Cardiac Arrest

Question 1

Clinical death is a reversible state

true/false

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Approx what is the period between clinical death to biological death?

Answer 2

3-6mins

Question 3

Define sudden cardiac arrest

Answer 3

Death resulting from an abrupt loss of heart function

Question 4

What is the most common form of cardiac arrest?

Answer 4

Coronary heart disease

Question 5

What is given after 3rd defib shock when VF/pVT persists?

Answer 5

Adrenaline 1mg IV

Amiodarone 300mg IV

Question 6

What are the non-shockable rhythms?

Answer 6

Asystole

Pulseless electrical activity

Question 7

What does the P wave on ECG correspond to?

Answer 7

Depol of atria in response to SA node

Question 8

What does the PR interval on ECG correspond to?

Answer 8

Filling of ventricles

Question 9

What does the QRS complex on ECG correspond to?

Answer 9

Depol of ventricles

Question 10

What does the ST segment of ECG correspond to?

Answer 10

Beginning of ventricle repolarisation

Question 11

How does VT appear on ECG?

Answer 11

Regular
Dissociated p waves
Bizarre QRS

Question 12

How does torsade se pointes present?

Answer 12

Sinusoidal pattern

Rate 200-250bpm