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A patient is being treated in the emergency department
and is determined to have NSTE-ACS. Invasive manage-
ment is planned based on which finding?
Ventricular Tachycardia
- Ventricular Tachycardia
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Ventricular Fibrillation
- Atrial Tachycardia
A healthcare provider is establishing cardiac monitoring
using a five-electrode system. The healthcare provider
demonstrates proper use of the system by placing the
green electrode in which location?
On the lower RIGHT abdomen
- Under the left clavicle at the midclavicular line
- At the 4th intercostal space, right sternal border
- On the lower right abdomen
- On the lower left abdomen
The stroke team is assessing a patient with a suspected
stroke. The patient is alert and able to carry on a conversa-
tion, although the patient has difficulty getting the words
out. Testing confirms that the patient has had an ischemic
stroke. Based on the patient's medical history, a history
of which arrhythmia would alert the team to the patient's
Atrial Fibrillation
increased risk for stroke?
- Atrial tachycardia
- Atrial fibrillation
- Ventricular fibrillation
- Bradycardia
Pneumothorax
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A patient experiences cardiac arrest, and the resuscitation
team initiates ventilations using a bag-valve-mask (BVM)
resuscitator. The development of which condition during
the provision of care would lead the team to suspect that
improper BVM technique is being used?
- Hypertension
- Pneumothorax
- Rib Fracture
- Esophageal Injury
A patient presents to the emergency department with mild
to moderate recurrent chest pain, without any nausea or
vomiting. A 12-lead ECG is obtained and shows ST-seg-
ment depression with transient T-wave elevation indicative
of NSTE-ACS. Cardiac enzyme levels are obtained and are
Unstable Angina not elevated. These findings suggest which condition?
- Non-STEMI
- Myocardial Infarction
- STEMI
- Unstable Angina
A patient is brought to the emergency department by
their spouse. The spouse says, "I think it's a stroke." The
stroke team initiates a rapid stroke assessment using the
National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale. Which area(s)
would the team include in this assessment?
Visual function, LOC, and Language deficits
- Visual function
- Level of consciousness
- Cranial Nerve function
- Language deficits
- Facial Palsy
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A patient with dyspnea and a change in mental status
arrives at the emergency department. The healthcare team
completes the necessary assessments and begins to care
for the patient, including initiating cardiac monitoring,
pulse oximetry, supplemental oxygen and vascular access.
The team reviews the patient's ECG rhythm strip, as shown
in the following figure. Which agent would the team most
Atropine 0.5 mg q 4-5 min likely administer?
- Atropine 0.5 mg q 4-5 min
- Dopamine 5-10 mcg/min
- Epinephrine 2-10 mcg/min
- Amiodarone 150 mg over 10 min
A resuscitation team is debriefing following a recent event.
A patient experienced cardiac arrest, and advanced car-
We delivered 1 ventilation every 6 seconds and chest
diac life support was initiated. The patient required the
compressions at a rate of 100 to 120 compressions per
placement of an advanced airway to maintain airway pa-
minute.
tency. Which statement indicates that the team performed
high-quality CPR?
A healthcare provider initiates ventilations to ensure ade-
quate breathing and oxygenation. While ventilations are
being performed, capnography is established to evaluate
the adequacy of the ventilations. The healthcare provider
35-45 mmHg determines that ventilations are adequate based on which
end-tidal carbon dioxide (ETCO2) value?
- 10-15 mmHg
- 20-25 mmHg