{"id":219,"date":"2018-10-22T19:42:34","date_gmt":"2018-10-22T19:42:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.proacls.com\/wiki\/?p=219"},"modified":"2018-12-04T19:18:17","modified_gmt":"2018-12-04T19:18:17","slug":"pulseless-electrical-activity-ecg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.proacls.com\/wiki\/ekg-rhythms\/pulseless-electrical-activity-ecg\/","title":{"rendered":"Pulseless Electrical Activity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HqRh3KKtrmM\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Pulseless electrical activity, known commonly as PEA, is a condition where the electrical activity of the heart may appear normal but it is not accompanied by the mechanical function of the heart, and no pulse is present<\/p>\n<p>Treatable causes include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Pulmonary thrombosis<\/li>\n<li>Coronary thrombosis<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.proacls.com\/wiki\/pea-asystole\/tension-pneumothorax\/\">Tension pneumothorax<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.proacls.com\/wiki\/pea-asystole\/cardiac-tamponade\/\">Cardiac tamponade<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Hypovolemia<\/li>\n<li>Hyperkalemia<\/li>\n<li>Hypoxia<\/li>\n<li>Acidosis<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Medical professionals should rule out the treatable H\u2019s and T\u2019s as underlying causes for PEA to help correct the mechanical dissociation causing the cardiac arrest.<\/p>\n<p>The ECG interpretation can be the same as a normal sinus rhythm. 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