For in that sleep of death what dreams may come...
To die: to sleep;
No more; and by a sleep to say we end
The heart-ache and the thousand natural shocks
That flesh is heir to, 'tis a consummation
Devoutly to be wish'd
William Shakespeare (from Hamlet)
William Shakespeare (from Hamlet)
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| PEA rhythm |
The is a good example of the physiology behind a PEA rhythm. You have a rhythm on the monitor but no pulse and no cardiac output.
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The systolic pressure is between 30-40 mm Hg. The diastolic pressure is not detected. The patient is a DNR so no "heroic measures" are being attempted.
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Some widening of the QRS complex and slowing of the rate. The bottom waveform was changed from the arterial waveform to lead V1
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| PEA rhythm |
The systolic pressure is between 30-40 mm Hg. The diastolic pressure is not detected. The patient is a DNR so no "heroic measures" are being attempted.
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| Idioventricular rhythm |
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| Bradyasystolic rhythm |
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To die, to sleep-
To sleep--perchance to dream: ay, there's the rub,
For in that sleep of death what dreams may come
When we have shuffled off this mortal coil....
William Shakespeare (from Hamlet)
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