ACLS questions with verified answers
3 Alternative Drugs for *Stable* Narrow-Complex Tachycardia (After Vagal
Maneuver) Ans✓✓✓ Adenosine,
Beta-Blocker, or
Calcium Channel Blocker
4 End-Points for *Procainamide* in *Stable* Wide-Complex Tachycardia
Ans✓✓✓ 1. *Resolution* of Arrhythmia.
2. Drop in *Pressure*.
3. *Widening* of QRS; or,
4. Reach Max Dose of *17* Milligrams Per Kilogram.
9 Reversible Causes of Pulselessness (Acted On During 4th Round of CPR)
Ans✓✓✓ 1. *Hypoxia*: Give Oxygen.
2. *Hypovolemia*: Give Fluids.
3. *Hypo- or Hyper-kalemia*: Distinguish Before Giving Sodium Bicarbonate.
4. *Hydrogen* Ions (Acidosis): Give Sodium Bicarbonate.
5. *Hypothermia*: Warm.
6. *Tension* Pneumothorax: Perform Needle Decompression.
7. *Tamponade*: Perform Needle Aspiration.
8. *Tricyclic Antidepressants*: Give Sodium Bicarbonate.
9. *Thrombosis* of Lungs (tPA) or Heart (Cath Lab).
3 Alternative Drugs for *Stable* Narrow-Complex Tachycardia (After Vagal
Maneuver) Ans✓✓✓ Adenosine,
Beta-Blocker, or
Calcium Channel Blocker
4 End-Points for *Procainamide* in *Stable* Wide-Complex Tachycardia
Ans✓✓✓ 1. *Resolution* of Arrhythmia.
2. Drop in *Pressure*.
3. *Widening* of QRS; or,
4. Reach Max Dose of *17* Milligrams Per Kilogram.
9 Reversible Causes of Pulselessness (Acted On During 4th Round of CPR)
Ans✓✓✓ 1. *Hypoxia*: Give Oxygen.
2. *Hypovolemia*: Give Fluids.
3. *Hypo- or Hyper-kalemia*: Distinguish Before Giving Sodium Bicarbonate.
4. *Hydrogen* Ions (Acidosis): Give Sodium Bicarbonate.
5. *Hypothermia*: Warm.
6. *Tension* Pneumothorax: Perform Needle Decompression.
7. *Tamponade*: Perform Needle Aspiration.
8. *Tricyclic Antidepressants*: Give Sodium Bicarbonate.
9. *Thrombosis* of Lungs (tPA) or Heart (Cath Lab).
