Question 1

what is cardiac arrest?

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Cardiac arrest: By definition, cardiac arrest is the cessation of normal circulation of the blood due to failure of the heart to contract..

Question 2

what causes cardiac arrest?

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Many things: Cardiac arrest can be caused by many problems with the heart. The most common is a heart attach which can cause fatally abnormal rhythms when the heart is starved for oxygen. Arrests can also occur from abnormalities in the electrical system of the heart; from drugs or toxins; and from abnormalities of electrolytes particularly high and low potassium.

Question 3

does cardiac arrest hurt in any way ?

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By itself - NO: Cardiac arrest leed to stoping in blood flow and this result in unconsciousness. There can be pain just before depending on the cause of cardiac arrest ( massive heart attack ) or after  cardiac arrest due to successful resuscitation efforts.

Question 4

is cardiac arrest a painful way to go?

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Maybe: If cardiac arrest is the result of infarction the angina associated with the event can be painful.  If cardiac arrest is due to an arrhythmia you might pass out before noticing what even happened.  In between these two extremes there is a huge range of symptoms.

Question 5

recomedition for a cardiac arrest diet?

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Avoid arrest: American heart assn. Has recommendations:
diet is part of avoiding risk, 
non smoking
blood pressure control
lipids control
regular cardiovascular exercize.

Question 6

question: what is cardiac arrest really?

Accepted Answer

Heart stoppage: A cardiac arrest literally translates to heart stop.  Ultimately this means that heart's main function to pump blood to vital organs has abruptly halted.  The heart may fail to pump when the electrical impulse which signals the heart muscle when to pump becomes too fast, too slow, or even if normal in the event that the muscle is unresponsive to the current.

Question 7

is cardiac arrest a disease or just a sign?

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Both: It is a sign- the culmination and end result of any and all diseases.

Question 8

what are symptoms or signs of cardiac arrest?

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Heart disease: A cardiac arrest patient will rapidly lose consciousness, no pulse, no audible heart tones, no response to stimuli, the patient will also rapidly lose spontaneous respiration.

Question 9

is asystole the same thing as cardiac arrest?

Accepted Answer

Sort of: Is a calf a cow? If you are making veal parm? Cardiac arrest is the loss of pumping ability of the heart. That is measured as cardiac output (units l/min). In cardiac arrest it is 0.

Asystole is usually used to refer to the lack of electrical activity in the heart. If the electrical system could be measured, it would be measured in amps (current or electrons /sec). In asystole that is 0.

Question 10

does flatlining always mean a cardiac arrest?

Accepted Answer

Yes: It is technically called asystole and means that there is no electrical activity in the heart. A cardiac arrest can also occur without flatlining-called PEA-pulseless electrical activity. There is activity seen on EKG or monitor, but no pumping activity, usually fatal.

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