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What cardiac rhythm disturbance frequently associated with CHF?
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atrial fibrillation
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Who should not receive defibrillation?
Defibrillation should not be performed on a patient who has a pulse or is alert, as this could cause a lethal heart rhythm disturbance or cardiac arrest.
What does quinidine do?
It treats heart rhythm disturbance
How does fear eventualy kill mrs milgrom?
Mrs. Milgrom dies from a heart attack caused by intense fear. The fear triggered a surge of adrenaline in her body, leading to a heart rhythm disturbance that resulted in a fatal cardiac event.
What converts cardiac arrhythmia into normal sinus rhythm?
defibrillators
What is the essential rhythm associated with Afro-Cuban music?
The clave rhythm
A twitching of the cardiac muscle that is not in a sustained rhythm is called a?
murmer or fibrillation
What is the most common rhythm following cardiac arrest?
ventricular fibrillation
For which cardiac rhythm and other problems is CPR required?
The two most common heart rhythms that require CPR is ventricular tachycardia and ventricular fibrillation. Ventricular tachycardia is an extremely rapid cardiac rhythm and ventricular fibrillation is an abnormal cardiac rhythm. For an adult, if the person is unconscious and not breathing, CPR is required. There are numerous reasons an adult would be unconscious and not breathing; all require CPR.
What does a defibrilator do?
It produces an electrical impulse used to restart the hearts' rhythm after a cardiac arrest.
Externally shocks the heart to restore a normal cardiac rhythm?
A defibrillator device can accomlish this.
What establishes cardiac rhythm?
The cardiac rhythm is established by the sinoatrial (SA) node, which is the heart's natural pacemaker. The SA node generates electrical impulses that travel through the heart, coordinating the contraction and relaxation of the heart muscle to create a regular heartbeat.
What is the medical term for cardiac arrhythmia?
Cardiac arrhythmia refers to abnormal heart rhythm, as measured with an ECG. A "normal" rhythms is called a "Sinus Rhythm", as it originates in the Sinoatrial node of the heart. Any rhythm that originates elsewhere, or deviates from what is considered "normal" is an arrhythmia. There are many types of arrhythmia. On a cardiac monitor, if we see beats that are abnormal, we call the ectopy, or ectopic beats. But as far as a "term for arrhythmia"... that's the term: Arrhythmia.
