December 13, 2016

Nursing Tip of the Day! - Critical Care Nursing

Category: Critical Care Nursing 
Left ventricular apical ballooning (Tako-Tsubo syndrome) follows a high catecholamine surge. It is sometimes referred to as stress cardiomyopathy. The resulting shape of the LV suggests a Japanese octopus pot (tako-tsubo pot).

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