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Identify the signs and symptoms of generalized hypothermia and how you would assess a patient experiencing hypothermia.

You are monitoring a patient. Chest discomfort has been relieved with sublingual nitrates and morphine sulfate 4 mg IV. He suddenly has the above persistent rhythm. You ask about symptoms and he reports mild palpitations, but otherwise he is clinically stable with unchanged vital signs. Your next action is:

T/F: DNR orders require a written order from a physician.

What are the end points of a procainamide loading infusion in the non-arrest situation?

What is the treatment for verapamil overdose?

A patient becomes unresponsive and you are uncertain if a faint pulse is present with the above rhythm.
You next action is

What precautions should you take in ventilating a patient with suspected trauma or neck injury?

If while ventilating a patient the chest does not rise and fall, what should you do after repositioning the head?

How does the trachea in an adult and child differ?

A patient complains of shortness of breath and chest pain radiating to the neck. Blood pressure is 80/50 mm Hg and the respiratory rate is 40 per minute. Oxygen and an IV has been started. The monitor shows the following rhythm.

What should the next treatment be?

Bag-valve-mask devices (Choose two.):

What is the appropriate dose of a medication given by endotracheal tube?

What is the most common dangerous rhythm following the onset of atraumatic cardiac arrest in adults?

In what type of rhythm may lidocaine be lethal?

A 70-kg emergency department patient has pulseless electrical activity. An IV is started and a saline infusion is begun.

What should the first treatment be?

Endotracheal intubation complications include:
Vocal cord injury, dental damage, esophageal intubation, and right main bronchus intubation.

In a patient refractory to atropine, when is external pacing indicated?

A patient with a possible acute coronary syndrome has ongoing chest discomfort unresponsive to 3 sublingual nitroglycerin tablets. There are no contraindications and 4 mg of morphine sulfate was administered. Shortly, blood pressure falls to 88/60 mmHg and the patient complains of increased chest discomfort. You would:

After placement of an endotracheal tube, ventilate (Choose two.):

Identify the respiratory variations that may be seen in both the early and late hypothermic patient.

Drugs useful in the treatment of cardiogenic pulmonary edema include (Choose three.)

What complications can arise from a tracheostomy tube?

A 5-year-old child is evaluated by paramedics for "difficulty breathing." Paramedics find the child is not breathing, is pulseless, and apneic. The monitor shows a bradyarrhythmia at 30 beats/min.

What should be the first intervention?

A patient has the following rhythm refractory to adenosine IV and verapamil IV. Before treatment, the heart rate was 200 beats/min and his blood pressure was 110/70 mm Hg. After treatment, the heart rate remains at 200 beats/minute and the blood pressure is 60 mm Hg systolic.

What should the immediate treatment be?

T/F: In a hypothermic patient, endotracheal intubation should be withheld as it may precipitate cardiac arrest.

Greater defibrillating current is expected with which of the following? (Choose three.)

A patient is in pulseless ventricular tachycardia. Two shocks and one dose of epinephrine have been given. The next drug/dose to anticipate to administer is

T/F: Ventricular fibrillation produces no cardiac output.

Describe the function of the arteries that are located within the body.

Describe the major function of the aorta.

What sizes of masks should you carry for the bag-valve-mask?

A patient has been resuscitated from cardiac arrest and is being prepared for transport. She is incubated and is receiving 100% oxygen. During the resuscitation she received 2 doses of epinephrine 1 mg, atropine 1 mg. and lidocaine 100 mg IV. You now observe the above rhythm on the cardiac monitor. The rhythm abnormality is becoming more frequent and increasing in number. You should order:

Expansion of circulating fluid volume with normal saline is recommended in all cardiac arrests.

AC shock tends to cause?

In addition to a pressure relief valve, what safety features should a flow-restricted oxygen-powered ventilation device have?

Regarding epinephrine, which of the following statements are true? (Choose three.)

In order to obtain expressed consent from a patient, that patient must . . .

You arrive on-scene and find a 56-year-old diabetic woman complaining of chest discomfort. She is pale and diaphoretic, complaining of lightheadedness. Her blood pressure is 80/60 mmHg. The cardiac monitor documents the rhythm above. She is receiving oxygen at 4 L/min by nasal cannula, and an IV has been established. Transcutaneous pacing has been requested but is not yet available. Your next order is

What is the most common cause of electrical activity without measurable blood pressure?

Breath sounds cannot be heard following endotracheal intubation.

What is the most likely problem?

A 60-year-old patient presents with a blood pressure of 80/40, heart rate 200, and respiratory rate 24. The nurse has placed oxygen on the patient. The following rhythm is seen on the monitor.

What is the treatment?

How should the trigger be positioned on a flow-restricted oxygen-powered ventilation device?

Identify those questions that are important to ask regarding a patient suffering from exposure to the environment.

T/F: Endotracheal intubation reduces the risk of aspiration of gastric contents.

Describe the function of platelets within the cardiovascular system.

T/F: In order for there to be a duty to act, a contractual or legal obligation must exist.

Identify the rhythm by selecting the best single answer: