Cardiac Arrest Exam Questions with Complete Solutions
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Cardiac Arrest
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Cardiac Arrest
require CPR - Answer-V-fib and pVT (pulseless Ventricular Tachycardia) both require ______________ until a defibrillator is available to deliver unsynchronized shocks
1. Asystole
2. PEA - Answer-What are 2 non-shockable rhythms?
1. V-fib
2. Pulseless Ventricular tachycardia (pVT) - Answer-w...
Cardiac Arrest Exam Questions with
Complete Solutions
require CPR - Answer-V-fib and pVT (pulseless Ventricular Tachycardia) both require
______________ until a defibrillator is available to deliver unsynchronized shocks
1. Asystole
2. PEA - Answer-What are 2 non-shockable rhythms?
1. V-fib
2. Pulseless Ventricular tachycardia (pVT) - Answer-what are two shockable rhythms?
monomorphic ventricular tachycardia - Answer-What is this Rhythm?
Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia - Answer-What is this Rhythm?
deliver 1 shock, and immediately resume Chest compression.
*do not do a pulse check at this point unless obvious signs of life are present
*Establish IV Access - Answer-As soon as you determine that the rhythm is V Fib or
pVT then _______________
only after 2 minutes of CPR (regardless of shock delivery) - Answer-When do you
perform a pulse/ rhythm check?
epinephrine 1mg IV - Answer-when IV access is available administer ___________
during CP after the *Second shock*
1. administer 1mg IV after second shock
2. may repeat every 3-5mins - Answer-what is the recommended administration
protocol for Epinephrine?
during CPR between the second and third shock - Answer-when is epinephrine
administered?
epinephrine improves aortic diastolic pressure, coronary artery perfusion pressure and
rate of ROSC - Answer-what is the administering epinephrine during CPR?
-Epinephrine
-Amiodarone
-Lidocaine - Answer-what are three anti-arrhythmic medications that can be
administered during a cardiac arrest?
, Amiodarone 300mg/ IV bolus
*may give one additional dose of 150mg - Answer-what is the recommended dosing for
Amiodarone for patients in cardiac arrest with VF/ pVT that is unresponsive to
defibrillation
Lidocaine 1 - 1.5mg/kg IV - Answer-what is the recommended first dose for Lidocaine
for patients in cardiac arrest with VF/pVT that is unresponsive to defibrillation
0.5mg - 0.75mg/kg IV at 5-10min intervals for a macimum of 3mg/kg - Answer-what is
the recommended second dose for lidocaine?
lidocaine max dose is 3mg/kg - Answer-what is the maximum dose of lidocaine that can
be administered?
Magnesium Sulfate - Answer-providers should consider ______________ for Torsades
de pointes associated with long QT intervals?
magnesium loading dose is 1-2g/ IV - Answer-what is the recommended loading dose
for magnesium?
check for a shockable rhythm at the 2 minute mark - Answer-what should be done after
administering amiodarone or lidocaine?
Ultrasound - Answer-_____________ may be applied to patients receiving CPR to help
assess myocardial contractility and identify treatable causes of cardiac arrest.
defibrillation - Answer-In addition to CPR with minimal interruptions in chest
compressions, what is the most critical intervention during the first few minutes of arrest
for a patient in vfib
between the second and third shock - Answer-what is the recommended point to
administer the first dose of epinephrine for a patient in a shockable rhythm?
PEA (pulseless electrical activity) - Answer-________________ is an organized rhythm
without a palpable pulse
-A fib
-Sinus rhythm
-Bundle branch blocks - Answer-PEA can present as which of the following organized
rhythms?
Asystole - Answer-_________________ is a cardiac arrest rhythm associated with no
discernible electrical activity on ECG
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