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What is normal heart rate when you have Atrial Fib?
The goal for patients who have atrial fibrillation are for their heart rates to be normal (60-80).
Advair make your Atrial Fibrillation worse?
never had A-Fib until on Advair
What is the assessment for atrial fibrillation?
There are a few things to do to asses for A-fib. 1.Check a pulse if is irregular this is an indication that a person may be in A-fib. 2. Listen to the heart if it is irregular it may be an indication of A-fib. 3.Ultimately a 12 lead EKG is going to be the thing that will tell you one is in A-fib. If you think or know if someone is in A-fib you want to know if they are hemodynamically stable (blood pressure and shortness of breath). When someone is in A-fib their heart rate can easily go above 150 bpm. Some people can chronically in A-fib and heart rate is controlled by medication. So in a nutshell the most important thing if someone is in A-fib is determining if the person is hemodynamically stable.
Do you need to give CPR to a person who has atrial fibrilation?
No, you would not give CPR to a person with atrial fib. This condition is treated with drugs such as blood thinners or medications that regulate the heart. If however, the person stops breathing, you would then perform CPR.
What is the loss of the normal rhythm of the heartbeat known as?
Atrial fibrillation or A-fib. I know this one from experience.
What does Predominant rhythm is atrial fibrillation mean?
Break down phrases into word meanings. Predominant means primary (at this moment). Rhythm is a noticeable timed or untimed sequence of events-- for example, a song has 3 short beats followed by 6 rapid beats; that is that song's rhythm. Atrial Fibrillation (or A-Fib) is a sustained rapid "quivering" of the heart, rather than normal systole. A-Fib does not let the heart chambers, especially the ventricles, rest. A normal heart would be lub-lub, pause, lub-lub, etc. But A-fib is more like lub-lu-lub-lu-lub-lu... rapid and continuous. A-Fib is a medical emergency that needs corrected before the underlying problem causes the heart to stop.
Can eye dilation drops cause atrial fibrillation?
The amount of atropine in these eyedrops is insufficient to cause atrial fib. Many medications actually contain trace amounts of atropine to discourage abuse.
Female resting heart rate of 128 bpm with ms degenerative joint disease and a smoker does anyone know what other conditions might cause this resting heart rate?
Pain, dehydration, cardiomyopathy, atrial fib, drug overdose, anxiety, the list goes on...
How dangerous is atrial fibrillation?
Atrial fibrillation (A-fib) is a very dangerous condition. In A-fib, the heart is trying to pump too fast, but is uncoordinated. This means that blood is not circulated around the body well. It also causes blood to swirl around inside the heart and can lead to forming blood clots. If one of these blood clots goes to the lungs it can cause a pulmonary embolis, or if it goes to the brain it can cause a stroke, both of which could be deadly.
Which term describes a rapid heart beat that begins with ventricles?
The condition of irregular quivering of the atria and rapid ventricular heartbeat is atrial fibrillation, or a-fib. While serious, a-fib is not immediately life threatening.
Is fibrillation dangerous?
Atrial fibrillation (A-fib) is a very dangerous condition. In A-fib, the heart is trying to pump too fast, but is uncoordinated. This means that blood is not circulated around the body well. It also causes blood to swirl around inside the heart and can lead to forming blood clots. If one of these blood clots goes to the lungs it can cause a pulmonary embolis, or if it goes to the brain it can cause a stroke, both of which could be deadly.
What is heart Fibrillation?
Atrial fibrillation is where the electrical impulses within the atria become very rapid and irregular. Atrial rates are usally between 300- 400 BPM or more. How it can happen: 1) Electric shock 2) ion imbalance within heart cells 3) Re- entry pathway. For more information please contactHeartquestionsanswerd@hotmail.co.uk We will answer your question for FREE however use this information as a guide ONLY. I am NOT a doctor but I have been studying the heart for many years and the information here is up=to date.Fibrillation is a medical term and refers to the quivering of a muscle, usually in the heart, as opposed to it contracting properly. Due to uncoordination of the muscle fibrils. Common terms heard are atrial and ventricular fibrillation, the first meaning that the atria of the heart (chamber that fills with blood) is not working well. When ventricular fibrillation occurs, only a small amount of blood is pumped out of the heart. This is the more serious of the two conditions.
