Cardioversion

Ventricular Tachycardia An dysrhythmia of the heart is an irregular heartbeat rhythm. Ventricular tachycardia is an dysrhythmia in which the lower chambers of the heart, the ventricles, beat unusually fast. The heart rate is measured with an electrocardiogram, or ECG. This is a machine that measures the electrical impulses from the patient's heart. This is displayed on a monitor or ECG graph paper. The boxes on the graph paper measure time. Five small boxes are equal to one large box

for 24 hours before removal. Also, if a patient is to be initiated on warfarin for atrial fibrillation, of which has lasted for more than 48 hours or unknown duration, IV heparin should be used to maintain a level of 0.3 – 0.7 units/ml with a cardioversion performed within 24 hours of a TEE with no

permanent AF. Paroxysmal atrial fibrillation is defined as atrial fibrillation that is self-terminating, usually within 48 h. Persistent atrial fibrillation is present when an episode of atrial fibrillation either lasts longer than 7 days or needs cardioversion. Longstanding persistent atrial fibrillation has lasted for 1 year or more and is when arrhythmia

Introduction Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a cardiac arrhythmia. It is the most common arrhythmia and it has implications for patients and anaesthetists alike. The anaesthetist must take into consideration the physiological and pharmacological implications of this common arrhythmia. In a healthy individual receiving a general anaesthetic, the anaesthetist must be aware of the causes and treatment of acute onset AF, both intra-operatively and peri-operatively. Patients with AF often develop a decline

What is an appropriate focused assessment and care to provide a patient with a suspected DVT? A focused assessment is an assessment that centers directly on the chief complaint that a patient presents with when they arrive to seek out care. In this case, our assessment is focused on a potential deep vein thrombosis (DVT). A DVT is a essentially a ball of blood cells that are clumped together impeding blood flow which can cause irritation to the vein and potentially more dangerous problems. If

Cardiac dysrhythmias come in different degrees of severity. There are heart conditions that you are able to live with and manage on a daily basis and those that require immediate attention. Atrial Fibrillation is one of the more frequently seen types of dysrhythmias (NIH, 2011). The best way to diagnosis a heart condition is by reading a cardiac strip (Ignatavicius &Workman, 2013). Cardiac strips play an chief part in the nursing world allowing the nurse and other trained medical professionals to

in the hospital approximately one month ago with heart palpitation and dizziness and was diagnosed with Atrial fibrillation. Subsequently, he was discharged home with a prescription of 5 mg of Coumadin daily and Tikosyn following a successful cardioversion. Mr. C.J. was also advised to monitor his INR

pain are also indicators of possible AF. Treatment strategies include a timely given oral anticoagulant, rhythm or rate control using medical and interventional option (Ali, 2018). It is advised that symptomatic patients get a rapid electrical cardioversion to restore sinus rhythm (Ali, 2018). There are drugs that maintain sinus rhythm. They include: amiodarone, sotalol, and disopyramide (Ali, 2018). A Beta blocker helps reduce the gradient of LVOT improving diastolic dysfunction. Catheter ablation

Brady Arrhythmias is any disruption of cardiac rhythm resulting in 60 heartbeats per minute or less. However, it should be noted that 60 BPM is normal heart rate for young adults and athletes. There are multiple possible causes including heart tissue damage, hypothyroidism and inflammatory diseases: Risk for Brady Arrhythmia increases due to age, smoking and high blood pressure. Effects include fainting or feeling faint, fatigue and chest pains. Treatment depends on the severity of symptoms ranging

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a type of irregular heartbeat or dysrhythmia. Atrial fibrillation can be something that happens every now and sometimes you may develop atrial fibrillation that doesn’t go away and needs to be treated. Symptoms of atrial fibrillation usually include heart palpations, dizziness or light-headedness, and a feeling of fluttering or “butterflies” in the chest. Although AF may be asymptomatic, up to two thirds of patients report that the arrhythmia is disruptive to their lives