Suddencardiac arrestis a serious and life-threatening medical emergency characterized by a sudden loss of consciousness, breathing, and pulse.1This may be preceded by dizziness, shortness of breath, a racing heartbeat, or abnormal breathing, though some experience no warnings at all. The symptoms ...
Buffalo Bills safetyDamar Hamlinis showing "signs of improvement," the team said Wednesday, but the player remains in critical condition two days after suffering cardiac arrest during a game against the Bengals in Cincinnati. In a tweet, the team said the 24-year-old safety "is ...
In addition to weakening the heart, the widowmaker can also make the heart muscle irritable, increasing the risk of abnormal electrical activity like ventricularfibrillation(VFib). VFib is the cause of sudden cardiac death. Normally, the heart beats rhythmically, but in VFib, every cell of the...
Tympanic (Ear) Temperature Measurementis a method of assessing body temperature by using an infrared thermometer to measure the heat emitted from thetympanic membrane(eardrum). The tympanic membrane shares its blood supply with the hypothalamus, the part of the brain responsible for regulating body te...
After having a heart attack, women are less likely to be referred for cardiac rehabilitation and physical therapy. What happens during a heart attack? A heart attack, or myocardial infarction, occurs when blood flow to a part of the heart muscle is significantly reduced or blocked for a prolon...
Complications during recovery can includepneumonia, irregular heartbeat, ventricular fibrillation (a dangerous "fluttering" rhythm of the heart), cardiac arrest (a sudden stopping of the heartbeat), and death. Can Hypothermia Be Prevented? In many cases, you can avoid hypothermia by doing the follo...
The heart then pumps that oxygen-rich blood through the aorta and its branches to all the organs and tissues in the rest of the body, including the brain, the abdomen, and the arms and legs. After the hemoglobin delivers the oxygen into the tissues, it collects carbon dioxide, the waste...
results when prolonged opiate use leads to damage of the sensory nerves and the brain which causes cells to stop producing endorphins. Medically termed endogenous opiates, endorphins are naturally occurring painkillers that, in a non-opiate abuser, stop pain by blocking the nerve perception of the ...
Brain vulnerability and viability after ischaemia Article 21 July 2021 Monitoring of single-nucleus chromatin landscape of ischemic stroke in mouse cerebral cortex across time Article Open access 11 January 2025 Introduction Cell death after ischemia, hypoxia or cardiac arrest is an extensively investig...
A baby may have delayed development or limited brain function after experiencing an amniotic fluid embolism. Possible long-term complications of an amniotic fluid embolism include: Memory loss or other neurological issues Temporary or permanent heart damage ...