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The use of electrical shock to restore the heart's normal rhythm is known as?
Defibrillation also known as cardioversion.
What disorders is cardioversion used to treat?
Most often, cardioversion is used to treat atrial fibrillation or atrial flutter. Life-saving cardioversion can be used to treat ventricular tachycardia and ventricular fibrillation.
What potential exists for a cardioversion to fail?
Unfortunately, in a number of cases, the heart prefers its abnormal rhythm and reverts to it despite cardioversion.
What is synchronized cardioversion?
From the related link, Synchronized Cardioversion is: --A controlled form of defibrillation for patients who still have organized cardiac activity with a pulse.
What does a cardioversion accomplish?
Cardioversion is used to stop this abnormal beating so that the heart can begin normal rhythm and pump more efficiently.
What is the future tense of postpone?
The future tense of postpone is will postpone.
What conditions require immediate cardioversion?
Ventricular tachycardia lasting more than 30 seconds and ventricular fibrillation require immediate cardioversion.
Why is it often necessary to repeat cardioversion?
in about 50% of cases, the heart prefers its abnormal rhythm and reverts to it within one year, despite cardioversion.
What is cardioversion also called?
direct current.
What is the CPT code for cardioversion?
CPT 92960
How can you put postpone in a sentence?
Let's postpone the presentation.
What is the abstract noun for postpone?
The abstract noun forms of the verb to postpone are postponement and the gerund, postponing.
