Anatomy subcategory
Cardiac and Vascular Testing
Mnemonics for echocardiography, exercise testing and ambulatory monitoring.
Entries in Cardiac and Vascular Testing
Daytime average over at least 14 measurements, with lower thresholds
A memory aid for the use and thresholds of ambulatory blood pressure monitoring.
Match the monitoring duration to the frequency of the symptoms
A memory aid for choosing the right rhythm monitoring device.
CT for the arteries, MRI for the muscle
A memory aid for when to use cardiac CT and when to use cardiac MRI.
Parasternal, apical and subcostal windows, transthoracic or transoesophageal
A memory aid for the standard echocardiographic views and what they answer.
Graded exercise with continuous ECG, looking for ischaemic change
A memory aid for the use, endpoints and limits of exercise ECG testing.
Released by stretched myocardium; they oppose the renin-angiotensin system
A memory aid for the actions of atrial and brain natriuretic peptide.