each year in this hi tech world (Zheng et al 2001). Therapeutic hypothermia (TH) may increase survival and reduce the amount of neurologic damage after cardiac arrest. According to the recent guidelines, comatose survivors of out-of-hospital ventricular fibrillation cardiac arrest should be cooled with internal or external cooling techniques to a target temperature of 32 °C to 34 °C (patients with in-hospital cardiac arrest or other primary rhythms may also be cooled. This target temperature should be
Commotio cordis occurs after a blunt, non-penetrating blow to the precordial area of the chest wall that results in the induction of an often fatal ventricular fibrillation in a heart that does not have a preexisting structural or electrophysiological cardiovascular disease (Yabek, 2011). The blow is often perceived to be irrelevant, yet can cause a debilitating injury or even death. Death may be sudden or after a brief period of lucidity with purposeful movement prior to collapse (Yabek, 2011).
look into is having a defibrillator on site of any athletic activity. A defibrillator can be used when someone undergoes a sudden cardiac arrest. The defibrillator will deliver an electric shock to the heart to try to get it to stop the ventricular fibrillation which is when your heart rate increases and does not produce enough blood to the brian or other organs. A defibrillator was used in the case of Wes Leonard, but unfortunately it was not enough. As of right now I do not believe that there
persistent ventricular fibrillation or ventricular tachycardia. Many people have played a big role in creating this device to become more efficient, smaller and easier to use for the general public. Here are just to name a few that played a part in the creation for this device: Claude Beck, James Rand, Paul Zoll, and Frank Pantridge. The first use of a defibrillator on a patient was in 1947 on a 14 year old boy. Claude Beck was performing a open-chest surgery when the boy went into fibrillation. Beck
The patient L.E. is a 73 year old male. The patient has no history of coronary artery disease or any problems with his heart. Yet, he suffered an event of ventricular fibrillation which he was shocked for followed by a massive heart attack while unaccompanied at a restaurant. Upon arrival to the Southcoast Hospital he went into ventricular tachycardia in the Emergency Room and was shocked a second time. According to the Southcoast critical care manual, these events are part of the inclusion criteria
The records have been reviewed. The member is an adult male with a birth date of 02/09/1959. He has a diagnosis of ischemic cardiomyopathy. His treating provider, Maria Costanzo, MD, recommended the Zoll LifeVest (wearable cardioverter defibrillator) for the following dates of service 09/02/2015, 10/02/2015, 12/02/2015, 01/02/2016-02/02/2016 (totaling 4 units). The carrier has denied coverage for the Zoll LifeVest as experimental and/or investigational and not medically necessary. A letter from
victim's heart rhythm through adhesive electrodes (some AED models require you to press an ANALYZE button). The computer analyzes the heart rhythm and advises the operator whether a shock is needed. AEDs advise a shock only to ventricular fibrillation and fast ventricular tachycardia. The electric current is delivered through the victim's chest wall through adhesive electrode pads. Why are AEDs important? AEDs are important because they strengthen the Chain of Survival. They can restore a normal
through the heart disrupts the normal coordination of heart muscles. These muscles lose their vital rhythm and begin a process known as ventricular fibrillation. Death soon follows. 0.25 Amps/250mA is equal to the current flowing through a 60W Bulb. What is ventricular fibrillation? The heart beats when electrical signals move through it. Ventricular fibrillation is a condition in which the heart's electrical activity becomes disordered. When this happens, the heart's lower (pumping) chambers contract
Introduction Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a cardiac arrhythmia. It is the most common arrhythmia and it has implications for patients and anaesthetists alike. The anaesthetist must take into consideration the physiological and pharmacological implications of this common arrhythmia. In a healthy individual receiving a general anaesthetic, the anaesthetist must be aware of the causes and treatment of acute onset AF, both intra-operatively and peri-operatively. Patients with AF often develop a decline
formation continues in the dentate gyrus of the hippocampus (2). The hippocampus, which lies beneath the cortex is a major factor of learning and memory formation and can indirectly influence emotion. Progenitor cells which are present in the sub ventricular zone of the hippocampus are responsible for such growth as they produce daughter neuron cells through division (2). In the 1960s, Joseph Altman from MIT reported that new neurons were being produced in the dentate gyrus of the hippocampus of
