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What is this rhythm and how is it treated? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Ventricular Tachycardia
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CPR, Defibrilate, amiodarone, epi
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What is this rhythm and how is it treated? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Ventricular fibrillation
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CPR, Amiodarone, Defibrilate, Epi
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What is this rhythm? and how is it treated? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Asystole
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,CPR & Epinephrine
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What is this rhythm? and how is it treated? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔PVC or premature ventricular contraction
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Treat the underlying cause:
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1. hypoxemia (o2)
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2. Ischemia (12 lead to confirm)
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3. electrolyte imbalance (Mg+ or K+ replacement)
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What is this rhythm and how is it treated if unstable? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔AFib
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Synchronized Cardioversion and anticoagulation |/\ |/\ |/\ |/\
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,How is stable Afib treated? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Give an
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antidysrhythmic (amiodarone)
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Cardizem/Diltiazem
We don't defib because we are worried a clot has formed in the
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appendages which will travel to the brain or lungs when shocked
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What is this rhythm? and how is it treated? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔AFib RVR
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This is Afib plus tachycardia and it is treated as unstable Afib
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What percent of cardiac output is lost due to Afib and loss of "atrial
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kick"? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔30%
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What does Cardizem/Diltiazem do? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔this
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is a calcium channel blocker it decreases BP & decreases HR it is
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often given to help reduce the HR in Afib RVR along with
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Heparin/Warfarin
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, What is the antidote for heparin?
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What is the antidote for Warfarin?
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When do we reverse anticoagulation? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔1.
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Protamine
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2. Vitamin K
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3. if there is an active bleed or they are going to need surgery
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what are the steps to BLS CPR? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔1.
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recognition of sudden cardiac arrest ck for pt responsiveness and
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breathing
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2. Activate the emergency response system (call a code or rapid)
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3. CPR if no pulse, and while waiting on the crash cart to arrive.
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(Remember 30 compressions to 2 breaths)
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4. Defibrillate- as soon as possible
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How many leads must Asystole be confirmed in? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔2 leads ds
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what is Epinephrine? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Vasoconstrictor
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and (+) Inotrope
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