However, 36.2% of all ECGs had a QTc more than 460 milliseconds. A total of 5059 ECGs (11.3%) exhibited some form of intraventricular conduction block, 77.3% of those also had QTc more than 460 milliseconds. It should be evident that it would not be acceptable to state "Prolonged QT" ...
What conditions or situations cause prolonged QT intervals in the electrocardiogram besides the use of antidepressants? If there is a need for an antiarrhythmic in a patient on an antidepressant, which antiarrhythmics are less likely to cause further prolongation of the QT interval?. ...
The next day, I felt empty (which as a IBS C, this feels awesome to me), I took the licorice again and within an hour had diarrhea. Now, that's bad but I'm still pleased. It just goes to show that one needs to be careful about how much one uses, but it does work. I tri...
Patients with substantial exposure may require ventilatory and intensive care unit support for prolonged periods of time. Conclusion While it is unlikely that most medical practitioners will ever encounter nerve agent poisoning, it is critical to be aware of the presenting symptoms and how best to ...
274. THE PROBLEM OF THOSE WHO WAIT.—Happy chances are necessary, and many incalculable elements, in order that a higher man in whom the solution of a problem is dormant, may yet take action, or "break forth," as one might say—at the right moment. On an average it DOES NOT happen...
prolonged entirely because of an optimization of the maintenance conditions rather than a slowdown of the rate of aging. It is worthwhile to note that it has been estimated that if atherosclerosis and cancer were eliminated from the population as a cause of death, about ten years would be ...
How is the prolonged refractory period generated in cardiac muscle? What is it called when the tissue around the ventricles does not receive enough blood and dies? How long should the nurse remain with a patient following the initiation of a blood transfusion? a....
In some countries physicians are equipped to apply a KD; however, the health insurance system does not recognize it as an important therapeutic method to justify reimbursement. In general, the poorer the country the more probable to encounter problems with the “non-supportive” system. Regarding ...
In normotensive animal studies, stimulation of peripheral OPR with a synthetic mu opioid agonist resulted in a prolonged decrease in arterial pressure [26]. Overall, the increased parasympathetic nervous system (PNS) effect and opposition to SNS resulted in a decrease in heart rate and mean ...
When there was a clinical suspicion of WOPN infection, the use of antibiotics was prolonged and another microbial culture with antibiogram of necrotic collection contents was performed. Endoscopic treatment was started in 101 patients with symptomatic WOPN. The etiology of acute pancreatitis was alcoh...