that administers an electric shock of preset voltage to the heart through the chest wall in an attempt to restore the normal rhythm of the heart during ventricular fibrillation. Defibrillation is a procedure used to treat life threatening conditions that affect the rhythm of the heart such as cardiac arrhythmia‚ ventricular fibrillation and pulseless ventricular tachycardia. The procedure involves the delivery of an electric shock to the heart which causes depolarisation of the heart muscles and
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bundle _A__ Bundle of His _B__ action potential generated by pacemakers Prof. Beyenbach VRT 8014 A. ventricular conduction system that distributes the action potential arriving at the AV node B. slow response action potential C. mediates the atrial action potential from right to left atrium. D. primary mediator of excitation-contraction coupling E. eliminate the need for synaptic transmission in ventricular cardiomyocutes F. electrical connection between right atrium and right ventricle G. fast
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other significant disease states. She got a left lower lobe pneumonia in the early part of February‚ treated her with oral antibiotics including Levaquin‚ gradually got better but had a sudden worsening of her status and turned out to have atrial fibrillation. She was admitted to Duke Raleigh Hospital was found to have significant aortic stenosis with a calculated valve area of only a half a centimeter. She was not considered a candidate for TAVR intervention because of her pneumonia and a transient
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In the field of medical device sales there is a vast number of providers for any medical device. Therefore‚ doctors are able to choose whatever provider they wish to use. As for the competiveness of cardiovascular devices‚ mainly pacemakers‚ there is no one company that has a sustainable competitive advantage. The device features are similar between companies. The worst thing a device company can do in this competitive market is fall behind in the latest technology or have any complications such
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For this community-teaching plan‚ I chose to discuss Coumadin therapy. I presented the secondary prevention and screening for vulnerable people. The demographic of the audience were all nurses. RN s and LPNs were educated on why we use Coumadin and why it is so important to understand the side effects of the medication and what risk factors to be aware of when administering the medication. When dispensing the medication to our patients‚ it is our responsibility as their nurse to be fully aware of
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Anatomy and PhysiologyHuman Brain The anatomy of the brain is complex due its intricate structure and function. Thisamazing organ acts as a control center by receiving‚ interpreting‚ and directing sensoryinformation throughout the body. There are three major divisions of the brain. They arethe forebrain‚ the midbrain‚ and the hindbrain. Anatomy of the Brain: Brain Divisions The forebrain is responsible for a variety of functions including receiving andprocessing sensory information‚ thinking
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embolus that blocks blood flow to the brain. Blood clots (thrombus clots) typically happen in zones of the arteries that have been impaired by atherosclerosis from an accumulation of plaques. Embolus type blood clots are often instigated by atrial fibrillation i.e. an asymmetrical pattern of heart beat that result in blood clot formation and poor blood flow. Hemorrhage strokes can be caused by
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pathology results and drug treatment to correct his electrolyte imbalances will be discussed briefly. The assignment will discuss the effects of age related physiological effects on respiratory‚ cardiovascular and renal system and lastly the pathophysiology and treatment on opioid toxicity‚ acute renal failure and acute pulmonary oedema. Mr Brown is a 76 year old male‚ presented
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which results in worsened shortness of breath and frothy sputum. Blood gases show hypoxemia and hypercarbia. She is intubated and placed on a ventilator. Because of her worsening condition‚ a pulmonary catheter is inserted. Readings are right atrial pressure (RAP) 26 mm Hg; pulmonary artery pressure 68/54 mm Hg; PAOP 36 mm Hg; and cardiac index 1.1 L/min/m2. Shortly after the readings are taken‚ Mrs. K. has a cardiac arrest‚ from which she cannot be resuscitated. 1. Mrs. K. experience fluid
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guidelines and processes and even modernize old protocols or initiate new ones. The initiation of the Amiodarone Protocol is one such process that will improve quality care and reduce morbidity and mortality rate by decreasing the rise of Atrial Fibrillation (AFib) post coronary artery bypass graft (CABG). The purpose of this paper is to finalize and complete the various sections of the project charter and the scope statements. Project Charter According to Harding (2014)‚ the project charter is
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