ACLS 2022
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Assess clinical condition
ACLS Tachycardia with a Pulse
Look for signs of increased work of breathing
Algorithm
Look for signs of hypoxemia
Assess appropriateness for clinical condition
Indentify and treat underlying cause.
ACLS Bradycardia with a Pulse If no symptoms, monitor and observe.
Algorithm If symptoms, give Atropine
Transcutaneous pacing, Dopamine, or Epinephrine
Consider expert consultation, transvenous pacing
Bradyarrhythmia is typically a less than 50 beats per minute
rate of
Hypotension
Acute altered mental status
Symptoms that require
Signs of shock
treatment
Ischemic chest discomfort
Acute heart failure
Maintain patent airway; assist breathing as necessary
If the patient is short of breath, administer oxygen
Identify and treat underlying Oxygen as indicated
cause Cardiac monitor to ID rhythm; monitor BP and O2 sat
IV access
12-lead EKG if available; don't delay therapy
If persistent bradyarrhythmia Monitor and observe
is asymptomatic, what do you
do?
If persistent bradyarrythmia Atropine 1 mg IV dose every 3-5 minutes, max 3 doses
causing symptoms, what do
you do?
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, Transcutaneous pacing OR
What 3 options are there if
Dopamine IV infusion at 5-20 mcg/kg/minute OR
Atropine is ineffective?
Epinephrine IV infusion at 2-10 mcg per minute
Wenkebach(2nd degree AV block 1)
Longer, longer, longer, drop,
then you have a
Mobitz II
if some P's don't get through
then you have
3rd degree
if P's and Q's don't agree then
you have
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Exam
Questions And
Answers
Latest Update.
LIBROS
@LOS LIBROS
,Terms In This Set (100)
Assess clinical condition
ACLS Tachycardia with a Pulse
Look for signs of increased work of breathing
Algorithm
Look for signs of hypoxemia
Assess appropriateness for clinical condition
Indentify and treat underlying cause.
ACLS Bradycardia with a Pulse If no symptoms, monitor and observe.
Algorithm If symptoms, give Atropine
Transcutaneous pacing, Dopamine, or Epinephrine
Consider expert consultation, transvenous pacing
Bradyarrhythmia is typically a less than 50 beats per minute
rate of
Hypotension
Acute altered mental status
Symptoms that require
Signs of shock
treatment
Ischemic chest discomfort
Acute heart failure
Maintain patent airway; assist breathing as necessary
If the patient is short of breath, administer oxygen
Identify and treat underlying Oxygen as indicated
cause Cardiac monitor to ID rhythm; monitor BP and O2 sat
IV access
12-lead EKG if available; don't delay therapy
If persistent bradyarrhythmia Monitor and observe
is asymptomatic, what do you
do?
If persistent bradyarrythmia Atropine 1 mg IV dose every 3-5 minutes, max 3 doses
causing symptoms, what do
you do?
Page 1 of 15
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, Transcutaneous pacing OR
What 3 options are there if
Dopamine IV infusion at 5-20 mcg/kg/minute OR
Atropine is ineffective?
Epinephrine IV infusion at 2-10 mcg per minute
Wenkebach(2nd degree AV block 1)
Longer, longer, longer, drop,
then you have a
Mobitz II
if some P's don't get through
then you have
3rd degree
if P's and Q's don't agree then
you have
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