ANATOMY
CHEST AND CARDIOVASCULAR
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Question
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Which procedure involves an electrical shock delivered randomly during the cardiac cycle to treat emergent, life-threatening arrhythmias?
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angioplasty
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defibrillation
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cardioversion
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stent placement
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Defibrillation (DF) and cardioversion are methods of delivering electrical energy to the heart through the chest wall in an attempt to restore the heart’s normal rhythm.
Detailed explanation-2: -An external cardioversion is a procedure to treat an abnormal heart rhythm. It involves connecting you to a defibrillator machine that gives a controlled electric shock to make your heart beat normally again.
Detailed explanation-3: -WHAT IS AN ELECTRICAL CARDIOVERSION? An electrical cardioversion is a short procedure where an electrical shock is delivered to the heart through patches on your chest to attempt to convert an abnormal heart rhythm back to a normal sinus rhythm.
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