His initial VS are HR 120/min, BP 135/88 mmHg, RR 23/min, SpO2 87%, and temperature 37.3 degrees
C.
When considering oxygen saturation, what is your course of action?
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Start oxygen at 4L/min via nasal cannula
Do not start oxygen
Intubate pt immediately
Administer albuterol nebulizer
The pt is not responding well to ventilation and suctioning. You decide to intubate the pt. In addition
2 to clinical assessment, what is the single most reliable method of confirming and monitoring correct
placement of the ET tube?
3 What is a complication of IV atropine when administered in doses of less than 0.5 mg?
Your pt continues to say that he has chest discomfort.
What treatment can you repeat as long as it is not contraindicated by vital signs?
4 Nitroglycerin IV every 1 to 3 mins
ACLS Review Questions
Morphine sublingual every 1 to 3 mins
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Nitroglycerin sublingual or translingual every 3 to 5 mins
Morphine IV every 1 to 3 mins
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What is the primary purpose of the CPR increasing CPR quality
coach on a resuscitation team?
What is the most common type of stroke? ischemic stroke
What is a contraindication to the recent gastrointestinal bleeding
administration of aspirin for the management
of a pt with acute coronary syndromes?
What blood component is acted upon by platelets
aspirin administration during the
management of a pt with ACS?
What is the most appropriate destination for certified stroke center
pts with suspected acute ischemic stroke?
A 49-year-old man arrives at the emergency If SpO2 is less than 90%, start oxygen
department with chest discomfort. He states
that he was working in the garden this Obtain a 12-lead EKG
morning when his chest started hurting. The
last episode lasted about 25 minutes, and he Administer aspirin and establish IV access
was sweaty. The chest discomfort is not
relieved with rest. Assess ABCs
Within the first 10 minutes, on the basis of the Consider nitroglycerin, morphine, and a P2Y inhibitor
pt showing symptoms suggestive of MI, what
will your first actions include (if not Activate the STEMI team
completed by EMS before arrival)?
His initial VS are HR 120/min, BP 135/88 Start oxygen at 4L/min via nasal cannula
mmHg, RR 23/min, SpO2 87%, and
temperature 37.3 degrees C.
When considering oxygen saturation, what is
your course of action?
Start oxygen at 4L/min via nasal cannula
Do not start oxygen
Intubate pt immediately
Administer albuterol nebulizer
When did the symptoms start?
What additional questions help you
Do you have any allergies?
determine next steps?
Do you take any medication?
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