Medicine

Zika Virus Outbreak | Symptoms, Treatment and Prevention

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Zika Virus Outbreak | Symptoms, Treatment and Prevention. After Ebola Virus Zika Virus outbreak has created a panic throughout the world. On 1st February 2016 The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared that the outbreak of Zika Virus is an emergency. What is Zika Virus? Zika Virus was first isolated  from the Zika Forest of Uganda in 1947. …

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ECG Interpretation | How to Interpret An ECG in 30 Seconds

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ECG Interpretation | How to Interpret An ECG in 30 Seconds. ECG is the graphical representation of electrical potentials produced when the electric current passes through the heart. Before interpreting an ECG one must know details about the ECG paper, standardization and different waves in ECG. It is a matter of experience and pattern  interpretation. …

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Chest X-Ray | How to Interpret A Chest X-Ray

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Chest X-Ray | A Short Review on X-Ray Chest. The chest X-Ray (CXR) is performed to evaluate the lungs, heart and chest wall. Normal CXR is taken with the patient in an upright position. Routine Chest X-Ray is taken in a frontal view which is referred to as posterior-anterior or PA view. The other views of …

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Atrial Fibrillation ECG Interpretation | ECG of Atrial Fibrillation

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Atrial Fibrillation ECG Interpretation | ECG of Atrial Fibrillation. Atrial Fibrillation (AF) is the most common cause of cardiac arrhythmias. AF is a complex arrhythmia characterised by both abnormal automatic firing and the presence of multiple interacting re-entry circuits looping around the atria. Episodes of atrial fibrillation are usually initiated by rapid bursts of ectopic beats …

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