Emergency Nursing Orientation 3.0:
Cardiovascular Emergencies Part I Part II
Which intervention is used to treat a patient with ventricular fibrillation who
has an implantable cardiac defibrillator? - Ans - Apply hands-free
adhesive patches in the anterior-posterior position and defibrillate.
Which dysrhythmia has an irregularly irregular ventricular response -
Ans - Atrial fibrillation
Which medication should be administered during the resuscitation of a
patient with ventricular fibrillation? - Ans - Epinephrine (Adrenalin)
Which disorder is likely to produce a delta wave on the cardiac monitor? -
Ans - Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome
A preexcitation syndrome, such as Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome, results
from which conduction pattern? - Ans - Atrial impulses bypass the
typical electrical pathway and activate the ventricular myocardium directly.
A patient has stable, monomorphic ventricular tachycardia. To perform
synchronized cardioversion with a biphasic defibrillator and convert this
dysrhythmia, which energy setting should be used first? - Ans - 100
joules
1
Which disorder can initiate atrial flutter? - Ans - Pulmonary embolism
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, Which disorder is potentially reversible if the cause is immediately treated? -
Ans - Pulseless electrical activity
Which drug may be used to convert new-onset atrial fibrillation? - Ans -
Amiodarone (Cordarone)
An unstable patient with polymorphic ventricular tachycardia requires which
electrical treatment with a biphasic defibrillator? - Ans - Defibrillation at
200 joules
In the PAAS mnemonic for performing automated external defibrillation, what
does the P stand for? - Ans - Power Pulse
Which dysrhythmia results from the continuous stimulation of two
conduction pathways in the atrioventricular node? - Ans - Atrial
fibrillation
In which dysrhythmia does an impulse originate in the atrioventricular
junction before the next expected sinus impulse? - Ans - Premature
junctional complex
In which dysrhythmia does a compensatory pause commonly occur? -
Ans - Premature ventricular complex
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Cardiovascular Emergencies Part I Part II
Which intervention is used to treat a patient with ventricular fibrillation who
has an implantable cardiac defibrillator? - Ans - Apply hands-free
adhesive patches in the anterior-posterior position and defibrillate.
Which dysrhythmia has an irregularly irregular ventricular response -
Ans - Atrial fibrillation
Which medication should be administered during the resuscitation of a
patient with ventricular fibrillation? - Ans - Epinephrine (Adrenalin)
Which disorder is likely to produce a delta wave on the cardiac monitor? -
Ans - Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome
A preexcitation syndrome, such as Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome, results
from which conduction pattern? - Ans - Atrial impulses bypass the
typical electrical pathway and activate the ventricular myocardium directly.
A patient has stable, monomorphic ventricular tachycardia. To perform
synchronized cardioversion with a biphasic defibrillator and convert this
dysrhythmia, which energy setting should be used first? - Ans - 100
joules
1
Which disorder can initiate atrial flutter? - Ans - Pulmonary embolism
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, Which disorder is potentially reversible if the cause is immediately treated? -
Ans - Pulseless electrical activity
Which drug may be used to convert new-onset atrial fibrillation? - Ans -
Amiodarone (Cordarone)
An unstable patient with polymorphic ventricular tachycardia requires which
electrical treatment with a biphasic defibrillator? - Ans - Defibrillation at
200 joules
In the PAAS mnemonic for performing automated external defibrillation, what
does the P stand for? - Ans - Power Pulse
Which dysrhythmia results from the continuous stimulation of two
conduction pathways in the atrioventricular node? - Ans - Atrial
fibrillation
In which dysrhythmia does an impulse originate in the atrioventricular
junction before the next expected sinus impulse? - Ans - Premature
junctional complex
In which dysrhythmia does a compensatory pause commonly occur? -
Ans - Premature ventricular complex
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