Ventricular fibrillation

heart rate below 60 bpm, is considered normal in athletes at rest and is mostly without symptoms. The heart has become so efficient, it delivers large volumes of blood with each beat, so fewer beats are needed. Another type of arrhythmia, atrial fibrillation, can actually be a problem in athletes. If the athlete is symptomatic, then treatments can be put in place. An example of treatment is prescribed detraining. If an athlete quits training, the heart is deconditioned and can return to normal.…

nervous system during the interventional procedure, causing a transient ischemic attack (TIA) or disabling stroke, once an embolic stroke is confirmed, fibrinolytic drugs can be given intravenously. (Nguyen, et al., 2013). ● Ventricular tachycardia (VT) and fibrillation (VF), Catheter manipulation can cause VT, VF, and/or a systole resultant cardiac arrest. While the patient is being resuscitated with intubation, external cardiac massage, intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP), or pacemaker…

Prolapse of the mitral valve occurs when the leaflet(s) distend back up into the left atrium during ventricular contraction, also referred to as systole. This can lead to the valves not closing properly and producing mitral regurgitation. The leaflet(s) are increased in size due to the myxomatous mitral valve degeneration, which causes them to curl backwards…

On 3/27/2016, Ms. Hoover was seen in the ED at Norman Healthplex Hospital for right knee and upper calf pain, with minimal swelling. There was no history of trauma but she stated that she recently stopped Coumadin and was on injectable Lovenox in anticipation of her elective eye surgery. On examination, she was noted to have discomfort in the medial posterior aspect of the right knee, and reproducible upper right calf discomfort with palpation. Anteroposterior, lateral, and sunrise view…

Capecitabine, an oral 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) analogue, is a commonly used chemotherapeutic agent (antimetabolite) of the pyrimidine analogue family. It is a basic cytostatic agent used in therapy of solid gastrointestinal cancers (as adjuvant therapy as well as in treatment of metastatic disease); besides, it is also widely used in therapy of metastatic breast cancer. Myocardial infarction is a rare adverse effect related to capecitabine therapy. We present case report of a female patient with no…

they thought a internal defibrillator/pacemaker was necessary to prevent me from having 'sudden cardiac death.' With wide eyes, I agreed almost immediately. After the second surgery, my heart went to an irregular heart beat called Atrial Fibrillation. This is where the upper chambers of the heart can cause the heart to beat rapidly, due to "chaotic electrical signals" (Mayo Clinic Staff, n.d.). This was corrected by IV medication, and took longer to correct (a day and a half in total),…

multi-system physical disruptions. D.B. had ischemic cardiomyopathy with an ejection fraction of 25%. The normal ejection fraction lies somewhere between 55-75%. In 2010, the patient had an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) placed. In 2014, a ventricular assist device (VAD) was placed as a bridge to transplant. He was considered an urgent/acute case and moved to 1A on the transplant list. Unfortunately, was demoted down to status 7 due to bacteria, which was assumed to be line sepsis…

Common CVDs include: ischemic heart disease (IHD), stroke, hypertensive heart disease, rheumatic heart disease (RHD), aortic aneurysms, cardiomyopathy, atrial fibrillation, congenital heart disease, endocarditis, and peripheral artery disease (PAD). This category of disease is the leading cause of death globally except Africa. Together they have caused upto 17.3 million deaths in 2013 itself, up from 12.3 million…

monitor (continuous), palpated the carotid pulse, assessed the IV, and obtained an X-ray of the chest. Once Carl got back from the X-ray things started to go downhill, he developed new onset of chest pain. Before I knew it, he went into ventricular fibrillation. I immediately activated the code team, laid the supine, and started CPR at a ratio of 30:2. The next steps were to turn on the defibrillator, attach the pads, stop the CPR (analyzing rate), AED then messaged shock needed, yell/warn…

pain from skin inflammation. Lidocaine is also a very important class-1b antiarrhythmic drug. Antiarrhythmic agents are pharmaceutical substances that are used to stabilize abnormal heartbeats, such as atrial fibrillation, atrial flutter, ventricular tachycardia, and ventricular fibrillation. If amiodarone is unavailable or if it is contraindicated, lidocaine can be used when defibrillation, CPR, and vasopressors have been initiated. Inhaled lidocaine can be used as a cough repressor. This is…