Location: Kansas City, Missouri, United States BEGINS: Jun 09, 2011 Ends Jun 10, 2011 A place where early childhood practitioners and designers can learn about creating sustainable environments for young children.
C-Reactive Protein (CRP) A C-reactive protein (CRP) test is a blood test that measures the amount of a protein called C-reactive protein in your blood. C-reactive protein measures general levels of inflammation in your body. High levels of CRP are caused by infections and many long-term diseases. But a CRP test cannot show where the inflammation is located or what is causing it. Other tests are needed to find the cause and location of the inflammation.
Bi-ventricular pacemaker â Maintains heart rate using synchronized pacing, or cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT), that connects both the right and left ventricles; used to treat advanced heart failure; Implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) â Monitors and paces the heart; delivers energy that restores the heart to a normal rhythm when it detects a dangerous rhythm; available in single-chamber, dual-chamber and bi-ventricular models.