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Terms in this set (92)
,3 min after witnessing a Chest compressions may not be effective.
cardiac arrest, one
memeber of your team
inserts an ET tube while
another performs
continuous chest
comressions. During
subsequent bentilation,
you notice the presence
of a wavefom on the
capnogrophy screen and
a PETCO2 of 8 mm Hg.
What is the significance of
this finding?
,A 49-year-old man has Administer 2 to 4 mg of morphine by slow IV bolus
retrosternal chest pain
radiating into the left arm. Administer Oxygen and Drugs: Morphine
The patient is diaphoretic,
with associated shortness
of breath. The blood
pressure is 130/88 mm Hg,
the heart rate is 110/min,
the respiratory rate is 22
breaths/min, and the
pulse oximetry value is
95%. The patient's 12-lead
ECG shows ST-segment
elevation in the anterior
leads. First responders
administered 160 mg of
aspirin, and there is a
patent peripheral IV. The
pain is described as an 8
on a scale of 1 to 10 and is
unrelieved after 3 doses
of nitroglycerin. What is
the next action?
, A 49 y/ofmaile arrives in Obtain a 12 lead ECG.
the ER with persistant
epigastric pain. She has
been taking antacids PO
for the past 6 hours
because she she had
heartburn. BP is 118/72,
heart rate is 92/min, resp.
rate is 14 non-labored and
O2 sat is 96%. What is the
most appropriate next
action?
Terms in this set (92)
,3 min after witnessing a Chest compressions may not be effective.
cardiac arrest, one
memeber of your team
inserts an ET tube while
another performs
continuous chest
comressions. During
subsequent bentilation,
you notice the presence
of a wavefom on the
capnogrophy screen and
a PETCO2 of 8 mm Hg.
What is the significance of
this finding?
,A 49-year-old man has Administer 2 to 4 mg of morphine by slow IV bolus
retrosternal chest pain
radiating into the left arm. Administer Oxygen and Drugs: Morphine
The patient is diaphoretic,
with associated shortness
of breath. The blood
pressure is 130/88 mm Hg,
the heart rate is 110/min,
the respiratory rate is 22
breaths/min, and the
pulse oximetry value is
95%. The patient's 12-lead
ECG shows ST-segment
elevation in the anterior
leads. First responders
administered 160 mg of
aspirin, and there is a
patent peripheral IV. The
pain is described as an 8
on a scale of 1 to 10 and is
unrelieved after 3 doses
of nitroglycerin. What is
the next action?
, A 49 y/ofmaile arrives in Obtain a 12 lead ECG.
the ER with persistant
epigastric pain. She has
been taking antacids PO
for the past 6 hours
because she she had
heartburn. BP is 118/72,
heart rate is 92/min, resp.
rate is 14 non-labored and
O2 sat is 96%. What is the
most appropriate next
action?
