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In Jackson, Wyoming, Natalie Thornton, RCS, RCIS, instructs cardiovascular technology students in simulation labs and hospital classrooms. An active echocardiographer, she earned her associate degree from Blue Ridge Community College and prepares trainees to evaluate cardiac structures, blood flow, and diagnostic ultrasound tracings.

What Is the Cardiac Cycle? From Electrical Signal to Heartbeat Heart & Lungs
How Do Arteries and Veins Connect in the Body?Heart & Lungs
What Is Cardiac Care? From Prevention to Treatment Heart & Lungs
Why Can the Heart Be Considered to Be Two Separate Pumps?Heart & Lungs
The Heart May Shrink With Age: Why Does This Happen?Heart & Lungs
During What Phase Is the S1 Heart Sound First Heard?Heart & Lungs
How to Find a Pedal Pulse: Location and Technique Tests
When Is the S2 Heart Sound Heard During a Heartbeat?Heart & Lungs
What Is Cardiac Output and Why Does It Matter?Heart & Lungs
Cardiac Output: What Does It Measure?Heart & Lungs
What Is the Pedal Pulse and Why Is It Important?Heart & Lungs
Does the Brain Tell the Heart to Beat?Brain & Nerves
How Does the Cardiovascular System Work With the Respiratory System?Heart & Lungs
What Did William Harvey Discover About Blood Circulation?Healthcare
Which Heart Chamber Is the Largest & Why It Matters Heart & Lungs
Why Is Pulmonary Circulation Pressure Lower Than Systemic?Heart & Lungs
What Is the AV Valve and What Is Its Function?Heart & Lungs
Why Does the Left Ventricle Have the Thickest Wall?Heart & Lungs
What Is the Average Stroke Volume?Heart & Lungs
Who Discovered How Blood Circulates?Healthcare
Why Do Veins Have Valves But Not Arteries?Heart & Lungs
What Is a 4-Chambered Heart & How Does It Function?Heart & Lungs
Why Does Smoking Cause Blood Clots?Substances
Why Does Blood Pressure Decrease When an Arm Is Raised?Heart & Lungs
How to Calculate Cardiac Reserve and What It Means Heart & Lungs
What Is a Pulse Number and Why Does It Matter?Tests
What Is Coronary Anatomy? Arteries, Veins, and Function Heart & Lungs
Left and Right Atria: Function and Role in the Heart Heart & Lungs
What Is the Effect of the Vagus Nerve on Heart Rate?Heart & Lungs
How an Optical Heart Sensor Works and Its Accuracy Tests