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The Keeling Curve is a graph based on continuous measurements of ____________ in the Earth’s atmosphere, taken at the Manna Loa Observatory on the island of Hawaii.

Shunt size can be calculated during a cath based on the difference between the pulmonary flow and the systemic flow and sometimes the shunt can be treated with a patch.

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The fourth dimension in 3D imaging is:

Long-term LVAD refers to a time frame equal to or greater than:

If the myocardium is viable but the coronary artery that supplies the myocardium is severely stenotic, myocardial contractility improves initially with a low dose of dobutamine but worsens with high dose. This is a typical biphasic response for hibernating myocardium.

In the cath lab, pressure tracings are acquired directly from the chambers and the peak pressures from each chamber are compared.  This is called a (n)_____.

All of the following are major risk factors for ischemic heart disease except:

Two common approaches are used for environmental burden of disease (EBD) studies – one is called exposure-based approach, another is ______________ approach. 

For contrast echoes, IV access should be placed in the______arm using a______ gauge angiocatheter.