I’ve had it done couple times to attempt stop tachycardia. My heart used to randomly get stuck in sinus rhythm at 180bpm, which was annoying.
Adenosine blocks electrical signals through the atrio-ventricular (AV) node for a second or two. So you appear to flatline on an ECG. It never worked for me. A Diltiazem injection was what reliably worked to reset my rhythm.
I’ve since had a cardiac ablation to fix my hearts fucked up wiring. A doctor sends a scope into an artery in your leg, travels up to your heart, finds the cells that are causing electrical impulses to loop uncontrollably, then burns them.
It’s about a 45 min procedure door to door, and it’s the equivalent of removing some excess solder from a bad circuit board. So yet another IT department inspired fix.
My mom’s about to get this done. How is the recovery? Is there anything I should consider so that I’m useful helo if needed after the procedure?
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Subject: Fire.
Dear Sir/Madam,
Fire - exclamation mark - fire - exclamation mark - help me - exclamation mark. 123 Cavendon Road. Looking forward to hearing from you.
Yours truly, Maurice Moss.
Ha, did you see that paramedic social media video too? I just learned about this yesterday from him.
Lol can you link it. Haven’t seen it I am just very big into wikipedia ever since I was put on welbutron
Haha what a coincidence! Here’s the video I saw: https://www.instagram.com/reel/C-Q0q1JSd0L/?igsh=ZTcwb296OWNsNWtu
Hey, I saw that Youtube short with the fireman guy that does the funny skits too.
Now attach three phosphate ions and watch it go brrr.