Mechanical ventilation is a life-support system used on patients suffering from respiratory failure. It is typically administered to patients on a short-term basis in monitored settings such as ICUs, operating rooms, emergency departments, and in anesthesia and postanesthesia settings.
Needle electromyography, or needle EMG, is a type of electrodiagnostic test used to determine whether a patient’s muscles and nerves are working properly. Physicians order the test when a patient is experiencing numbness, tingling, pain, weakness, or muscle cramping. Typically, neurologists,...
An electrocardiogram, commonly abbreviated as EKG or ECG, is a noninvasive procedure that records electrical changes in the heart. According to the American Heart Association (AHA), an ECG sends an electrical impulse (or wave) that travels through
the heart. The wave causes the heart...
