Ventricular fibrillation

Q1: Pt is diagnosed with ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) which normally occurs due to antheroscheloric plaque rupturing and distributing in the blood vessall. Substances that promote platelet aggregation and thrombus formation are then exposed in the blood streams which will eventually cause blockage of blood flow in the coronary artery . Patient’s medical history of hypertension is one of the most important risk factors of acute Myocardial infarction as the constantly high blood…

than 800,000 people in Europe suffer from heart attacks every year, and the response time and access to emergency services is about 10 min . This plane can carry defibrillator, which is used to treat irregular heart rhythm disorders such as ventricular fibrillation within 12 Km² in one minute, so reducing the mortality rate. 2. Delivery (good): In the near future, you may see pizza rolls moving over you, but…

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therapeutic hypothermia to decrease this outcome in some patients. The type of arrest, or the rhythm the patient was in is also an important factor to the success of the hypothermia treatment. Patients who suffered an arrest with ventricular fibrillation or ventricular tachycardia had about a 50% chance of little to no neurological dysfunction following the hypothermia treatment (2015). Patients who suffered an arrest with pulseless electrical activity or asystole showed little to no success…

image of the heart and correlate the severity of atherosclerosis in asymptomatic patients creating a calcium volume score. (The Mount Sinai Hospital, 2014) Complications that can result from CAD can cause heart failure, ventricular arrhythmia, which may lead to ventricular fibrillation, heart attack, and stroke. It is vital to seek attention from a health care professional when one believes he or she is having a heart attack or…

The following clinical cases are derived from an academic medical center in the state of Missouri during the author’s career as a Registered Nurse (RN). The cases are used to demonstrate dignity, beneficence, sympathy, nonmaleficence, respect for autonomy, and veracity. While the first case exhibits allowing a choice to occur, the second case counterpoints by exhibiting forcing a choice that may have otherwise not have happened. (This isn’t very fluid and I’m not sure if I should add more here……

result are one of the leading causes of death in the United States. With the frequent occurrence of such a life-threatening event, it is essential to understand the proper way to react. Cardiac arrests can be separated into three groups; ventricular fibrillation/tachycardia (VF/ VT), pulseless electrical activity (PEA), and asystole. The most common arrhythmia is VF or VT; during this event CPR provides a means to circulate the blood while defibrillation helps to restore rhythm (Huang, He,…

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