Patient Education. Cardiac electrophysiology is a subspecialty of cardiology which deals with the study of the heartâs electrical system. The term âelectrophysiology studyâ or âEP studyâ applies to any procedure that requires the insertion of an electrode catheters into the heart to make electrical measurements.
The Progressive Era was a period of widespread social activism and political reform across the United States, from the 1890s to 1920s. The main objective of the Progressive movement was eliminating corruption in government. The movement primarily targeted political machines and their bosses.By taking down these corrupt representatives in office a further means of direct democracy would be established. Gender, Class, Race, and Reform in the Progressive Era (1991). 2  Hahn, Steven. 3  A Nation under Our Feet: Black Political Struggles in the Rural South from Slavery to the Great Migration (2003).
Efforts to improve society were not new to the United States in the late 1800s. A major push for change, the First Reform Era, occurred in the years before the Civil War and included efforts of social activists to reform working conditions and humanize the treatment of mentally ill people and prisoners.uch reforms as the direct primary, secret ballot, and the initiative, referendum, and recall were effected. Local governments were strengthened by the widespread use of trained professionals, particularly with the city manager system replacing the frequently corrupt mayoral system.