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What consideration underscores the need for electrophysiology study tests?
The normal function of the heart depends on its electrical activity, and the effect of this activity on each of its cells. When a heart is diseased, impaired electrical activity is often the factor that leads to sudden death
Can a defibulator improve fatigue?
No, Defibrillation is the definitive treatment for the life-threatening cardiac arrhythmias ventricular fibrillation and pulseless ventricular tachycardia. Defibrillation consists of delivering a therapeutic dose of electrical energy to the affected heart with a device called a defibrillator. If you use a defibrillator on a person who does not need it you would be placing them in great danger.
What is defibrillation?
Very rapid contractions or twitching of small muscle fibers in the heart often need to be stopped. A mechanism that does this is called a defibrillator. The act itself is call a defibrillation. Many times the top chambers of the heart go into fibrillation and are not as severe as the ones that occur in the bottom chambers called the ventricles. These must be stopped as quickly as possible.
An instrument for measuring heartbeats?
A stethoscope can be used to listen to the heart, the auscultations and valve sounds. There are many ways to "measure" a heart beat. The most effective tool is the ECG (electrocardiogram) which measures electrical activity of the heart. Because the electrical activity (electrical signals originating from the sino-atrial and atrio-ventricular nodes of the heart) is a direct indicator of the physical activity of the heart (contraction, relaxation, valve activity, etc) you can determine almost everything you need to know about the heart using an ECG, including its physical orientation within the mediastinum (sac containing the heart within the chest cavity). The time between each electrical impulse can be measured, thus giving elapsed time between each beat, and allowing you to determine how many times the heart contracts (beats) every minute - known as heart rate (HR). Presumably, this is what you mean by "measuring heartbeats", but an ECG is capable, as explained, of doing much more. Hope this helps, if you would like me to expand or go into more complex detail, let me know. Source: I am a Medical Student in the UK.
How can defibrillation be used to revive a car battery?
Defibrillation is a medical procedure used to restore a normal heart rhythm in cases of cardiac arrest. It cannot be used to revive a car battery, as defibrillation is specifically designed for human hearts and not for inanimate objects like car batteries. To revive a car battery, you would need to use a battery charger or jump-start the car using jumper cables connected to another vehicle.
What does left atrial abnormality in ecg mean?
An electrocardiogram (ECG) records the electrical activity of the heart. It produces a trace of the heart working and the trace for an individual can be compared to that of a normal, healthy heart. A left atrial abnormality means that the ECG for the heart in question shows that there is something wrong with the electrical signal relating to the heart's left atrium.The left atrium is one of four chambers in the heart. It receives oxygenated blood from the pulmonary veins, and pumps it into the left ventricle, via the mitral valve.You need to get the doctor to explain the CAUSE of the anomalous electrical signal.
What does EKG stands for?
Oh, dude, EKG stands for electrocardiogram. It's like a fancy way of saying, "Hey, let's check out your heart's electric activity!" So, next time someone says they need an EKG, just know they're checking to see if your heart's jamming to the right beat.
Can identical twins have separate heart rates?
Of course. Heart rate is dependent on activity and the need of an individual body to exchange blood and/or cool down. Even if the twins are performing the same activity their heart rates could be different.
When do your muscles need to respire faster?
your muscle dont respire, your heart and lungs need to respire more whilst taking part in a physical activity.
How do you read defibrillator graph?
To read a defibrillator graph, also known as an electrocardiogram (ECG) trace, focus on the key components: the P wave (atrial depolarization), the QRS complex (ventricular depolarization), and the T wave (ventricular repolarization). Assess the rhythm, rate, and morphology of these waves to determine the heart's electrical activity and identify any abnormalities, such as arrhythmias. Additionally, look for any signs of ventricular fibrillation or asystole, which indicate the need for defibrillation or other interventions. It's important to understand the context in which the graph is being analyzed, as clinical symptoms and patient history are crucial for accurate interpretation.
When doctors are trying to start up a heart with a defibrillator when is epinephrine given is it during or only after the heart's started beating again?
First of all, they don't always use epinephrine. You need to understand that they aren't actually trying to "start up" the heart, they are trying to correct a serious cardiac arrythmia. Now, forget about everything you see in movies for a second, any medical show/ movie on TV is full of medical inconsistency. See, defibrillators actually stop the heart's electrical activity rather than start it. The two conditions in which an external defibrillator is used are called Ventricular Fibrillation (V-Fib) and Ventricular Tachycardia (V-Tach). V-Fib is when the heart's electrical activity is completely disorganized and the heart is "twitching", V-Tach is basically when the heart is beating so fast that it is not moving blood. Both situations, as you can imagine, are very serious. The defibrillator shocks the patient to the point where the heart's electrical activity stops, and since the heart makes its own electrical impulse, it will then hopefully restart itself. So answering your question, epinephrine can be given in certain cases to attempt to help the heart restart itself. Usually an initial shock will be given beforehand but it will be given before other shocks if the heart does not restart itself the first time (which a LOT of times it does not). But thinking back to what I said about V-Tach, you do not want to give epinephrine to a patient whose heart is beating too fast to begin with. Sorry for the complex answer, but it's hard to answer a question like that without explaining some other things as well.
What is the relationship between heart rate and breathing rate during physical activity?
During physical activity, the heart rate and breathing rate increase to supply more oxygen to the muscles. This is because the heart needs to pump more blood to deliver oxygen, and the lungs need to take in more air to provide oxygen to the blood.
