MEDICINE MCQ
CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE
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Question
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a complete lack of electrical activity in the heart is known as
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asystole
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bradycardia
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tachycardia
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Arrhythmia
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Asystole is when your heart’s electrical system fails entirely, which causes your heart to stop pumping. It is also known as “flat-line” or “flat-lining” because of how your heart’s electrical activity appears as a flat line on an electrocardiogram.
Detailed explanation-2: -Put simply, cardiac asystole means the heart is not beating. On a heart monitor, the heartbeat would appear like a flat line. This is where the term “flatline” comes from. That line indicates that there is no electrical activity in the heart.
Detailed explanation-3: -The only two drugs recommended or acceptable by the American Heart Association (AHA) for adults in asystole are epinephrine and vasopressin.
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