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CARDIOLOGY

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Cardiology  ( from  Greek   καρδίᾱ ,  kardiā , "heart"; and  -λογία ,  -logia ) is a specialty dealing with disorders of the  heart  and  blood vessels . The field includes diagnosis and treatment of  congenital heart defects ,  coronary artery disease ,  heart failure ,  valvular heart disease  and  electrophysiology . Physicians specializing in this field of medicine are called cardiologists. Cardiologists should not be confused with  cardiac surgeons , cardiothoracic and cardiovascular, who are surgeons who perform cardiac surgery - operative procedures on the heart and great vessels. The term  cardiology  is derived from the  Greek  word  καρδιά  (transliterated as  kardia  and meaning heart  or  inner self ).          CARDIOLOGY LECTURES  AHA Secondary Prevention  (revised June 2009) Cigarette Smoking, Cardiovascular Disease Risk, and Implementation Strategies for Smoking Cessation  (revised May 2010) CVD Definitions and Statistics  (revised May 2010) CVD G

ANASTHESIA POWERPOINT LECTURES

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Anesthesia, or anaesthesia  (see  spelling differences ; from  Greek   αν- ,  an- , "without"; and  αἲσθησις ,  aisthēsis , "sensation"), has traditionally meant the condition of having  sensation  (including the feeling of  pain ) blocked or temporarily taken away. This allows patients to undergo surgery  and other procedures without the distress and pain they would otherwise experience. The word was coined by  Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.  in 1846. [1]  Another definition is a "reversible lack of awareness", whether this is a total lack of awareness (e.g. a general anaesthetic) or a lack of awareness of a part of the body such as a spinal anaesthetic or another nerve block would cause. Anesthesia is a pharmacologically induced reversible state of amnesia, analgesia, loss of consciousness, loss of skeletal muscle reflexes and decreased stress response. CLICK ON   IMAGE AGAINST EACH TOPIC Anesthesia-related Morbidity and Mortality OR surgery ch