER by his roommate. 15. Her right Achilles tendon reflex is +1 compared to the left. 16
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born November 1902. Their second daughter‚ Anna‚ was born later in 1904. Soon in early 1911‚ Mahler became ill with an unknown cause‚ which caused him to be bed ridden for a long time. Several weeks later‚ he was diagnosed with bacterial endocarditis‚ a disease which suffers from defective heart valves. He died May 18‚ 1911 in Vienna. Mahler is buried in the Grinzen
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and get treated. It is possible to repeat infections with MRSA‚ so making sure proper care and treatment are done can help infections from coming back. MRSA skin infections can develop into more serious infections like invasive bacteremia‚ endocarditis‚ bone and joint infection and pneumonia. Treating server MRSA infections‚ first contact an infectious disease specialist. Treatments may include surgical or antimicrobial interventions. Antibiotics routinely prescribed no longer work
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MITRAL VALVE DISEASE MITRAL STENOSIS Mitral stenosis is almost always rheumatic in origin‚ although in the elderly it can be caused by heavy calcification of the mitral valve apparatus. There is also a rare form of congenital mitral stenosis. In rheumatic mitral stenosis‚ the mitral valve orifice is slowly diminished by progressive fibrosis‚ calcification of the valve leaflets‚ and fusion of the cusps and subvalvular apparatus. The flow of blood from left atrium to left ventricle
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