Gastrointestinal Pearls for the Cardiovascular Clinician

Clinician-Patient Risk Discussion forAtherosclerotic Cardiovascular DiseasePrevention

Ma Successful implementation of the 2013 American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association cholesterol guidelines hinges on a clear understanding of the clinician-patient risk discussion (CPRD). This is a dialogue between the clinician and patient about potential for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease risk reduction benefits, adverse effects, drug-drug interactions, and patient pref...

the search for the self in becketts theatre: waiting for godot and endgame

this thesis is based upon the works of samuel beckett. one of the greatest writers of contemporary literature. here, i have tried to focus on one of the main themes in becketts works: the search for the real "me" or the real self, which is not only a problem to be solved for beckett man but also for each of us. i have tried to show becketts techniques in approaching this unattainable goal, base...

Coagulation for the clinician.

Pearls for Clinicians

1 University of Wisconsin Integrative Medicine www.fammed.wisc.edu/integrative As a major regulator of cellular metabolism, the thyroid gland influences an astonishing number of physiologic processes with include development and growth, thermogenesis, lipid and carbohydrate metabolism, cardiac myocyte activity, reproduction and cognitive functioning. This important gland is characteristic of ve...

The cardiovascular changes during upper gastrointestinal endoscopy

Tracheal intubation under general anaesthesia causes a rise in heart rate and blood pressure. This can worsen myocardial ischaemia or precipitate infarction in patients with coronary artery disease. We monitored 50 sedated and non-sedated patients undergoing upper gastrointestinal endoscopy with continuous non-invasive blood pressure monitoring. We subsequently studied 15 patients undergoing en...