Ventricular tachycardia

AN ATHLETE 'S HEART Everyone knows normal daily exercise is beneficial to the heart. It helps reduce the risk of heart disease, reduces weight, lowers blood pressure, and improves cholesterol. A difference in the appearance of the heart can be seen between normal exercise and those of highly trained athletes. Athletic hearts undergo cardiac remodeling of chambers and physiological changes because the heart is working harder to pump blood to the rest of the body during extreme physical activity…

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…

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, Yang, Liu,…

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Patient should use of silica gel or air midsoles as well as polyester or blend (cotton-polyester) socks to prevent blisters and keep the feet dry to prevent trauma. Proper footwear is important and must be emphasized for individuals with vascular disease.17 Physical therapist must monitor closely for blisters and other potential damage to their feet, before and after exercise. 17 She has adhesive capsulitis and for that, Physical therapist check for sensation before treatment of hot modalities.…

heart is supported with a pace maker. Provider would monitor her closely by assessing her blood pressure on a regular basis. Provider would auscultate her apical pulse, asses her heart rate and rhythm for any abnormal sound (S3 and S4) because tachycardia is sometimes present at rest. Provider would ask her to report early signs and symptoms of heart failure exacerbation, monitor daily weight before meal at the same time each day, and report any weight gain of 3 to 5 pounds in one week.…

I was making the decision to damn my eternal soul to hell, and they couldn’t even acknowledge it. I was 23 at the time. My husband was unreachable; being a Marine seemed to take him away at the most critical times. I suffer from Super Ventricular Tachycardia-SVT- where my heart rate…

irregular size, the effect it has on the heart classifies the type of disorder it is. It can take up many forms, the most common of these are hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, dilated cardiomyopathy, restrictive cardiomyopathy and Arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia. As cardiomyopathy begins to become more severe, the overall health of the heart deteriorates; as a result, it weakens the ability of the heart to circulate blood leading to many other problems including heart failure. Each form…

In the United States and in most industrialized countries, most adults die from heart disease (Health in the Later Years, 2013). According to the American Heart Association (2013) an estimated 83.6 million American adults have 1 or more types of CVD, and of those 42.2 million are estimated to be age sixty and up. Heart disease affects people of all ages, however it is most prominent in adults age sixty-five and up. Cardiovascular disease and heart disease are terms that cover an array of…

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