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Meaning of "asystole" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ASYSTOLE

asystole  [əˈsɪstəlɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ASYSTOLE

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Asystole is a noun.
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WHAT DOES ASYSTOLE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

asystole

Asystole

In medicine, asystole /əˈsɪstəliː/, colloquially known as flatline, is a state of no cardiac electrical activity, hence no contractions of the myocardium and no cardiac output or blood flow. Asystole is one of the conditions that may be used for a medical practitioner to certify clinical or legal death. Asystole is treated by cardiopulmonary resuscitation combined with an intravenous vasopressor such as epinephrine. Sometimes an underlying reversible cause can be detected and treated. Several interventions previously recommended—such as defibrillation and intravenous atropine—are no longer part of the routine protocols recommended by most major international bodies. Asystole may be treated with 1 mg epinephrine by IV every 3-5 minutes as needed. Vasopressin 40 units by IV every 3-5 minutes may be used in place of the first and/or second doses of epinephrine, but doing so does not enhance outcomes. Survival rates in a cardiac arrest patient with asystole are much lower than a patient with a rhythm amenable to defibrillation; asystole is itself not a "shockable" rhythm. Out-of-hospital survival rates are less than 2 percent.

Definition of asystole in the English dictionary

The definition of asystole in the dictionary is the absence of heartbeat; cardiac arrest.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ASYSTOLE


coastally
ˈkəʊstəlɪ
costally
ˈkɒstəlɪ
diastole
daɪˈæstəlɪ
distally
ˈdɪstəlɪ
easterly
ˈiːstəlɪ
extrasystole
ˌɛkstrəˈsɪstəlɪ
headmasterly
ˌhɛdˈmæstəlɪ
masterly
ˈmɑːstəlɪ
north-northeasterly
ˌnɔːθˌnɔːθˈiːstəlɪ
north-northwesterly
ˌnɔːθˌnɔːθˈwestəlɪ
northeasterly
ˌnɔːθˈiːstəlɪ
northwesterly
ˌnɔːθˈwɛstəlɪ
postally
ˈpəʊstəlɪ
sinisterly
ˈsɪnɪstəlɪ
sisterly
ˈsɪstəlɪ
southeasterly
ˌsaʊθˈiːstəlɪ
southwesterly
ˌsaʊθˈwɛstəlɪ
systole
ˈsɪstəlɪ
unsisterly
ʌnˈsɪstəlɪ
westerly
ˈwɛstəlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ASYSTOLE

asymptote
asymptotic
asymptotical
asymptotically
asynapsis
asynartete
asynartetic
asynchronism
asynchronous
asynchronously
asynchrony
asyndeta
asyndetic
asyndetically
asyndeton
asynergia
asynergy
asyntactic
asystolic
asystolism

WORDS THAT END LIKE ASYSTOLE

as a whole
asshole
citole
cole
console
controle
eucalyptole
hole
in the hole
on the whole
parole
phenetole
pistole
pole
role
skatole
sole
stole
tole
whole

Synonyms and antonyms of asystole in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «asystole» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ASYSTOLE

Find out the translation of asystole to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of asystole from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «asystole» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

心搏停止
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

asistolia
570 millions of speakers

English

asystole
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

asystole
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

توقف الانقباض
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

асистолия
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

assistolia
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

asystole
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

asystolie
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Asystole
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Asystolie
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

心停止
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

무 수축
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Asystole
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tâm thu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இதயம் சுருங்காத நிலை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मादक द्रव्य
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

asistoli
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

asistolia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

asystolia
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

асистолия
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

asistolie
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ασυστολία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

asystole
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

asystoli
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

asystole
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of asystole

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ASYSTOLE»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ASYSTOLE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about asystole

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ASYSTOLE»

