Joules for defibrillation - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

CEN Study Guide Exam With 100% Correct Answers When is Afterload low? Correct Answer: Only in Distributive Shock Preload volume is measured by? Correct Answer: CVP (Right Atrial pressure) Afterload volume is measured by? Correct Answer: SVR (Systemic vascular resistance What increases preload? Correct Answer: Volume (Fluids) What decreases preload? Correct Answer: Diuretics/NTG What decreases afterload? Correct Answer: NTG/Nipride What increased afterload? Correct Answer: ...

AACN CSC Review Session 5-8 Exam || Questions & Answers (100% Accurate) AACN CSC Review Session 5-8 Exam || Questions & Answers (100% Accurate) 24 hours - ANSWER - it's recommended by american college of cardiology (ACC) to anticoagulate a patient if they've been in afib for > ____ hours VT or VF - ANSWER - 25-50% of cardiac arrests following cardiac surgery are what rhythm? 1st shock: 75-78% 2nd: 35% 3rd: 14% 4th: < 10% may have to reopen chest immediately if these are a...

Sharp ESO Exam Questions and ANSWERS (100% Correct) Sharp ESO Exam Questions and ANSWERS (100% Correct) Sharp ESO Exam Questions and ANSWERS (100% Correct) End Tidal CO2 -ANSWER the maximum CO2 concentra...

JBL Test Prep. Questions 185-230 Questions and Answers #185: #186: #187: After defibrillating a man in cardiac arrest, you resume CPR. As you are about to reanalyze his cardiac rhythm 2 minutes later, your partner tells you she can definitely feel a strong carotid pulse. You should: A) continue with the rhythm analysis. B) assess the patient's breathing effort. C) ask her to obtain a blood pressure reading. D) remove the AED pads from the patient's chest. B) assess the pati...

TEEX Paramedic Final Exam Study Guide As you are administering 40 units of vasopressin to an adult woman in ventricular fibrillation, your team members continue CPR. After 2 minutes, you reassess her and determine that she is still in ventricular fibrillation. You should: - A. administer 300 mg of amiodarone while CPR remains uninterrupted. B. deliver a monophasic defibrillation with 200 joules and resume CPR. C. prepare to deliver another shock. D. instruct your team to continue CPR. ...

Sharp ESO Exam Questions and Answers End Tidal CO2 - Answer ️️ -the maximum CO2 concentration at the end of each tidal breath, which can be used to assess disease severity and response to treatment. Reflects cardiac output during CPR. Can be used to measure the effectiveness of cardiac compressions and assessment of return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) after cardiac event ROSC - Answer ️️ -Return of spontaneous circulation is established with the presence of palpable pulse, blo...

A nurse is assessing clients on a medical-surgical unit. Which client should the nurse identify as being at greatest risk for atrial fibrillation? a. A 45-year-old who takes an aspirin daily b. A 50-year-old who is post coronary artery bypass graft surgery c. A 78-year-old who had a carotid endarterectomy d. An 80-year-old with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease - CORRECT ANSWER b. A 50-year-old who is post coronary artery bypass graft surgery Atrial fibrillation occurs commonly...

Respiratory Therapy - Lindsey Jones/Clinical Simulations 459 Questions with Verified Answers Information Gathering - Emphysema: (Abnormal condition of the alveoli resulting destruction and loss of elasticity) - CORRECT ANSWER LEVEL I : Cyanosis, Barrel chest, increased A-P diameter, Accessory muscle use, Digital clubbing of the nail beds, Significant history of smoking and/or occupational exposure to smoke or other pulmonary irritant LEVEL II : Dyspnea, Wheezing breath sounds LEVEL III ...

Chapter 35: Dysrhythmias | Questions, Answers and Rationales A patient admitted with syncope has continuous ECG monitoring. An examination of the rhythm strip reveals the following: atrial rate 74 beats/min and regular; ventricular rate 62 beats/min and irregular; P wave normal shape; PR interval lengthens progressively until a P wave is not conducted; QRS normal shape. The priority nursing intervention would be to a. give epinephrine 1 mg IV push. b. prepare for synchronized cardioversion. c...

1. list ottawa ankle rules 2. where should you also check on exam/be aware of? - Answer-1. inability to walk 4 steps immediately & in ED + any of the following: - medial malleolus tenderness - lateral malleolus tenderness - navicular tenderensss - 5th metatarsal tendereness 2. check fibular head tenderness- twisting injury ~ fibular fx name SIRS criteria (4) Describe CHEST study findings - Answer-1. Temp < 36 or >38 2. HR >90 3. RR >20 or PaCO2 <32 4. WBC 4,000 > x ...