... right atrium Portion of newly oxygenated blood diverted from aorta by right and left coronary arteries. Coronary arterie3s divide into smaller branches forming interconnection called anastomoses which constantly and fairly gives heart muscle supply of blood Right coronary artery provides blood for right ventricle Left coronary artery provides blood to left ventricle Right side of heart has Deoxygenated blood Left ... phase of each chamber is systole, contraction The alternate contraction and relaxation of atria and ventricles called cardiac cycle Coronary arteries provide heart muscle wi...

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... for the insertion of an arterial line. Mean arterial pressure should be used in the haemodynamic assessment of the critically ill patient because it is an accurate pointer of the coronary and cerebral perfusion (Darovic and Franklin 1999). Darovic and Franklin (1999) also state that non-invasive blood pressure monitoring techniques are dependant on the blood flow within the body part ... also ensures minimal pain experienced by the patient on its insertion. However, Durbin (2003) also points out that wave artefacts are greater in the radial artery than in more central arteries, so affec...

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... of EKG will show left atrial hypertrophy, right ventricular hypertrophy, and atrial fibrillation. X-rays will show left atrial hypertrophy, mitral valve calcification, right ventricular enlargement, and the prominence of pulmonary arteries. (Oakes) The management of symptomatic mitral stenosis may include the treatment of arrhythmias to slow down rapid rates, treatment of anxiety and stress, minimizing activity, and surgery. In managing mitral ... the mitral valve, which results in retrograde blood flow from the left ventricle into the left atrium during systole. The most common etiolog...

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