Heart Code 2025 ACLS Complete Healthcare Providers Exam Questions and Answers

Heart Code 2025 ACLS Complete Healthcare Providers Exam Questions and Answers the HR is 92/min RR is 14/min, BP is 130/86 mmhg, spo2 is 97% and atrial fibrillation is on the monitor what additional assessment and stabilization activities should be completed ? - CORRECT ANSWER-check glucose, perform validated prehospital stroke screen and stroke severity tool, provide prehospital notification to the receiving hospital, initiate stroke protocol, establish time of symptom onset ( last known normal) what needs to be completed for this patient within 20 minutes after hospital arrival? - CORRECT ANSWER-neurological assessment what are some of the general questions you need to ask? - CORRECT ANSWER-do you take any medications? when did the symptoms start? do you have allergies? what other symptoms do you have? within 45 minutes the neuroimaging interpretation of the CT scan of the brain suggests an acute ischemic infarction. There are no signs of hemorrhage or mass lesions. is this patient a potential candidate for fibrinolytic therapy? - CORRECT ANSWER-Yes NOT Not enough information what actions should the hospital staff take to determine whether the pt is a candidate for fibrinolytic therapy? - CORRECT ANSWER-repeat the neurological exam NOT obtain an MRI of the brain for confirmation of hemorrhage you find that the patient's neurological function is rapidly improving. Is this patient still a candidate for fibrinolytic therapy? - CORRECT ANSWER-no because this patient is no longer a candidate for fibrinolytic therapy, what are the next steps? - CORRECT ANSWER-support airway,breathing, and circulation (ABCs), begin stroke pathway, admit the patient to an intensive care unit what initial action should be taken (respiratory ) - CORRECT ANSWER-check for responsiveness, assess airway, breathing, and circulation, call for additional help the patient is unresponsive and not breathing but has