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GRADE ASSURED COMPLETE SOLUTIONS AND VERIFIE
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D ANSWERS (C834D)
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QUESTION 1 zm
Wide-complex ventricular rhythm or tall, pointed T waves
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ANSWER
The resuscitation team suspects that hyperkalemia is the cause of cardiac arrest in a patient brought
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to the emergency department. Which finding on a 12-lead ECG would confirm this suspicion?
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QUESTION 2 zm
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ANSWER
A patient with dyspnea and a change in mental status arrives at the emergency department. The he
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althcare team completes the necessary assessments and begins to care for the patient, including initi
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ating cardiac monitoring, pulse oximetry, supplemental oxygen and vascular access. The team review
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s the patient's ECG rhythm strip, as shown in the following figure. Which agent would the team mos
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t likely administer?
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QUESTION 3 zm
Administration of an epinephrine infusion zm zm zm zm
ANSWER
A patient experiencing an unstable bradyarrhythmia does not respond to atropine or transcutaneous
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pacing. Which intervention would the healthcare provider use next?
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QUESTION 4 zm
, 1. "I've had a terrible cold with a horrible cough and fever the past week." 2. "I've be
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en so anxious lately because I just lost my job." 3. "I've been vomiting for the past 2 d
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ays from a gastrointestinal bug."
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ANSWER
A patient's ECG reveals a tachyarrhythmia. The patient is hemodynamically stable and has a heart ra
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te ranging from 120 to 135 beats per minute. Based on the findings of the secondary assessment, w
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hich statement(s) by the patient would the team interpret as a possible contributing cause?
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QUESTION 5 zm
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ANSWER
A patient's ECG reveals a narrow QRS complex with a regular rhythm, indicating a narrow-
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complex supraventricular tachyarrhythmia. The patient is hemodynamically stable. Which interventio
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n would be initiated first?
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QUESTION 6 zm
Synchronized cardioversion zm
ANSWER
A patient in the telemetry unit is stable. Cardiac monitoring indicates the patient has ventricular tac
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hycardia with a pulse. Further assessment reveals that the corrected QT interval is greater than 0.46
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seconds. Which treatment would be appropriate at this time?
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QUESTION 7 zm
Absence of discrete P waves and presence of irregularly irregular QRS complexes
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ANSWER
An ECG strip of a patient in the emergency department reveals the following rhythm. Which feature
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would the healthcare provider interpret as indicating atrial fibrillation?
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QUESTION 8 zm
Ventricular tachycardia zm
ANSWER
A patient is brought into the emergency department. The patient does not have a pulse. The cardiac
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monitor shows the following rhythm. The team interprets this as which condition?
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Exam Solution zm
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GRADE ASSURED COMPLETE SOLUTIONS AND VERIFIE
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D ANSWERS (C834D)
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QUESTION 1 zm
Wide-complex ventricular rhythm or tall, pointed T waves
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ANSWER
The resuscitation team suspects that hyperkalemia is the cause of cardiac arrest in a patient brought
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to the emergency department. Which finding on a 12-lead ECG would confirm this suspicion?
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QUESTION 2 zm
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ANSWER
A patient with dyspnea and a change in mental status arrives at the emergency department. The he
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althcare team completes the necessary assessments and begins to care for the patient, including initi
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ating cardiac monitoring, pulse oximetry, supplemental oxygen and vascular access. The team review
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s the patient's ECG rhythm strip, as shown in the following figure. Which agent would the team mos
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t likely administer?
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QUESTION 3 zm
Administration of an epinephrine infusion zm zm zm zm
ANSWER
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pacing. Which intervention would the healthcare provider use next?
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QUESTION 4 zm
, 1. "I've had a terrible cold with a horrible cough and fever the past week." 2. "I've be
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en so anxious lately because I just lost my job." 3. "I've been vomiting for the past 2 d
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ays from a gastrointestinal bug."
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ANSWER
A patient's ECG reveals a tachyarrhythmia. The patient is hemodynamically stable and has a heart ra
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te ranging from 120 to 135 beats per minute. Based on the findings of the secondary assessment, w
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hich statement(s) by the patient would the team interpret as a possible contributing cause?
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QUESTION 5 zm
Vagal maneuvers zm
ANSWER
A patient's ECG reveals a narrow QRS complex with a regular rhythm, indicating a narrow-
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complex supraventricular tachyarrhythmia. The patient is hemodynamically stable. Which interventio
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n would be initiated first?
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QUESTION 6 zm
Synchronized cardioversion zm
ANSWER
A patient in the telemetry unit is stable. Cardiac monitoring indicates the patient has ventricular tac
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hycardia with a pulse. Further assessment reveals that the corrected QT interval is greater than 0.46
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seconds. Which treatment would be appropriate at this time?
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QUESTION 7 zm
Absence of discrete P waves and presence of irregularly irregular QRS complexes
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ANSWER
An ECG strip of a patient in the emergency department reveals the following rhythm. Which feature
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would the healthcare provider interpret as indicating atrial fibrillation?
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QUESTION 8 zm
Ventricular tachycardia zm
ANSWER
A patient is brought into the emergency department. The patient does not have a pulse. The cardiac
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monitor shows the following rhythm. The team interprets this as which condition?
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