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Pulseless electrical activity — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = DiseasesDB = 4166 ICD10 = ICD10|I|46|9|I|30 ICD9 = ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = med eMedicineTopic = 2963 MeshID = Pulseless Electrical Activity (also known by the older term… … Wikipedia
pulseless electrical activity — (PEA) continued electrical rhythmicity of the heart in the absence of effective mechanical function; it may be due to uncoupling of ventricular muscle contraction from electrical activity or may be secondary to cardiac damage with respiratory… … Medical dictionary
pulseless electrical activity — electromechanical dissociation the appearance of normal looking complexes on the electrocardiogram that are, however, associated with a state of cardiac arrest. It is usually caused by large pulmonary emboli (see pulmonary embolism), cardiac… … The new mediacal dictionary
activity — 1. In electroencephalography, the presence of neurogenic electrical energy. 2. In physical chemistry, an ideal concentration for which the law of mass action will apply perfectly; the ratio of the a. to the true concentr … Medical dictionary
electromechanical dissociation — pulseless electrical activity … The new mediacal dictionary
PEA — Pulseless Electrical Activity (Medical) Preliminary Endangerment Assessment (Governmental » Military) * Preliminary Environmental Assessment (Governmental » US Government) * Push Effective Address (Computing » Assembly) * Phenylethyl Alcohol Agar … Abbreviations dictionary
Cardiac arrest — For other uses, see Cardiac arrest (disambiguation). Cardiac Arrest Classification and external resources … Wikipedia
Cardiac dysrhythmia — Arrhythmia redirects here. It is not to be confused with Erythema. Cardiac dysrhythmia Classification and external resources Ventricular fibrillation (V Fib or VF) an example of cardiac arrhythmia. ICD … Wikipedia
Ventricular tachycardia — Classification and external resources ICD 10 I … Wikipedia
PEA — Abbreviation for pulseless electrical activity. * * * patient controlled epidural anesthesia; pelvic examination under anesthesia; phenylethyl alcohol; phenylethylamine; polysaccharide egg antigen; pulseless electrical activity * * * pulseless… … Medical dictionary
