Ventricular tachycardia

The patient exhibited rapid and faint peripheral pulses with HR120 bpm (tachycardia)), BP 90/50 mmHg (hypotension) and capillary refill of 4 seconds, extremities cool, clammy and molted, bilateral ankle edema and 3rd heart sound present. Documentation of carotid pulse presence but the absence of radial pulse, the patient may be…

palpitations are a common symptom of AF often described as a rapid “fluttering in the chest,” with irregular “fluttering” that suggests AF, atrial flutter, or tachycardia with variable block.11 In patients with chronic atrial fibrillation, in-office exercise such as a brisk walk in the hallway may reveal an intermittent accelerated ventricular response as the cause of the palpitations.11 The clinician should look for signs of hyperthyroidism, or signs of stimulant drug use such as dilated pupils…

NEPHROGENIC DIABETES INSIPIDUS ASSOCIATED WITH RHABDOMYOLISIS Introduction Diabetes insipidus (DI) presents with hypernatremia and consequent hyperosmolality in individuals with an impaired thirst mechanism or no free access to water. Hyperosmolality was found to be associated with rhabdomyolisis, a disease consist of elevated serum creatinine kinase (CPK) and myoglobinuria. Fluid resuscitation is the mainstay of the treatment to prevent life-threatening complications including acute…

hypertension or repeated pulmonary infections due to these complications. Infants usually present with more severe disease and have poorer prognosis as compared to children and adults with this condition (5, 6). Infants with this condition present with tachycardia, failure to thrive, poor feeding, lethargy and cyanosis. Adult patients present with fatigue, exertional dyspnea and recurrent lower respiratory tract infections (5), although children with this condition have higher incidence of…

heart rate. Not only is the client tachycardic, with a heart rate of 124 beats per minute, but the electrocardiogram (EKG) was previously showing ST elevation in two anterior leads. Currently, the EKG is showing that MK is experiencing premature ventricular contractions. The nurse should also be concerned about the client’s lab reports. While the client’s creatinine phosphokinase (CPK), blood urea nitrogen (BUN), and creatinine levels are within normal limits, her CPK-MB and troponin 1 levels…

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…

Required Uniform Assignment: Interdisciplinary Care Gary Grant Chamberlain College of Nursing NR340: Critical Care Nursing Required Uniform Assignment: Interdisciplinary Care Background information Demographics: 65-year-old black male; No known allergies; Full code status History of present illness: Patient presents to the Emergency Department with complaints of stroke like symptoms. Patient is visibly weak on the left side and slurred speech. Relevant past medical and surgical…

Cardiomyopathy is a condition where the heart muscle is abnormal. The main types of cardiomyopathy include dilated, hypertrophic and restrictive cardiomyopathy. Cardiomyopathy makes it harder for your heart to pump and deliver blood to the rest of your body. Cardiomyopathy can lead to heart failure. But to science certain it is not known which is the cause that causes this disease only knows that there is a variety of this disease. Cardiomyopathy can be treated. The type of treatment you 'll…

Do you or someone you know have heart arrhythmia or also commonly known as an irregular heartbeat. Heart arrhythmia can be a very serious disease based on the way you live your life day to day and what goes into body everyday. If a person has a heart arrhythmia, he should study the causes, preventions and cures in order to lead the healthiest lifestyle possible. Have you ever heard of heart arrhythmia? Heart arrhythmia is also commonly known as an irregular heartbeat ( Sandhyha Pruthi M.D. www…

TERMINOLOGY CLINICAL CLARIFICATION 1 • Life-threatening condition characterized by the inability of the pulmonary system to meet the metabolic demands of the body with respect to oxygenation of the blood and systemic organs and/or CO2 elimination • May be accompanied by ventilatory failure 7 • Develops within minutes or hours as opposed to chronic respiratory failure that develops over several days, weeks or years CLASSIFICATION 2, 1 • Classification is mainly based on arterial blood gas (ABG)…