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Sudden cardiac arrest: Case 3

CPR Sex : Male Age : 62 years History : Coronary bypass grafting; history of arrhythmias. Medications : beta blockers ECG 1 . Sinus rhythm interrupted by ventricular tachycardia (VT…

🟠 QTc Interval Calculator (Bazett’s, Fridericia’s, Hodge's and Framingham Formulas)

[calc_qtc] 1 – 15 years, male and female Adult, male Adult, female Normal <440 ms <430 ms <450 ms Upper limit 440–460 ms 430…

Sudden cardiac arrest: Case 2

…9 . Delivery of shock (red arrow), with subsequent asystole. ECG 10 . Recurrence of supraventricular complexes (red arrows). ECG 11 . Relapse of VF and new shock…

Urinary catheterisation

…catheter is not easier to pass. With a difficult passage it is the shape of the tip and the technique that matter, not the calibre…

🟠 Calculate CHADS-VASc Score and evaluate indication for anticoagulation

…warfarin or NOAK 1 is considered for male patients with a score of 1 or more. Patient preference and risk benefit balance determine whether treatment…

A Novel Familial Cardiac Arrhythmia Syndrome Identified Using ECG

…in the ascending part of the ST segment. A male patient (Figure 1) presented at age 36 years with an ECG showing deep and persistent…

Early repolarization on ECG: when guidelines confuse ECG criteria

…associated with 5 times as great a risk of ventricular fibrillation and sudden cardiac death), but instead they display an ECG with male/female pattern…

Atrial fibrillation: ECG, classification, causes, risk factors & management

…in which adjustment has been made for confounders) individuals with atrial fibrillation are at five times increased risk of stroke and two times increased mortality…

Ventricular fibrillation, pulseless electrical activity and sudden cardiac arrest

…arrest and cardiopulmonary resuscitation cpr/ Approximately 80% of individuals who suffer a sudden cardiac arrest have ventricular fibrillation prior to the cardiac arrest. Most of…

🟠 Reference values for pediatric and neonatal ECG

…12 months 1–3 years 3–5 years 5–8 years 8–12 years 12–16 years Heart rate (beats per minute) Male 160 (129…

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