and the patients have no way of knowing. Sporadic onset of the arrhythmia means that it's a matter of chance whether it would show up while monitoring is happening. In my case, I get a sporadic mix of PACs and a-fib, and monitoring helps determine whether I'm experiencing the more...
Describe the ECG changes seen in atrial fibrillation. What is happening to the ventricular blood volume when all the heart valves are closed? During Ventricular systole, what closes the AV valves? Describe the chordae tendineae and what occurs with them during ventricular contraction and why. ...
What is cardiac etiology? Explain the relationship between cardiac output and blood pressure. What does benign hypertensive heart disease without heart failure mean? In an ECG or EKG , if the P wave has a shorter duration, what does that mean is happening in the heart?
Sleep apnea stops your breathing very briefly but often very frequently throughout the night. You may not realize it’s happening, but you’ll feel it during the day when you’re sluggish from lack of good sleep. Behind the scenes, though, worse things are happening. Obstructive sleep apnea...
But for nurses who have worked in ICU step down units, it is beyond me that they don't know what is happening. Finally, she tried to put her clothes on and she passed out in the bathroom. Two large male nurses picked her up off the floor and put her back in bed. They decided ...
The most common cause of persistent hyperthyroidism is actually related to treating hypothyroidism: taking too high a dose of thyroid hormone replacement, which is prescribed to treat underproduction of thyroid hormone. To prevent this from happening, it is important to have your thyroid levels monito...
If atrial fibrillation goes on long enough, your heart may not pump enough blood to itself, and this can cause chest discomfort. All these troublesome things happening to the body make some people feel very anxious. Unfortunately, lots of other conditions can cause similar symptoms. Just because...
Apple’s version of AI (branded Apple Intelligence) was announced earlier this year at WWDC24 and is Apple’s answer to the ever growing-in-popularity AI from competitors like OpenAI’s ChatGPT. During the event, Apple showcased a variety of examples of use cases for Apple Intelligence on...
An accompanying editorial states: “It is certainly too early to recommend tooth brushing for the prevention of atrial fibrillation and congestive (充血的) heart failure. While the role of inflammation in the happening of heart and blood vessels’ disease is becoming more and more evident, further...
. If you haverheumatic heart disease, you'll need to take antibiotics at certain times, like before getting dental work or surgery, to stop your heart valve from swelling up again. In severe cases, surgery can fix the damage to your heart valves and stop heart failure from happening....