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A Novel Familial Cardiac Arrhythmia Syndrome Identified Using ECG

…arrhythmias were observed in the fifth decade of life in several family members. Imaging studies did not reveal structural cardiac abnormalities, nor coronary artery disease…

ECG in myocardial ischemia: ischemic changes in the ST segment & T-wave

…acute coronary syndromes. Subsequent chapters will deal with ST segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) and non ST segment elevation myocardial infarction (Non STEMI, NSTEMI) in…

Transcutaneous and transvenous pacing

…a pulse that can be felt. The other predictable error is forgetting that pacing hurts a great deal in a conscious patient. Indications Immediate (transcutaneous)…

Capnography (end-tidal carbon dioxide measurement, ETCO2) during cardiac arrest

…devoid of CO 2 . Phase II (Rapid Expiration) : Represents the transition of air from anatomical dead space to functional alveolar space. Phase III (Alveolar Plateau…

Exercise physiology: from normal response to myocardial ischemia & chest pain

…This article will deal with the physiology of exercise and emphasis will be placed on myocardial oxygen consumption and the development of myocardial ischemia during…

Introduction to cardiac arrest

…not found in the dead heart. The cause of death in these victims is not explained on the basis of morbid anatomy. This is not…

Acute exacerbation of COPD: quick reference

…the same time, exacerbation is a clinical syndromic diagnosis, not a sufficient explanation for all acute dyspnoea in a patient with COPD. Pneumonia, heart failure…

Oxygen therapy

…What usually goes wrong is not that the patient gets too little oxygen but that the prescription has no target — the nasal cannula stays in…

Risk factors for sudden cardiac arrest

…not found in the dead heart. The cause of death in these victims is not explained on the basis of morbid anatomy. This is not…

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