ACLS 100 Set Questions With Answers 2023 Verified Solution

ACLS 100 Set Questions With Answers 2023 Verified Solution You arrive on the scene to find a 56-year-old diabetic woman with dizziness. She is pale and diaphoretic. Her blood pressure is 80/60 mm Hg. The cardiac monitor documents the rhythm below. She is receiving oxygen at 4 L/min by nasal cannula and an IV has been established. Your next order is: - Atropine 0.5 mg IV. An AED does not promptly analyze a rhythm. What is your next step? - Begin chest compression. Amiodarone - Indication: life threatening arrhythmia such as VF, pulse-less VT, unresponsive to shock delivery, CPR, and vasopressin Precaution: Rapid infusion can lead to hypotension Route: IV. Dosage: 300 mg, second dose of 150 mg A pt. with *regular* narrow-complex QRS at a rate >150bpm in which vagal maneuvers are ineffective should be given 6mg adenosine IV Synchronized cardioversion is indicated if the pt. is hypotensive, AMS, shock, ischemic CP, or acute HF. dx rhythm? - Sinus Tachycardia Which condition is a contraindication to therapeutic hypothermia during the post-cardiac arrest period for pt's who achieve return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC)? - Responding to verbal commands Lidocaine note: Lidocaine not a correct question choice on test - Indication: Alternative use for amiodarone in cardiac arrest: VF/VT. Precaution: discontinue if toxicity develop. Route: IV. Dosage: 1-1.5 mg max 3mg.