Posted by: Johnson Francis on: 18 May, 2012
Cardiac monitors are devices with displays to show ECGElectrocardiogram, heart rate and other parameters on a continuous basis, usually used in the intensive care unit or operation theatre. Earlier cardiac monitors had just ECGElectrocardiogram and heart rate displays. Current multi parameter monitors have invasive and non invasive blood pressure, respirationbreathingBreathing, pulse oximetry, pacemakerDevice which generates [...]
Posted by: Johnson Francis on: 18 May, 2012
No age is exempt from heart disease, but some forms of heart disease like a heart attackDamage to a region of the heart muscle due to blockage of blood vessel supplying oxygenated blood are quite rare in teen agers. Still teen agers can have heart attackDamage to a region of the heart muscle due to [...]
Posted by: Johnson Francis on: 18 May, 2012
The heart rate in an adult at rest can vary from 60 to 100 beats per minuts. Average heart rate would be around 72 beats per minute. But heart rate increases gradually with increasing severity of exercise in normal individuals. So the maximum heart rate with peak exercise can go up to 220 – age [...]
Posted by: Johnson Francis on: 16 May, 2012
TMT stands treadmill test. It is an exercise test using a computerized treadmill electrocardiograph. More in the related posts below.
Posted by: Johnson Francis on: 16 May, 2012
Bruce protocol for treadmill exercise test has seven stages, each lasting three minutes. First stage starts at a speed of 1.7 miles per hour (mph) and a gradient of 10%. Ten percent gradient means that the front end of the treadmill will be at a height equal to ten percent of the length of the [...]