Cardiac tamponade

activity helps you stay healthy and mobile", 2015). Including any type of exercise on a daily basis assists in preventing heart disease; thus, cardiac emergencies and CPR use. Even “non-exercise physical activity”, like washing the dishes by hand, gardening, and washing the car impact acquiring heart disease and aid in the prevention of potential cardiac emergencies. In many schools, physical education class is required, in which students achieve that hour of play while learning the importance…

(a) The structure of the rotator cuff consists of four muscles that all play a role in the motion of the rotator cuff. The four muscles that are responsible for this motion are: the Supraspinatus muscle, the Infraspinatus muscle, the Teres Minor muscle, and the Subscapularis muscle. Each of these muscles originate from the scapula and attach into the humerus. The Supraspinatus muscle originates in the Supraspinatus Fossa and attaches to the greater tubercle of the humerus. The infraspinatus…

CPR and The Renaissance A heart beats to signify life. The beating of the heart could be interpreted either physically or metaphorically. If a heart stops to beat, life is no longer existent. A beating heart can represent and symbolize two topics: resuscitation and religion. This can relate to the process of cardiopulmonary resuscitation and the reformation of the Roman Catholic Church during the Renaissance. Both CPR and the reformation of the Catholic Church during the Renaissance can…

A 70-year-old male patient develops a large anterior wall myocardial infarction. He is currently being managed with oxygen, aspirin, nitrates and a beta-blocker. He develops recurrent episodes of ventricular tachycardia and remains conscious however has dizzy spells and also becomes diaphoretic and hypotensive. An IV bolus of lidocaine is given followed by IV lidocaine infusion. • Which class of antiarrhythmics does lidocaine fall under? Lidocaine is a Class IB antiarrhythmic, fast sodium…

electrical impulses from the atria to the ventricles while slowing down the electrical signal. As a result this five the atria time to contact before the ventricles do while allowing the heart to pump blood from out of its chambers. 2. Label one cardiac cycle identifying the: P wave, QRS complex, and T wave. Explain…

structural and functional abnormalities. (NICOL BOOK). In DCM a portion of the myocardium in the ventricles is dilated leading to progressive cardiac enlargement and hypertrophy. (cite cardiac book) Peter had a familial history which was compounded by alcohol misuse which further depresses myocardium function. (nicol) Untreated this leads to heart failure, cardiac arrhythmias including Atrial Fibrillation and Ventricular Tachyarrhythmia’s, and sudden death. (cardiobookp158). Peter suffered from…

external defibrillator is a shock that is delivered to the heart. It is made to be used in life threatening situations such as arrhythmia or cardiac arrest. To use an automated external defibrillator you must first have one. Then you proceed to prepare for an AED (Automated External Defibrillator)you check to make sure that the patient is indeed having a cardiac arrest, then use the ABC method •Airway: You need to make sure the airway is open before you check his breathing. To do this, tilt…

The heart muscle is called the Myocardium. The Myocardium is the middle and thickest layer of the heart wall. The muscle functions by providing a type of “scaffolding” for the heart chambers and when contracting it pumps blood out of the heart and then relaxes as the heart refills with returning blood. The Myocardium’s smooth outer membrane is called the epicardium and its inner lining is called the endocardium. The heart muscle like any other organ or tissue in your body needs oxygen-rich…

Hypertrophy means that the muscles size will increase. Hypertrophy happens when the amount contractile proteins (Actin & Myosin) increase inside the muscle cells so the way in which the can contract is far greater.the amount of fibres in the muscles remain the same mount. Statistically males have a greater chance in muscle bulk due to higher levels of the hormone testosterone. As it relates to skeletal muscle, hyperplasia defines muscle growth due to an increase in the quantity of muscle…

injured person on the spot. This disease, known as sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) • What is the sudden cardiac arrest? Cardiac arrest happens when the muscle of the heart suddenly stops beating due to its malfunctioning. The heart has an internal electrical conducting system that controls the rhythm of the heartbeat; Problems in this system can cause abnormal heart rhythms called arrhythmias. That makes the heart stop beating.…