PART 12: Critical Care Medicine
SECTION 2 Shock and Cardiac Arrest
273 Cardiovascular Collapse, Cardiac Arrest, and Sudden Cardiac Death
 | Figure 273-1 Panel A demonstrates age-related risk for SCD. For the general population age 35 years and older, SCD risk is 0.1–0.2 percent per year (1 per 500–1000 population). Among the general population of adolescents and adults younger... |
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 | Figure 273-2 Population subsets, risk predictors, and distribution of sudden cardiac deaths (SCDs) according to clinical circumstances. A. The population subset with high-risk arrhythmia markers in conjunction with low ejection fraction... |
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 | Figure 273-3 A. The algorithm of ventricular fibrillation or pulseless ventricular tachycardia begins with defibrillation attempts. If that fails, it is followed by epinephrine and then antiarrhythmic drugs. See text for details. |
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