ACLS Test Prep
ACLS Test Prep in cardiac arrest when do you first introduce medical intervention? which drug? - after 2 rounds of CPR/shock after 2nd shock give 1 mg epinephrine every 3-5 minutes when do you introduce amiodarone during cardiac arrest? - after the 3rd shock give 300 mg bolus of amiodarone if second dose is needed give 150mg as second dose what rhythms are shockable in cardiac arrest - VF VT what rhythms are not shockable in cardiac arrest - asystole PEA if you are in an unshockable rhythm arrest when do you give epi - 1mg epi every 3-5 minutes after 1st round of CPR what do you do after return of spontaneous circulation - maintain O2 sat at 94% treat hypotension (fluids vasopressor) 12 lead EKG if in coma consider hypothermia if not in coma and ekg shows STEMI or AMI consider re-perfusion what are the 5 h's and 5 t's - hypovolemia hypoxia hydrogen ion (acidosis) hypo/hyperkalemia hypothermia tension pneumothorax tamponade, cardiac toxins thrombosis, pulmonary thrombosis, coronary how do you treat non-symptomatic bradycardia - monitor and observe what constitutes symptomatic bradycardia - hypotension altered mental status signs of shock chest pain acute heart failure how do you treat symptomatic bradycardia - 1. give 0.5mg atropine
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