Discover the use of asystole in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to asystole and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Emergency Care: A Textbook for Paramedics
Following the delivery of a shock, apparent asystole may appear on the defibrillator monitor despite the patient ... Spurious asystole is more likely to occur after several successive shocks have been applied through a set of gel pads and in the ...
Ian Greaves, Keith Porter, Timothy J. Hodgetts, 2006
2
Emergency Management of the Pediatric Patient: Cases, ...
Box 3-5 Critical actions in the management of PEA and asystole Begin CPR Intubate the patient Establish IV access and administer: - 20 cc/kg of isotonic fluid - Epinephrine 0.01 mg/kg IV/IO every 3 to 5 minutes For asystole, check more than ...
Kimball A. Prentiss, Nathan W. Mick, Brian M. Cummings, 2006
3
ACLS Review Made Incredibly Easy
Asystole usually signals confirmation of death rather than a treatable rhythm. Spontaneous circulation rarely returns after a positive diagnosis of asystole. However, you may mistake fine VF for asystole, or a monitor error may have occurred.
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2007
4
Guide to ECG Analysis
Causes Occasionally a result of a complete heart block or a trifascicular block without a backup pacemaker site, asystole is more often the terminal event in the dying process. It is often used as one of the criteria for a determination of death.
Joseph T. Catalano, 2002
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Fetal Monitoring Interpretation
LWBK381-02 LWW-Cabaniss-clinical September 24, 2009 16:10 120 FETAL MONITORING INTERPRETATION Cardiac Asystole. Cardiac asystole has been arbitrarily defined as a pause in conducted impulses of greater than 2 seconds. 261 ...
Micki L. Cabaniss, Michael G. Ross, 2010
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Decision Making in Anesthesiology: An Algorithmic Approach
Asystole. ERIK A. BOATMAN, M.D. Unconscious patient • Check responsiveness • Activate emergency response system. Successful pharmacological and electrical treatment of any cardiac arrest depends on definitive identification of the ...
Lois L. Bready, Dawn Dillman, Susan Helene Noorily, 2007
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ECG Interpretation Made Incredibly Easy
On the ECG strip, asystole looks like a nearly flat line (except for changes caused by chest compressions during CPR). No electrical activity is evident, except possibly P waves for a time. Atrial and ventricular activity is at a standstill, so no ...
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2005
8
Essentials of Anaesthesiology
The heart should be watched for diagnosis either of asystole or ventricular fibrillation. Internal cardiac massage has got some definite advantages. It is more effective than closed chest cardiac massage. Here the heart can be directly seen and ...
Arun Kumar Paul, 2006
9
Emergency Management of the Coding Patient: Cases, ...
... immediately, the rhythm will rapidly deteriorate to ventricular fibrillation (VF) or asystole. 2. What medicine should be administered? a. Atropine b. Epinephrine c. Dopamine d. Amiodarone PEA is basically shock in the extreme.
Emily L. Senecal, Michael R. Filbin, 2005
10
The ECG: A Two-Step Approach to Diagnosis
If the escape rhythm does not emerge, or shows intermittent failures, ventricular asystole occurs. Asystole for a few seconds may be without symptoms or may lead to dizziness or presyncope. Asystole lasting more than 5-7 sec leads to loss of ...
Marc Gertsch, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ASYSTOLE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term asystole is used in the context of the following news items.
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Del. medic looks back on 46 years in EMS
“We gave it another 20 minutes or so, during which the patient once again went into PEA followed by asystole. The physician pronounced him a second time, ... «EMS1.com, Jun 15»
2
5 tips for managing the PEA cardiac arrest patient
... challenge to the resuscitation team; the differential diagnosis is wide, and the ACLS algorithm for PEA and asystole doesn't offer much in the way of guidance. «EMS1.com, Jun 15»
3
Electromagnetic Interference Between Smart Phones and Cardiac …
PM can respond to EMI with pacing-inhibition, leading to bradycardia or asystole and resulting in syncope. In ICDs EMI may be detected as a ... «Medical Research News and Interviews on MedicalResearch.com, Jun 15»
4
Ask the IU Health Expert Sudden cardiac arrest: Facts you need to …
Either the heart can beat chaotically (ventricular fibrillation) or not at all (asystole). In either of these cases, the heart cannot beat effectively and ... «Indianapolis Recorder, Jun 15»
5
Quality of basic life support when using different commercially …
... simulator, 8 different commercially available AEDs were evaluated within two different BLS scenarios (ventricular fibrillation vs. asystole). «7thSpace Interactive, Jun 15»
6
DETROIT POLICE, PROSECUTOR COVER-UP IN DEATH OF …
Conveyed from Lawndale and Vernor in Detroit by EMS arriving asystole with no signs of trauma or foul play. Package of drugs found on ... «voiceofdetroit, Jun 15»
7
Witnesses to Gem Drowning: "NCL Screwed Up"
When she finally was hooked up to the AED, there was no pulse (asystole) so she could not be shocked. It took too long.... I was at the other ... «Cruise Law News, May 15»
8
Nurse Staffing Tied to In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Survival
... and documentation was available on initial rhythms of pulseless electrical activity, asystole, ventricular tachycardia, and ventricular fibrillation ... «Medscape, May 15»
9
Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Outcomes Can Vary by Time to CPR
As the time from collapse to CPR was delayed, there was an increase in the proportion of asystole, and decreases in those of pVT/VF and PEA ... «Monthly Prescribing Reference, May 15»
10
Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Outcomes Vary by Time to CPR
As the time from collapse to CPR was delayed, there was an increase in the proportion of asystole, and decreases in those of pVT/VF and PEA ... «Doctors Lounge, May 15»

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