AHA ACLS PRETEST COMPLETE STUDY GUIDE
WITH SOLVED QUESTIONS
◉ H's solutions.
Answer: Hypovolemia- fluids
Hypoxia- oxygen/advanced airway
Hydrogen ions (acidosis)- ventilation or bicarb
Hypokalemia - MAGNESIUM (can cause torsades)
Hyperkalemia - calcium gluconate / insulin / D50 / bicarb
Hypothermia - rewarming
◉ T's clues.
Answer: Tension pneumothorax - JVD one side, hard to ventilate
Cardiac tamponade- bilateral JVD
, ◉ T's solutions.
Answer: Tension pneumothorax - needle decompression or chest
tube
Cardiac Tamponade- pericardiocentesis or thoracotomy and FLUIDS
Toxins- antidote
Pulmonary Thrombosis- fibrinolytics, embolectomy, anticoagulation
Coronary Thrombosis- cath lab for angioplasty/ stent placement/
bypass
◉ VF/pVT.
Answer: shock, CPR, epi then shock, CPR epi OR amio or lidocaine
◉ VF/pVT epi dose.
Answer: 1 mg q3-5 min
◉ VF/pVT amio dose.
Answer: epi
CPR x2 min
WITH SOLVED QUESTIONS
◉ H's solutions.
Answer: Hypovolemia- fluids
Hypoxia- oxygen/advanced airway
Hydrogen ions (acidosis)- ventilation or bicarb
Hypokalemia - MAGNESIUM (can cause torsades)
Hyperkalemia - calcium gluconate / insulin / D50 / bicarb
Hypothermia - rewarming
◉ T's clues.
Answer: Tension pneumothorax - JVD one side, hard to ventilate
Cardiac tamponade- bilateral JVD
, ◉ T's solutions.
Answer: Tension pneumothorax - needle decompression or chest
tube
Cardiac Tamponade- pericardiocentesis or thoracotomy and FLUIDS
Toxins- antidote
Pulmonary Thrombosis- fibrinolytics, embolectomy, anticoagulation
Coronary Thrombosis- cath lab for angioplasty/ stent placement/
bypass
◉ VF/pVT.
Answer: shock, CPR, epi then shock, CPR epi OR amio or lidocaine
◉ VF/pVT epi dose.
Answer: 1 mg q3-5 min
◉ VF/pVT amio dose.
Answer: epi
CPR x2 min