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| Your patient is in asystole. Discuss the treatment... |
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| Your patient is in Ventricular Fibrillation. Discuss the treatment... |
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| When shocking a patient in Ventricular Fibrillation or in Pulseless Ventricular Tachycardia, how many joules would you shock with using a MONOPHASIC device? |
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When shocking a patient in Ventricular Fibrillation or in Pulseless Ventricular Tachycardia, how many joules would you shock with using a BIPHASIC device?
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H- Hypovolemia
Hypoxia
Hydrogen Ion (acidosis)
Hypo/Hyperkalemia
Hypoglycemia
Hypothermia
T- Toxins
Tamponade
Tension pneumo
Thrombosis (PE, MI)
Trauma (ICP) |
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| List the 6 H's and the 5 T's that should be considered when working a code... |
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| Whether the QRS is narrow or wide |
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| Treatment for sinus brady depends on what? |
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| THe 2 criteria for SVT... |
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Fear
Stress
Pain
exertion
Fever
Hypovolemia
Nausea/Vomiting |
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| Class 3.. but has properties from all classses |
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| Where does Amioderone work in the heart? |
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| Because it widens the QT interval which is the cause of Torsades. |
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| Why can you NOT use Amioderone for Torsades? |
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Altered Mental Status
Shortness of Breath WITH Pulmonary Edema
Hypotension
Chest Pain RELATED TO the rate |
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| 4 main points of classifying unstable: |
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| Who requires Cardioversion? |
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| ONe rhythm is never synchronized... |
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| To build up the ATP in the myocardial cells. |
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| Why not shock immediately upon arrival? Why should you do 2 minutes of CPR if unknown down time... |
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| Treat the underlying cause. |
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| What's the best way to get someone out of PEA? |
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| Treat the underlying cause |
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| Whats the best way to treat Sinus Tachycardia? |
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SVT (narrow, regular atrial rhythm)= 50
Atrial flutter= 50 |
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| What are the 2 exceptions for defibrillating at 100-150-200? |
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| Vagal then Adenosine (6mg, 12 mg, 12mg) |
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V-tach
Alive (150mg Amioderone) |
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What is a wide and regular rhythm?
How do you treat? |
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Could be Torsades (Magnesium 1-2 g)
or WPW (Amiodarone 150 mg)
or Polymorphic V-tach (Amiodarone 150mg) |
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What rhythm is Wide and Irregular?
How would you treat? |
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| K+ (Potassium) efflux blockers |
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| Hyperkalemia and prolonged downtime |
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| when do you give Sodium Bicarb? |
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P- Whats the "P"roblem? Dead and need CPR
E- give "E"pinephrine
A- Give "A"tropine |
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| PEA= Pulseless Electrical Activity... how to treat? |
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If symptomatic:
Give Atropine.5 mg
Transcutaneous Pacing
Start Dopamine drip |
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| How do you treat Sinus Brady? |
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| Where does Atropine NOT work? |
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| How do you treat 2nd degree type 2 block with a narrow complex QRS? |
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| Transcutaneous Pacing and an Epi infusion if needed |
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| How do you treat 2nd degree type 2 with a wide complex QRS? |
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