What is an electrical defect of the heart? Heart has an electrical conduction system which gives it signals to contract regularly and in a sequential way. Atria, the
What is the physiological response to a low blood pressure in the carotid sinus? Carotid sinus senses the blood pressure and if it becomes low it triggers a
Is it possible to infer the body temperature by monitoring the heart rate? Heart rate rises about 10 beats for every degree Fahrenheit rise of body temperature. That
What is the maximum possible blood pressure? The maximum pressure which the human left ventricle can generate is about 300 mm Hg. That is why the blood pressure
In which condition is urine metanephrines increased? Metanephrines can be elevated in pheochromocytoma. It is tumor arising from the adrenal medulla. Sometimes the location can be extra adrenal.
What do you mean by bundle of His and Purkinje fibres? Bundle of His is the main conduction fiber group reaching the ventricles from the atrioventricular node. It
Will exercise remove clogging of your arteries? Exercise removes the fat from the body in general. This reduction in fat will reduce the rate of fat deposition in
What is the use of nitroglycerin? Nitroglycerine has medical and non medical uses. Medical use is in tiny quantities in a highly purified form. Non medical use is
What is the relation between cholesterol levels and blood pressure? There is no direct relation between cholesterol levels and blood pressure. High cholesterol produces more of atherosclerosis, which
What is the treatment for a systolic murmur? It is not the murmur which requires treatment, but the condition which causes it. A murmur is due to turbulent