Follow Your Heart

Sometimes when we ingest certain substances, we can stimulate foci (nodes that pace the heart at a certain speed) in the heart which can give us the feeling of “skipping a beat.” The feeling of “skipping a beat” is actually another beat that follows the original beat quickly which gives us that feeling. A lot of factors can stimulate other foci such as atrial and junctional in our heart. These factors, according to Dr. Dubin, includes adrenaline (epinephrine) released by adrenal glands,…

the heart beats it emits electrical currents. An electrocardiogram (EKG) is a method in which electrodes are attached at various points on the body. These electrodes are attached to wires that are attached to the EKG machine. The electrodes send waves and impulses to the machine that amplifies the results on a monitor and prints them onto graph paper. Heart rates and palpitations are commonly diagnosed from the EKG results. Heart rhythm can help to detect medical problems. Arrhythmia, heart…

cardiology team If it were part of the team I would think it was wonderful. That person saw me from day one and they followed me home – LI, 35-49 IDI They follow-up with you, doctors and nurses. They are part of your original team. It says “our care also follows you home”. I like the idea and I think it is a great service – NYC, 35-49 IDI The home care follows you. Usually you get some random nurse…

about her social life and herself as a teacher and the other was what she wanted to do if her heart stopped beating. While Ms. Vivian and her primary nurse, Susie, were eating popsicles Susie told Professor Bearing that she had to think about her code status if her heart stopped beating (558). She had two choices the first one is she can be “full code”, which means they will call a blue code if her heart stops beating and resuscitate her and put her in Intensive Care until she is stable. The…

entering the muscles in your arteries and in your heart. Calcium helps muscles contract, so by blocking this it helps the muscles of your arteries relax allowing them to open up more. Having more space reduces resistance of blood flow making it easier for the blood to flow. It also relaxes the arteries that go to your heart reducing resistance, increasing the blood flow to your heart. Having less resistance then reduces your blood pressure which decreases your risk for having a heart attack or…

abnormally fast heart beat (tachycardia). How fast was it? Did the heart rate slow down when you started taking Propranolol? The "Neurocardiogenic Syncope Syndrome" should not continue after the lone episode of food poisoning. Once the acute illness is over, and once you re-hydrate yourself, things usually go back to normal.…

Cerebral Hypoxia, Pediatric Cerebral hypoxia occurs when your child’s brain does not get enough oxygen. Cerebral hypoxia is a medical emergency and requires breathing assistance with oxygen to prevent permanent brain damage. Without enough oxygen, brain cells can start to die within five minutes. The effects of cerebral hypoxia can range from mild to very severe and can be short- or long-term. CAUSES There are many possible causes of cerebral hypoxia. Some common causes include: • Choking.…

CASE STUDY 1 1. The cardiovascular system consists of the following- Blood – It is a red color fluid in the body. Heart – It is also called the control center of our body. It pumps and collects blood to and from the various parts of our body. Blood vessels – Blood vessels are path through which transport medium circulates in our body. 2. The functions of cardiovascular system are as follows- Transportation- It transports blood to all the parts of body. The blood delivers oxygen and nutrients…

hear about. Everyone has a heart, a muscular organ that pumps blood throughout our bodies through veins, arteries and capillaries. These blood vessels supply our other major organs and tissue with oxygen and carries away the carbon dioxide and waste. Image from university of Nottingham, http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/nursing/practice/resources/cardiology/function/anatomy.php Angina is a pain or discomfort and tightness in the chest and is usually caused by coronary Heart disease. There are…

The ECG/EKG When most people think of heart tests, they think of the ECG. ECG stands for electrocardiogram. It's also called an EKG, from the German elektrokardiogram. Although it may look like an ECG is recording heartbeats, it's not. In fact, it records the electrical activity (the electrical triggers, if you will) that presage the actual heartbeat. The mechanical beats follow the electrical triggers by about a tenth of a second -- unless, of course, there's a problem. Or to state it in…