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what is hypothermia? (core body temp)

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in what temp we called severe hypothermia?

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what is the EKG changes in severe hypothermia?

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what is the mode of death in severe hypothermia?

some information here.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypothermia

1...less than 35
2. less than 29
3.Bradyarrhythmias ....>Cardiac arrest
4.ischemic cell death?

3. osborn wave found in ekg in hypothermia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osborn_wave

4. cause of death may be the arrhythmia also..??

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q-1

i am unable to put ans.

my comp. problem---///?

try next

...use less than /more than instead of > or

thats the cause. thank u maryam

1. less than 35 deg C

2. less than 28 deg C

3. j wave (osborn wave)- positve deflection after QRS complex

4. vent. fibrillation

nice info , thx u tazul