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This injury can be the result of trauma or sometimes happens spontaneously, causing an air leak into the space between the lungs and the chest wall.
What is a pneumothorax?
The most common type of irregular heartbeat characterized by the heart's upper chambers beating chaotically and out of sync with the lower chambers.
What is atrial fibrillation?
A crescent-shaped bruise behind the ear and over the mastoid process.
What is Battle's sign?
ECG tracing exhibiting ST changes in Leads I, aVL, V5 and V6.
What is a lateral MI?
The most common solid-organ injury following abdominal impacts from such MOI's as car accidents, falls and sports collisions.
What is a spleen?
A dangerous, rapid ventricular heart rhythm often causing dizziness and palpitations, exhibited by a specific pattern that looks like twisting points or peaks.
What is Torsades de Pointes?
An injury to the brain occurring from a forceful blow and sudden deceleration.
What is coup-countrecoup?
An early and classic indicator of elevated potassium causing disruption to the heart's electrical activity
What are elevated (or tented) T waves?
A dangerous medical condition also known by the literal name "heart concussion".
What is Commotio Cordis?
The part of cardiac conduction that sends signal deeply into the ventricular muscle walls, finalizing the contraction of the heart.
What are Purkinje Fibers?