Ventricular Fibrillation Quiz
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Dr. Guzon graduated from the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine with a BLA and MD. He then completed his Internal Medicine Residency at St. Louis University before a fellowship in Cardiovascular Diseases at the University of Missouri-Columbia. He has since working as an invasive cardiologist with a particular interest in preventative medicine and cardiometabolic disease. Over the past several years, Dr. Guzon has served on the speaker bureaus of AstraZeneca, Lilly, Boehringer-Ingelheim, and Aralez.
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What is Ventricular Fibrillation?
Ventricular fibrillation is an abnormal heart rhythm (arrhythmia) where disorganized heart signals make the lower heart chambers (ventricles) twitch uselessly. This causes the heart to not pump blood to the rest of the body.
Typical Symptoms of Ventricular Fibrillation
Face is persistently pale and lips are purplish-blue
Responses gradually getting weaker
Losing consciousness
Breathing hard with mouth hanging open and gasping
Decreased responsiveness/expressiveness
Chest pain before losing consciousness
Feeling breathless
Doctor's Diagnostic Questionson Ventricular Fibrillation
Your doctor may ask these questions to check for this disease:
Do you have pale face and purplish-blue lips constantly?
Are your responses gradually weakening?
Have you temporarily lost consciousness?
Are you breathing heavily with your mouth open and gasping?
Did you have chest pain before passing out?
Treatmentof Ventricular Fibrillation
Emergency medical treatment is needed for ventricular fibrillation to prevent sudden cardiac death. The goal is to restore blood flow quickly to avoid organ and brain damage. Treatment options include cardiopulmonary resuscitation, defibrillation, and medications to control heart rhythm.
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References
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https://www.futuremedicine.com/doi/10.2217/fca-2016-0001
Qu Z. What is ventricular fibrillation? Heart Rhythm. 2022 Feb;19(2):306-307. doi: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2021.10.021. Epub 2021 Oct 29. PMID: 34757188.
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Osler Jay Justo Guzon, MD (Cardiology)
Dr. Guzon graduated from the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine with a BLA and MD. He then completed his Internal Medicine Residency at St. Louis University before a fellowship in Cardiovascular Diseases at the University of Missouri-Columbia. He has since working as an invasive cardiologist with a particular interest in preventative medicine and cardiometabolic disease. Over the past several years, Dr. Guzon has served on the speaker bureaus of AstraZeneca, Lilly, Boehringer-Ingelheim, and Aralez.
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