Heart located in the Located in mediastinum between lungs Epicardium - serous membrane covering heart Myocardium thick muscular layer of heart wall - provides attachment for cardiac muscle Endocardium smooth inner lining of heart wall smooth Right and left atria 2 superior chambers receive blood returning to heart. Right and left ventricles 2 inferior chambers pump blood into arteries AV valves Ensure one-way blood flow Atrioventricular (AV) valves tricuspid valve - between
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The cardiovascular system is an organ system comprised of the heart‚ blood and blood vessels. The cardiovascular system forms a part of the circulatory system‚ which circulates blood‚ lymph and oxygen throughout the body. The cardiovascular system works in conjunction with the digestive system to move nutrients throughout the body‚ and is also closely related to nervous system function. Here are some facts and functions of the cardiovascular system. 1. The Heart is at the Center of the Cardiovascular
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South Carolina Heart Center uses an electronic health record called NextGen. NextGen was implemented in the year of 2007. This is the facility MPI and permanent storage. The Information Technology department does a back-up every night at 6:00pm. Describe how each of the following are maintained: Master patient index – NextGen Information Technology department does a back-up every night at 6:00pm. Physician incomplete files – Each department are responsible for making sure documents are sign
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Mid-Atlantic Nursing Center Mary Ann Lewis is the CEO of Mid-Atlantic Nursing Center (MANC). She has come to the knowledge that a former patient’s son would like to endorse a new facility to expand MANC. MANC is an assisted living facility whose clients are taken care of in a home like environment. MANC has two open facilities in northern Virginia and in suburban Maryland. The two already running facilities comprise of the Virginia‚ Washington D.C.‚ Maryland metro areas. Both the facilities are well
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Aiken‚ SC often thought of as a shining star in the shadow of Augusta is harboring its own shadow at our very own Aiken Regional Medical Center. With more than two-hundred volunteers within our community answering phones and brightening your stay‚ the volunteers themselves‚ most of whom are retired and on fixed incomes‚ are being extorted and exploited. A volunteer at the hospital told me they must purchase a vest at their own expense‚ pay dues which go for scholarships for local nurses‚ participate
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How things flow through the heart: • blood drains into the right atrium through the superior vena cava‚ inferior vena cava‚ and the coronary sinus (drains the heart muscle itself)→Right Ventricle→pulmonary semilunar valves→lungs→pulmonary veins→left atrium→bicuspid valve→left ventricle→aortic semilunar valve→systemic circuit. What the valves do: • Prevent backflow into the atria and ventricles‚ ensuring that blood only flows one way through the heart. what vessels bring blood to the heart and
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Introduction Kingdom Authority Education Center (KAEC) is an accredited‚ educational‚ for profit organization establishing in the Houston‚ Texas market. The focus of the organization is to become established in the Houston‚ Texas community‚ achieve Education accreditation‚ and establish global partnerships. The strategy of the organization is to recruit graduate personnel to both achieved and sustained some competitive advantages within an accredited center. Mission The mission of KAEC is to sustain
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WOOSTER — Two officials from the Wayne County Emergency Management Agency spent four days analyzing situations being reported to the Cuyahoga County Emergency Operations Center during the Republican National Convention in Cleveland. Director Joe Villegas spent the first two days of the convention‚ July 18 and 19‚ in the EOC‚ and planner Barb Pittard was there the last two days. Both served as situation unit leaders. In their roles‚ they worked with representatives from the FBI‚ Homeland Security
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Diane Fenchel is a chiropractic physical therapist at Anchor Bay Spine Center in New Baltimore‚ Michigan. She has a second job for which she is the manager of the physical therapy department in a medical care facility. She spoke unfavorably of her second job‚ however. Diane said she does not like the system in place there‚ “it’s disorganized and has a lot of obstacles everyone has to push through‚ plus I don’t like the traditional medical field anyway.” Unfortunately Diane’s position does not
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OBJECTIVES: 1. List the organs that compose the cardiovascular system and discuss the general functions of this system. 2. Describe the location‚ size‚ and orientation of the human heart. 3. Define the term cardiology. 4. Describe the structure of the heart in terms of its coverings‚ layers‚ chambers‚ valves‚ and blood vessels. 5. Name the function of serous fluid around the heart. 6. Give another name for epicardium. 7. Describe the structure and function of the interventricular septum.
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