Cardiac Emergencies | Chest Pain
Causes of chest pain - potentially life threatening problems Angina: Angina Pectoris is an intermittent attack of chest pain due to a reduction in blood flow to the heart muscle…
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January 29, 2017
Cardiac Emergencies | ECG Monitoring
Electrocardiographic Monitoring: a record of the electrical activity in the heart, transferred to the ECG machine and displayed or printed on paper Boxes on the paper represent time: .2 sec…
January 29, 2017
Cardiac Emergencies | Electrophysiology
Electrophysiology Automaticity: self-generate electrical activity Excitability: respond to appropriate electrical stimulus Conductivity: transmits stimulus from cell to cell Contractility: Contract when stimulated by the appropriate electrical stimulus Regulation of heart…
January 29, 2017
Cardiac Emergencies | Inherent Pacemakers
Inherent Pacemaker Rates of the Heart “Foci” or the focus: where electrical impulses start, Organized rhythm is required for perfusion Complexes: blocks of rhythms Isoelectric line: midline on an ECG,…
January 29, 2017
Cardiac Emergencies | General Overview
Epidemiology: Cardiovascular Disease is number 1 killer, approx. 2600 die each day, High BP, Coronary Heart Disease, AMI, Angina, Stroke, Rheumatic heart disease and CHF, 1 in 5 adults has…
January 29, 2017