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CARDIAC ARREST [1 record]

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Record 1 2017-04-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • The Heart
DEF

The cessation of cardiac activity (heartbeat).

CONT

Hyperkalemia can be accentuated by oliguria, trauma, surgery, anesthesia, blood transfusion, acidosis, or increased dietary intake. It can produce serious cardiac abnormalities, but many patients are asymptomatic until cardiac arrest occurs.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cœur
DEF

Arrêt de l'activité cardiaque ou des battements du cœur.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Corazón
DEF

Pérdida de la función cardíaca efectiva, la que resulta en cese de la circulación; puede deberse a asistolia en la cual no se observa actividad miocárdica, o a fibrilación ventricular.

OBS

Asistolia: sístole completa o imperfecta. Incapacidad del corazón para realizar una sístole completa.

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