event — sentinel e. a type of clinical indicator used to monitor and appraise the quality of care, indluding events that require immediate attention. * * * event i vent n an adverse or damaging medical occurrence <a heart attack or other cardiac… … Medical dictionary
Holter monitor — Infobox Laboratory equipment name = Holter monitor caption = Holter monitor acronym = other names = nowrap|Ambulatory electrocardiography device uses = Heart monitor inventor = Norman Holter manufacturer = model = related = Heart rate monitorIn… … Wikipedia
Emergency medical technician - intermediate — (EMT I) is a midlevel provider of prehospital emergency medical provider in the United States. The EMT I is not intended to deliver definitive medical care, but rather to augment prehospital critical care and provide rapid on scene treatment. EMT … Wikipedia
Premature atrial contraction — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = DiseasesDB = ICD10 = ICD10|I|49|1|i|30 ICD9 = ICD9|427.61 ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = eMedicineTopic = MeshID = D018880 Premature atrial contractions (PACs) are a type of premature heart… … Wikipedia
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Atrial fibrillation — | MeshID = D001281 Atrial fibrillation (AF or afib) is a cardiac arrhythmia (abnormal heart rhythm) that involves the two upper chambers (atria) of the heart. It can often be identified by taking a pulse and observing that the heartbeats don t… … Wikipedia
Coronary artery bypass surgery — Heart bypass redirects here. For the technique to take over the function of the heart and lungs during surgery, see Cardiopulmonary bypass. Coronary artery bypass surgery Intervention Early in a coronary artery bypass sur … Wikipedia
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Intravenous therapy — or IV therapy is the giving of liquid substances directly into a vein. It can be intermittent or continuous; continuous administration is called an intravenous drip. The word intravenous simply means within a vein , but is most commonly used to… … Wikipedia
Artificial pacemaker — Cardiac resynchronization therapy and CRT (Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy) redirect here. For the device termed a CRT D, see Implanted cardiac resynchronization device. For other uses, see Pacemaker (disambiguation). A pacemaker, scale in… … Wikipedia
