Recognize vtach and vfib - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

ATI MEDSURG PROCTORED UPDATED AND VERIFIED GUIDE TO 'A' GRADE 1. Understand the ABG’s and how to decide if a patient is in resp acidosis or resp alkalosis, metabolic acidosis, or metabolic alkalosis. 2. Understand the function of potassium, sodium, and calcium in the body- especially the heart and how to administer these electrolytes. Be able to correct the calcium using the calculation. - Sodium: Na - Normal value: 135-145 - Hyponatremia <135 - Common imbalance in the elderl...

Mark Klimek Lecture Notes LECTURE 1: Acid Base Balance & Ventilator Interpreting blood gases (remember the rules of the B’s) • If the pH and the bicarb are both in the same direction then it ’s metaBolic (Bicarb Both Bolic), if they are in different directions then it is respiratory • If bicarb is normal and the pH is low or high then its respiratory • You will be given 8 values for arterial blood gas, always first look at the pH and the bicarb first • You get acidosis and alkalosis ...

A b n o r m a l i ti e s o f C a r d i a c C o n d u c ti o n & R hy t h m • Normal Conduction o Sinoatrial node o Atrioventricular node ▪ Little hiccup of time here ▪ Insulator part that prevents conduction going from anywhere other than the AV node o Bundle of His ▪ Right bundle ▪ Left bundle o Purkinje fiber network • Sinoatrial Node (SA) o Pacemaker (60 – 100 BPM) o Sympathetic & parasympathetic innervation ▪ Primarily sympathetic innervation, but there is a good amount of pa...