OUTLINE FOR ALTERATIONS IN CARDIAC FUNCTION
... C. Describe the dynamics of congestive heart failure in an infant and a child. D. Complete the study questions for the case study of a 3 mo old child with Down Syndrome with congestive heart failure (CHF). E. Describe the dynamics of pulmonary hypertension and the implications in the child with obst ...
... C. Describe the dynamics of congestive heart failure in an infant and a child. D. Complete the study questions for the case study of a 3 mo old child with Down Syndrome with congestive heart failure (CHF). E. Describe the dynamics of pulmonary hypertension and the implications in the child with obst ...
Sudden Death Syndrome
... Sudden Death Syndrome (SDS) is the wide term used for several causes of cardiac arrest in young people and is usually defined as non-traumatic, non-violent and unexpected. These can be related to the thickening or abnormal structure of the heart muscle or even changes of the electrical impulses that ...
... Sudden Death Syndrome (SDS) is the wide term used for several causes of cardiac arrest in young people and is usually defined as non-traumatic, non-violent and unexpected. These can be related to the thickening or abnormal structure of the heart muscle or even changes of the electrical impulses that ...
Cardiomyopathy
... Differential Diagnosis - specific muscle diseases Amyloid and Carcinoid may be restrictive (e.g. Amyloid and cardiac involvement in ...
... Differential Diagnosis - specific muscle diseases Amyloid and Carcinoid may be restrictive (e.g. Amyloid and cardiac involvement in ...
A1979HZ24300001
... vigils with patients afflicted with these cardiac disorders who did not respond to diverse drugs. But like most novel ideas, it was based on an unproved hypothesis. I surmised that the abnormal mechanism was the result of an electrical accident which, if once terminated, was unlikely to recur. The a ...
... vigils with patients afflicted with these cardiac disorders who did not respond to diverse drugs. But like most novel ideas, it was based on an unproved hypothesis. I surmised that the abnormal mechanism was the result of an electrical accident which, if once terminated, was unlikely to recur. The a ...
Cardiac Arrhythmias
... pulse, loss of consciousness Most common cause: AMI, drug toxicity, electrolyte disturbances, electric shock, end stage of many disease processes Management: non-synchronized DC defibrillation, cardiopulmonary resuscitation ...
... pulse, loss of consciousness Most common cause: AMI, drug toxicity, electrolyte disturbances, electric shock, end stage of many disease processes Management: non-synchronized DC defibrillation, cardiopulmonary resuscitation ...
cardiology - CatsTCMNotes.com
... Fainting or near fainting. Chaotic, quivering or irregular rhythm ...
... Fainting or near fainting. Chaotic, quivering or irregular rhythm ...
1. drugs are used to treat arrhythmias
... 8. Adenosine ________________ the pacemaker activity of the SA node, reducing heart rate and the ability of the AV node to conduct form the atria to the ventricles. 9. Adenosine is especially effective against _______________ tachycardias that involve the AV node. 10. Adenosine is predominantly used ...
... 8. Adenosine ________________ the pacemaker activity of the SA node, reducing heart rate and the ability of the AV node to conduct form the atria to the ventricles. 9. Adenosine is especially effective against _______________ tachycardias that involve the AV node. 10. Adenosine is predominantly used ...
Name - Wilson`s Web Page
... What is meant by the phrase “the heartbeat is intrinsic”? What is the difference between systolic and diastolic? List the phases of the cardiac cycle and the length of time required by each phase. What causes the Lubb-Dub sound of a heart beat? List the proper name and common name for the nodal tiss ...
... What is meant by the phrase “the heartbeat is intrinsic”? What is the difference between systolic and diastolic? List the phases of the cardiac cycle and the length of time required by each phase. What causes the Lubb-Dub sound of a heart beat? List the proper name and common name for the nodal tiss ...
A2: Heart Smarts
... 3. Name the two places (on your body) for taking a pulse that we have been using in class. ____________________ ____________________ 4. The heart is a(n) ____________________ muscle, which provides _____________________ and ____________________ to the entire body. 5. To take our pulse, we count ...
... 3. Name the two places (on your body) for taking a pulse that we have been using in class. ____________________ ____________________ 4. The heart is a(n) ____________________ muscle, which provides _____________________ and ____________________ to the entire body. 5. To take our pulse, we count ...
Just Move It
... With increasing intensity, both HR and SV increase to meet the cardiac output demand… SV plateaus between 40-60%max in most nonathletes/untrained individuals - why? ...
... With increasing intensity, both HR and SV increase to meet the cardiac output demand… SV plateaus between 40-60%max in most nonathletes/untrained individuals - why? ...
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... 12) What cardiac cycle event would occur if the AV-valve and semilunar valves were closed and the healthy ventricle contained 130 ml of blood and the pressure was increasing? a) End Diastolic Volume b) Isovolumetric contraction c) Ventricular diastole d) Atrial Systole 13) During the ____phase of a ...
... 12) What cardiac cycle event would occur if the AV-valve and semilunar valves were closed and the healthy ventricle contained 130 ml of blood and the pressure was increasing? a) End Diastolic Volume b) Isovolumetric contraction c) Ventricular diastole d) Atrial Systole 13) During the ____phase of a ...
Heart Attack or Sudden Cardiac Arrest
... • This damage to the heart muscle can lead to a malfunction of the heart’s electrical system, causing dangerously fast or slow heart rhythms that can cause SCA. • Many SCAs occur in patients with coronary heart disease. If the patient suffers a heart attack, there is a higher risk for SCA. • Symptom ...
... • This damage to the heart muscle can lead to a malfunction of the heart’s electrical system, causing dangerously fast or slow heart rhythms that can cause SCA. • Many SCAs occur in patients with coronary heart disease. If the patient suffers a heart attack, there is a higher risk for SCA. • Symptom ...
