Chapter 20 Intro to Radiologic & Imaging Sciences & Patient Care Questions and Answers 2023

Subjective sensation or motor phenomenon that precedes and marks the onset of a paroxysmal attack, such as an epileptic attack - -aura -device used for application of external electrical shock to restore normal cardiac rhythm and rate - -Automatic External Defibrillators (AED) -sudden stoppage of cardiac output and effective circulation - -cardiac arrest -Artificial substitution of heart and lung action as indicated for cardiac arrest and lung action as indicated for cardiac arrest or apparent sudden death resulting from electric shock, drowning, respiratory arrest, and other causes - -Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) -Condition with sudden onset caused by acute vascular lesions of the brain; often followed by permanent neurologic damage - -Cerebrovascular accident (stroke or brain attack)