Atrioventricular node reentrant tachycardia Other than atrial fibrillation and atrial flutter, this is the most common supraventricular tachycardia seen in practice.11 A large minority of adults (up to 40% in some cohorts) are born with 2 pathways that can conduct electricity in the AV node, rather than 1. Under the right conditions, AV node reentrant tachycardia (AVNRT) can be initiated by a premature atrial or ventricular beat. If the 2 pathways are able to sustain a stable circuit, the atrium
attention. Atrial Fibrillation is one of the more frequently seen types of dysrhythmias (NIH, 2011). The best way to diagnosis a heart condition is by reading a cardiac strip (Ignatavicius &Workman, 2013). Cardiac strips play an chief part in the nursing world allowing the nurse and other trained medical professionals to interpret what the heart is doing. In a normal strip, one can clearly identify a P wave before every QRS complex, which is then followed by a T wave; in Atrial Fibrillation, the Sinoatrial
Nursing Care Plan CLIENT CLINICAL PICTURE Mr. GB is a 78 year old white male admitted to Bay Pines VAMC on 6/18/96. for " atypical chest pain and hemoptysis". V/S BP 114/51, P 84, R 24, T 97.4. He seems alert and oriented x 3 and cheerful. Bowel sounds present x 4. Pt. has a red area on his coccyx. Silvadene treatments have been started. Pt. Has a fungal lung infection with a pleural suction drainage tube inserted in his chest . Pt is extremely thin with poor skin turgor with
uncontrolled hypertension.6 When treating AF, there are 2 main options which are followed by the “Therapeutic Guidelines” with rhythm control and cardioversion or ventricular rate control; nonetheless whichever method is chosen is dependent on the risk factors of the patient.2 Rate control uses medication that help slow down the ventricular rate and heartbeat.2,7 Medications used in rate control are β-blockers and calcium channel blockers; however Digoxin is still used in older patients.2 Digoxin is
Irregular heartbeat, heartbeat abnormalities, and arrhythmia all describe the disease known as atrial fibrillation. Atrial fibrillation is a common heart condition that affects the heart’s ability to pump blood at a regular pace. This includes heartbeats that are too rapid or irregularly. (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, 2014). Atrial fibrillation, also known as AF or Afib is the most prevalent heart arrhythmia with 2.7 million affected in the United States alone (National Heart, Lung
person living with atrial fibrillation (afib), experiences during an afib episode (1). Atrial fibrillation, a very serious heart arrhythmia, is found in over two million people living in the United States (2 What is 1). According to Gary Riddle, doctor at Memorial Hospital Health Care Center, he cares for roughly 40 patients diagnosed with afib each year in Ferdinand, Indiana (Riddle 1). People the age of 40 and over have a one in four chance of getting atrial fibrillation (2 What is). Knowing the
asymptomatic palpitations: premature ventricular contractions (PVCs) and premature atrial contractions (PACs). In this paper, we will look at the difference between PVCs and PACs, how to detect them in patients who are experiencing palpitations, what can cause them, and complications they can cause. Premature Ventricular Contractions are a premature or “extra beat” that take place in the ventricles. PVCs can also be called ventricular premature beats, premature ventricular complexes, and extrasystoles (Mayo
In today days Atrial Fibrillation (AF) is the most common cardiac dysrhythmia that is often seen in clinical practice. There are 700,000 strokes in the USA each year and 15% of it caused by Atrial Fibrillation. For a long period of time warfarin was the only oral anticoagulant available in the US for patients with atrial fibrillation to prevent stroke events. Recently a new oral anticoagulants, including apixaban, dabigatran, and rivaroxaban have been developed and became available in the US for
Recently seen arrhythmia in medical practice is, atrial fibrillation (AF). Nowadays, several reports have been made based on anxiety in AF individuals. The purpose of this review is to (1) describe the incidence of anxiety having AF by studying related literature, (2) examines the effect of anxiety on persons which are having AF,(3) give such evidences that show hypothetical relationship among pathophysiology of AF and anxiety, (4) assess the advantage of AF on anxiety treatment, (5) and provide
well as absorption, and on account of CSF being produced continuously, 16 oz each day to be exact, the blocking creates a surplus of CSF resulting in the said pressure against the brain tissue. The surplus accretion of CSF additionally motivates ventricular dilation in which the gaps between the brain, known as ventricles, abnormally widen.