Bricard Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Ventricular Tachycardia - Three or more PVCs in a row, occurring at a rate exceeding 100 bpm > Causes are similar to that of PVC - Higher risk of lethal VT with larger MIs and lower ejection fraction Ventricular and atrial rate: ventricular rate = 100 - 200 bpm, atrial depends on underlying rhythm Ventricular and atrial rhythm: regular, atrial rhythm may be irregular QRS shape and duration: duration is 0.12 seconds or more; bizarre, abnormal shape P Wave: very difficult to detect, so ...

Critical Care Nursing: Rhythm Interpretation and MI Mrs. Singh is a 64 year old female admitted to the ICU from ED post cardiac arrest. Mrs. Singh was defibrillated X2 for ventricular fibrillation and she subsequently converted to sinus rhythm. However, Mrs. Singh remains unconscious and is now intubated and ventilated. Past Medical History (PMH): hypertension that is controlled by medication. Current Medications: hydrochlorothiazide 25mg po daily and perindopril 2 mg po daily. All...

EKG de las arritmias cardiacas, definición y clasificación de las arritmias, arritmias activas, arritmias pasivas, taquicardia sinusal, fibrilación auricular y las principales alteraciones

Short summary of the online article 'Inequality of Opportunities in Health and the Principle of Natural Reward: Evidence from European Countries' from Bricard, Jusot, Trannoy, & Tubeuf (2013). This is reading material for week 1 of the course Advances in Health and Society at WUR, which is one of the compulsory courses in period 1 of the master MHS.