Cardiovascular Emergencies

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• A chronic condition in which the heart cannot pump enough blood to meet the body's needs.

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• The obstruction of a blood vessel by a clot (thrombus) that has dislodged from its site of origin and traveled to a new location.

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• Chaotic, ineffective electrical activity in the ventricles that produces no pulse — a cardiac arrest rhythm responsive to defibrillation.

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• The complete absence of detectable electrical activity in the heart; commonly called flatline. Not shockable.

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• An antiplatelet medication chewed at a dose of 162–324 mg to slow clot growth in patients with suspected heart attack.

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