An implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) is a specialized device designed to directly treat a cardiac tachydysrhythmia. ICDs have revolutionized the treatment of patients at risk for sudden cardiac death due to ventricular tachyarrhythmias.
Autobiography: Autobiography A book or story about a personâs life, written by that person. Written in the first person point of view. Biography: Biography A book or story about someoneâs life, written by a NARRATOR. Written in the third person point of view. Letâs Practice: Letâs Practice I grew up in Tennessee. It was always so hot and humid there.
A biography is solely about an individual's life, while a memoir would be about something the author experienced (i.e. a historical event or a disease) or a person the author knew. A memoir is a sort of semi-autobiographical sketch, but it does not focus solely on the author's own life.