10 - Adult - PEA Flashcards
1
Q
What are the possible causes of a PEA arrest? Their treatments?
A
Hs
- hypoxia - oxygen
- hypovolemia - fluid replacement
- H+ (acidosis) - sodium bicarbonate
- hypothermia - warming the pt
- hyperkalemia - sodium bicarbonate and calcium chloride
Ts
- Trauma - surgery
- Toxins - specific - contact MedCom/Poison Control
- tamponade - cardiac - surgery
- thrombus - pulmonary - surgery
- thrombus - cardiac - surgery
- tension pneumothorax - needle decompression
