Doc - Medtronic
... Catheter ablation is a minimally invasive procedure that aims to treat atrial fibrillation (AF), an irregular quivering or rapid rhythm in the upper chambers (atria) of the heart. The goal of the treatment is to stop the rapid beating of the upper heart chambers by ablating, or blocking the conducti ...
... Catheter ablation is a minimally invasive procedure that aims to treat atrial fibrillation (AF), an irregular quivering or rapid rhythm in the upper chambers (atria) of the heart. The goal of the treatment is to stop the rapid beating of the upper heart chambers by ablating, or blocking the conducti ...
Decreased cardiac output due to the heart pump failing
... Avoid excessive pressure Normal: smooth with 2+ strength Auscultate Carotid Artery Listen for presence of bruit (blowing or swishing sound) Apply bell of the stethoscope at angle of jaw, midcervical area, and base of the neck Person can take breath, exhale, and hold while you listen so n ...
... Avoid excessive pressure Normal: smooth with 2+ strength Auscultate Carotid Artery Listen for presence of bruit (blowing or swishing sound) Apply bell of the stethoscope at angle of jaw, midcervical area, and base of the neck Person can take breath, exhale, and hold while you listen so n ...
AICD - Healthy Living NT
... beat (tachyarrhythmia), and some AICDs can also detect if your heart beats too slow and misses beats (bradycardia) and can add in extra beats (just like a pacemaker). Your doctor will choose the one best suited to the type of abnormal heart rhythm you are suffering from. When your heart beats abnorm ...
... beat (tachyarrhythmia), and some AICDs can also detect if your heart beats too slow and misses beats (bradycardia) and can add in extra beats (just like a pacemaker). Your doctor will choose the one best suited to the type of abnormal heart rhythm you are suffering from. When your heart beats abnorm ...
Pretest-Chronic Heart Failure
... (Coumadin) has been prescribed. Which response by the nurse is accurate? a. “The medication reduces clotting factors by decreasing serum potassium levels.” b. “The medication increases your heart rate so clots do not form in your heart.” c. “The medication dissolves any clots that develop in your co ...
... (Coumadin) has been prescribed. Which response by the nurse is accurate? a. “The medication reduces clotting factors by decreasing serum potassium levels.” b. “The medication increases your heart rate so clots do not form in your heart.” c. “The medication dissolves any clots that develop in your co ...
Congestive Heart Failure in cats and dogs
... Heart failure occurs when the heart is unable to pump blood effectively and this can affect either the left side of the heart or less commonly the right side of the heart. Heart failure accompanies both acquired and congenital heart disease, being a symptom of the commoner heart diseases such as Hyp ...
... Heart failure occurs when the heart is unable to pump blood effectively and this can affect either the left side of the heart or less commonly the right side of the heart. Heart failure accompanies both acquired and congenital heart disease, being a symptom of the commoner heart diseases such as Hyp ...
atrioventricular septal defect (avsd)
... The majority of AVSD’s will require surgical management in infancy and/or childhood. Large AVSDs require close observation. Signs of heart failure include a fast heart rate, fast breathing and poor weight gain. Your baby may be treated with medications that improve the function of the heart until th ...
... The majority of AVSD’s will require surgical management in infancy and/or childhood. Large AVSDs require close observation. Signs of heart failure include a fast heart rate, fast breathing and poor weight gain. Your baby may be treated with medications that improve the function of the heart until th ...
Rheumatic Fever
... Heart failure occurs when the heart is unable to pump blood at a rate proportionate with metabolic needs (oxygen delivery). It may be due to: 1. change in myocardial contractility that results in low cardiac output. 2. abnormal loading conditions being placed on the myocardium. afterload (pressure ...
... Heart failure occurs when the heart is unable to pump blood at a rate proportionate with metabolic needs (oxygen delivery). It may be due to: 1. change in myocardial contractility that results in low cardiac output. 2. abnormal loading conditions being placed on the myocardium. afterload (pressure ...
Cardiac Care in DMD The Heart is a Muscle Too
... transplanted • More BMD pa7ents transplanted • Problems ...
... transplanted • More BMD pa7ents transplanted • Problems ...
Self-Evaluation Quiz - Pediatrics in Review
... Award of the American Medical Association and two hours of PREP credit. To earn two hours of Category 1 credit and two hours of PREP credit for this quiz, you must currently be enrolled in PREP or subscribing to PEDIATRICS ...
... Award of the American Medical Association and two hours of PREP credit. To earn two hours of Category 1 credit and two hours of PREP credit for this quiz, you must currently be enrolled in PREP or subscribing to PEDIATRICS ...
No Slide Title - Pegasus @ UCF
... Blood cells become packed at the bottom of the tube when whole blood is centrifuged, leaving the fluid at the top of the tube. Red blood cells are the most abundant of the blood cells -- white cells & platelets float ?? Only a thin, lightcolored “buffy coat” at the interface between the packed red b ...
... Blood cells become packed at the bottom of the tube when whole blood is centrifuged, leaving the fluid at the top of the tube. Red blood cells are the most abundant of the blood cells -- white cells & platelets float ?? Only a thin, lightcolored “buffy coat” at the interface between the packed red b ...
GE EK-Pro Arrhythmia Algorithm
... template, the final label is given and the heart rate is also updated accordingly. Arrhythmia Detection uses the beat list to get information in run lengths of normal and ventricular beats. Based on this, R-R interval information and heart rate, the algorithm concludes whether there are any arrhythm ...
... template, the final label is given and the heart rate is also updated accordingly. Arrhythmia Detection uses the beat list to get information in run lengths of normal and ventricular beats. Based on this, R-R interval information and heart rate, the algorithm concludes whether there are any arrhythm ...
PPT
... By the time the slow antegrade conduction is complete, the fast pathway is no longer refractory, allowing retrograde conduction to occur. This “circus” mechanism is maintained as long as the relationship between fast and slow conduction, and fast/slow refractoriness persists. ...
... By the time the slow antegrade conduction is complete, the fast pathway is no longer refractory, allowing retrograde conduction to occur. This “circus” mechanism is maintained as long as the relationship between fast and slow conduction, and fast/slow refractoriness persists. ...
ppt
... Ectopic Pacemaker (cont’d) During sudden onset of A-V block, sinus node discharge does not get through, and next fastest area of discharge becomes pacemaker of heart beat (Purkinje system). Delay in pickup of the heart beat is the “Stokes-Adams” syndrome. New pacemaker is in A-V node or penetrati ...
... Ectopic Pacemaker (cont’d) During sudden onset of A-V block, sinus node discharge does not get through, and next fastest area of discharge becomes pacemaker of heart beat (Purkinje system). Delay in pickup of the heart beat is the “Stokes-Adams” syndrome. New pacemaker is in A-V node or penetrati ...
Historical Perspectives of Cardiac Electrophysiology
... Although ancient Chinese pulse theory laid the foundation for the study of arrhythmias and clinical electrophysiology in the 5th century BC, the most significant breakthrough in the identification and treatment of cardiac arrhythmias first occurred in this century. In the last decades, our knowledge ...
... Although ancient Chinese pulse theory laid the foundation for the study of arrhythmias and clinical electrophysiology in the 5th century BC, the most significant breakthrough in the identification and treatment of cardiac arrhythmias first occurred in this century. In the last decades, our knowledge ...
Cardiovascular System - Byron Senior High School
... • _______ are thick vessels adapted for carrying high presure blood _____ from the heart • ________are the smallest vessels, through which substances are exchanged with cells • _______ are thinner than arteries; they _____ blood to the heart. ...
... • _______ are thick vessels adapted for carrying high presure blood _____ from the heart • ________are the smallest vessels, through which substances are exchanged with cells • _______ are thinner than arteries; they _____ blood to the heart. ...
Ch. 20-Drugs Used to Treat Dysrhythmias
... •AV bundle has right and left branches, they extend to all parts of the ventricular wall •the right bundle branch conducts the impulse to the right ventricle •left bundle branch conducts the impulse to the left ventricle •Purkinje fibers branch into the myocardium from the right and left bundle bran ...
... •AV bundle has right and left branches, they extend to all parts of the ventricular wall •the right bundle branch conducts the impulse to the right ventricle •left bundle branch conducts the impulse to the left ventricle •Purkinje fibers branch into the myocardium from the right and left bundle bran ...
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... ventricle contracts Diastolic Pressure = pressure of the blood in the arteries when the left ...
... ventricle contracts Diastolic Pressure = pressure of the blood in the arteries when the left ...
File
... Divide the class into groups. One person from each group fetches one of the envelopes and then returns to the group. The group now has to put the words of that particular sentence in the correct order. Run with strict time limits. ...
... Divide the class into groups. One person from each group fetches one of the envelopes and then returns to the group. The group now has to put the words of that particular sentence in the correct order. Run with strict time limits. ...
Allergies – hypersensitivity of the immune system to relatively
... Cardiac muscle cells are joined by gap junctions that permit action potentials to be conducted from cell to cell. The myocardium also contains specialized muscle cells that constitute the conducting system of the heart, initiating the cardiac action potentials and speeding their spread through the h ...
... Cardiac muscle cells are joined by gap junctions that permit action potentials to be conducted from cell to cell. The myocardium also contains specialized muscle cells that constitute the conducting system of the heart, initiating the cardiac action potentials and speeding their spread through the h ...
Slides 3
... Ectopic Pacemaker (cont’d) During sudden onset of A-V block, sinus node discharge does not get through, and next fastest area of discharge becomes pacemaker of heart beat (Purkinje system). Delay in pickup of the heart beat is the “Stokes-Adams” syndrome. New pacemaker is in A-V node or penetrati ...
... Ectopic Pacemaker (cont’d) During sudden onset of A-V block, sinus node discharge does not get through, and next fastest area of discharge becomes pacemaker of heart beat (Purkinje system). Delay in pickup of the heart beat is the “Stokes-Adams” syndrome. New pacemaker is in A-V node or penetrati ...
1 Conduction System of the Heart 4
... atria, SA and AV nodes, very little supply to ventricles Sympathetic: increase the permeability of the cardiac cells to Na+ and Ca++ i.e Positive Chronotropic and positive Inotropic action Parasympathetic: Increase the permeability of the cardiac cells to K+ and decrease its permeability to Na+ and ...
... atria, SA and AV nodes, very little supply to ventricles Sympathetic: increase the permeability of the cardiac cells to Na+ and Ca++ i.e Positive Chronotropic and positive Inotropic action Parasympathetic: Increase the permeability of the cardiac cells to K+ and decrease its permeability to Na+ and ...
Chapter02_Detailed_Answers
... The ECG only measures electrical activity which we call the heart rate on the monitor. The pulse is the actual palpated beat of the heart felt at the wrist or other pressure point. It must be correlated with the ECG to ensure that every complex seen on the monitor results in a pulse. The blood press ...
... The ECG only measures electrical activity which we call the heart rate on the monitor. The pulse is the actual palpated beat of the heart felt at the wrist or other pressure point. It must be correlated with the ECG to ensure that every complex seen on the monitor results in a pulse. The blood press ...