Knowing the Enemy: Heart Attacks, Diagnosis & Treatment (Part 3)
A HP PageWriter Trim II Cardiograph Product Review


As for the third installment of the Knowing the Enemy: Heart Attacks, Diagnosis and Treatment article series, we will just continue discussing here about the treatments for heart attack.

In the Coronary Care Unit (CCU)

Heart attack patients are usually hospitalized in coronary care units (CCU) for at least 36 hours. Once past the critical phase, patients continue to receive a variety of drugs, that includes beta-blockers to slow the heart, nitrates to increase heart blood flow, anticoagulants such as heparin or aspirin to prevent further clotting, ACE inhibitors to help the heart muscle heal and statins, such as simvastatin and atorvastatin, are now given routinely to help the heart muscle heal and lower the risk of another heart attack.

While hospitalized, a patient has his or her heart constantly monitored by ECG (electrocardiogram) in case abnormal heart rhythms develop. If the heart starts beating too fast or too slow, various medications may be given. Some patients may need to be fitted with a pacemaker, a battery-powered device to help maintain a steady heart rhythm. If a patient experiences a dangerous arrhythmia known as ventricular fibrillation, an electric shock to the chest is administered. Patients who show signs of heart failure are given a variety of medications to decrease strain on the heart and to encourage the heart to beat more forcefully.

People recovering from a heart attack are urged to get back on their feet as quickly as possible, which reduces the chances of blood clots forming in the deep veins of the legs, called a deep vein thrombosis, or DVT. These clots could travel through the circulatory system and lodge in the lung, creating a blockage. Gentle exercise is recommended, but nothing that requires significant exertion.

Some patients require further invasive procedures to improve blood flow to the heart. The two most common procedures are angioplasty—a catheter technique that widens clogged arteries by breaking up plaques—and coronary bypass surgery, which diverts blood flow around clogged arteries.

We are stopping here for now to introduce yet another remarkable product from the HP brand which is the HP PageWriter Trim II Cardiograph as being listed EKGShop.Com site which recommends this product to use as being a trusted brand used by most medical centers and professionals.
 
The HP PageWriter Trim II Cardiograph is a non-interpretive, with preview screen and full alphanumeric keyboard.

This said EKG Machine has up to $30 reimbursement per test. This machine pays for itself after 130 tests.

Aside from the abovementioned specs, this EKG also includes these features: prints 12 lead ECGs on 8.5 x 11 inch z-fold recording paper, provides a preview screen to view ECGs, crisp, easy-to-read waveforms, alphanumeric keyboard for inputting patient data and information and noise-suppressing filters; measurement software included.

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