Antiarrhythmic Drugs
... premature ventricular contractions supraventricular tachyarrhythmias: atrial fibrillation (irregular heart rates of 350 to 700 bpm) atrial flutter( ’flutter waves’ at a regular rate of 240 to 440 bpm) paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia (150-200 bpm) ventricular arrhythmias: ventri ...
... premature ventricular contractions supraventricular tachyarrhythmias: atrial fibrillation (irregular heart rates of 350 to 700 bpm) atrial flutter( ’flutter waves’ at a regular rate of 240 to 440 bpm) paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia (150-200 bpm) ventricular arrhythmias: ventri ...
chapter_7 - Elsevier
... Figure 7.4 Heart regeneration in the zebrafish. (A) Longitudinal section through an intact heart. ba, bulbus arteriosus. (B) Heart after amputation of 20% of ventricle. (C) Higher magnification of unamputated ventricular apex, showing the level of amputation. (D) One day post-amputation, showing pla ...
... Figure 7.4 Heart regeneration in the zebrafish. (A) Longitudinal section through an intact heart. ba, bulbus arteriosus. (B) Heart after amputation of 20% of ventricle. (C) Higher magnification of unamputated ventricular apex, showing the level of amputation. (D) One day post-amputation, showing pla ...
Arrhythmias 3
... Ventricular rate = 150 bpm or 100 bpm, due to AVN block ratio of 2:1 or 3:1 Ectopic atrial beat causes a re-entrant circuit within the atria. Causes ...
... Ventricular rate = 150 bpm or 100 bpm, due to AVN block ratio of 2:1 or 3:1 Ectopic atrial beat causes a re-entrant circuit within the atria. Causes ...
Bradyarrhythmias - patient information
... unusually slow rate. If impulses are sent from the sinoatrial node (SA node) at a slow rate, or if the impulses are delayed as they travel through the conduction system, the end result is a slower heartbeat or pulse. Sinus bradycardia is an unusually slow heartbeat due to normal causes and commonly ...
... unusually slow rate. If impulses are sent from the sinoatrial node (SA node) at a slow rate, or if the impulses are delayed as they travel through the conduction system, the end result is a slower heartbeat or pulse. Sinus bradycardia is an unusually slow heartbeat due to normal causes and commonly ...
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... contract and pump the blood through the heart and out to the lungs and the rest of the body. When these cells are not working properly, this is known as sinus node disease. ...
... contract and pump the blood through the heart and out to the lungs and the rest of the body. When these cells are not working properly, this is known as sinus node disease. ...
Ventricular tachycardia (broad complex)
... complexes must be generated in the ventricles independently from the atria. If this occurs either due to left or right bundle branch block or the presence of ventricular arrhythmias, QRS complxes will be broad (as the bundle/Purkinje system is that which ensures narrow complexes) VENTRICULAR TACHYCA ...
... complexes must be generated in the ventricles independently from the atria. If this occurs either due to left or right bundle branch block or the presence of ventricular arrhythmias, QRS complxes will be broad (as the bundle/Purkinje system is that which ensures narrow complexes) VENTRICULAR TACHYCA ...
Slide 1 - Access Emergency Medicine
... A: Undersensing. The fifth beat is a premature ventricular contraction (PVC). The next beat is a ventricular paced beat. Note that the paced beat occurs soon after the PVC, indicating a failure to sense the preceding complex. B: The first and second beats are paced and the third and fourth beats sho ...
... A: Undersensing. The fifth beat is a premature ventricular contraction (PVC). The next beat is a ventricular paced beat. Note that the paced beat occurs soon after the PVC, indicating a failure to sense the preceding complex. B: The first and second beats are paced and the third and fourth beats sho ...
Frog Heart Muscle
... • O2 and deO2 blood separated by conus arteriosis and timing of atrial contractions. • Pressure differences is systemic and pulmonary circuits can allow O2 and deO2 blood to mix via an intercardiac shunt. Helps stabilize O2 content in blood, ...
... • O2 and deO2 blood separated by conus arteriosis and timing of atrial contractions. • Pressure differences is systemic and pulmonary circuits can allow O2 and deO2 blood to mix via an intercardiac shunt. Helps stabilize O2 content in blood, ...
INFORMATION SHEET Right Bundle Branch Block (RBBB)
... There are two main conducting pathways in the heart, the left and the right bundle. In RBBB the right conducting pathway no longer functions so electrical conduction is maintained through the left bundle. RBBB can be a normal finding but it is more common in structural abnormalities of the heart suc ...
... There are two main conducting pathways in the heart, the left and the right bundle. In RBBB the right conducting pathway no longer functions so electrical conduction is maintained through the left bundle. RBBB can be a normal finding but it is more common in structural abnormalities of the heart suc ...
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... • All cells of the conducting fibers are autorhythmic • The cells of the SA node set the heart rate because their rhythm is fastest. • They set the pace. • If the SA node is damaged, the other pacemakers still function, the pace lowers. ...
... • All cells of the conducting fibers are autorhythmic • The cells of the SA node set the heart rate because their rhythm is fastest. • They set the pace. • If the SA node is damaged, the other pacemakers still function, the pace lowers. ...
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... Both atria & ventricles are diastole (relaxed) as blood from the body fills the atria What is that sound? ___________: closing of the bicuspid and tricuspid valve ___________Dup: closing of aortic and pulmonary valve ______________________: any one of the heart valves may not close properl ...
... Both atria & ventricles are diastole (relaxed) as blood from the body fills the atria What is that sound? ___________: closing of the bicuspid and tricuspid valve ___________Dup: closing of aortic and pulmonary valve ______________________: any one of the heart valves may not close properl ...