Vagal maneuvers - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

ACLS PreTest: Pharmacology and Practical Application Part 2 Complete Review A 35-year-old woman has palpitations, light-headedness, and a stable tachycardia. The monitor shows a regular narrow-complex QRS at a rate of 180/min. Vagal maneuvers have not been effective in terminating the rhythm. An IV has been established. Which drug should be administered? - Adenosine 6mg A 35-year-old woman presents with a chief complaint of palpitations. She has no chest discomfort, shortness of breath...

You arrive on the scene to find CPR in progress. Nursing staff report the patient was recovering from a pulmonary embolism and suddenly collapsed. Two shocks have been delivered, and an IV has been initiated. What do you administer now? A. atropine 0.5 mg IV B. epinephrine 1 mg IV C. endotracheal intubation D. transcutaneous pacing - CORRECT ANSWER B. epinephrine 1 mg IV A 45-year-old woman with a history of palpitations develops light-headedness and palpitations. She has received a...

AHA PALS All Questions With 100% Correct Verified Answers And Rationale (2024/2025) A+ (Pediatric Advanced Life Support) Multiple Choice 1. You Are Caring For A Child Who Was Resuscitated After A Drowning Event. The Child Is Intubated And Ventilated With 100% Oxygen With Equal Breath Sounds And Exhaled CO2 Detected. The Heart Rate Is Slow And The Monitor Shows Sinus Bradycardia. The Skin Is Cool, Mottled, And Moist; Distal Pulses Are Not Palpable And The Central Pulses Are Weak. Intravenous ...

American Red Cross-ACLS-Final NEWEST ACTUAL EXAM (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+ A patient's ECG reveals a narrow QRS complex with a regular rhythm, indicating a narrow-complex supraventricular tachyarrhythmia. The patient is not showing signs of hemodynamic compromise. Which intervention would be initiated first if it does not delay other interventions? - CORRECT ANSWER Vagal maneuvers A resuscitation team is debriefing following a recent event. A patient experienced cardi...

NSG223/ NSG 223 Exam 1: (Latest 2024/ 2025 Update) Med Surg II Review| Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct| Grade A – Herzing Q: sinus rhythm - considered to be a normal heart rhythm - rate 60-100 bpm - regular rhythm - consistent P wave - P wave prior to every QRS complex - PR interval 0.12 - 0.20 seconds (***SATA question***) Q: sinus bradycardia characteristics Answer: - rate <60 bpm - regular rhythm - consistent P wave - P wave prior to every QRS complex...

In which situation does bradycardia require treatment? - Hypotension Which intervention is most appropriate for the treatment of a patient in asystole? - Epinephrine You arrive on the scene with the code team. High-quality CPR is in progress. An AED has previously advised "no shock indicated." A rhythm check now finds asystole. After resuming high-quality compressions, which action do you take next? - Establish IV or IO access A monitored patient in the ICU developed a sudden onset of n...

CALAOMS FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE 2023-2024. Name the two systems that comprise the autonomic nervous system: - Answer Parasympathetic and sympathetic The heart is divided into _____ chambers. The upper chambers are called _____ while the lower chambers are called _____. - Answer 4, atria, ventricles Continue the pathway of the blood flow: From the lungs where it picked up oxygen, blood travels through the _____ vein to the _____ atrium, past the _____ valve to the ___...

ECG ORIENTATION KAISER Questions & Revised Correct Detailed Answers Guaranteed Pass PAC - ANSWER SVT - ANSWER often regular, when P waves present 150-250 bpm. P waves hidden by QRS Non symptomatic tachycardia - ANSWER CCB, Treatment of tachycardia - ANSWER vagal maneuvers, adenosine, BB, adenosine 6mg rapid IVP. Second dose; 12mg IVP amiodarone 150mg IV infusion over 10 min procainamide 20-50mg /min IV infusion Inverted P wave - ANSWER atria...

0.5mm of lead is the equivalent of ______ shielding from xray - 95% shielding from xray 1 inch equals ____ cm - 2.54 1lb = __ kg - 0.45kg A patient has symptomatic narrow QRS complex tachycardia. What should be the first treatment? - *first vagal maneuvers, then 6mg adenosine ACT level needed to proceed with angioplasty (PTCA)? - 250-300 seconds Angiographic view for an LCA ostium? - Shallow (20) RAO Beta 1 receptors - heart (only 1 heart) Beta receptors effect in the heart - Relaxes ves...

Describe treatment of dysrhythmias correct answer: To determine if treatment is necessary, assess the patient. Then ask the following questions: Is he or she experiencing signs and symptoms of decreased cardiac output? Is the dysrhythmia potentially life threatening? If the answer to either of these questions is yes, the patient will need to treatment for the dysrhythmia. ***WE WILL DISCUSS TREATMENTS OF DYSRHYTHMIAS BASED UPON CURRENT ACLS TREATMENT ALGORITHMS CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS ...