Cardiovascular Flashcards
No medications except O2 and Aspirin should be given prior to the completion of a ______________.
12-Lead ECG
In the setting of Inferior STEMI, initiate 20 ml/kg IV fluids prior to considering ______________.
Nitroglycerin
Patients presenting with chest pain should receive Aspirin unless contraindicated or previously taken within ____________.
2 hours
Only one dose of Nitroglycerin can given without IV access when systolic BP is greater or equal to ______________.
140 mm Hg
Nitroglycerin should be administered every ____________ minutes until pain is resolved or SBP drops below 100 mmHg.
5 minutes
(Stroke)
If the Patient’s blood glucose is less than or equal to 60 mg/dL, administer _______________ of Dextrose IV/IO.
12.5 grams
(Comprehensive Stroke Center)
Trauma, surgery or invasive procedure within past ___________.
3 months
Hypertensive urgency (SBP greater than __________ and DBP greater than _______ )can present with or without symptoms.
220 mmHg
120 mmHg
If arrest is unwitnessed or bystander CPR given, perform 2 minutes of ____________ prior to defibrillation.
CPR
If witnessed arrest by JFRD or bystander CPR in progress, analyze and defibrillate _____________.
immediately
First shock should be given at __________.
120 J
Second shock given at __________. (Adult)
150 J
Third and subsequent shocks given at _____________.
200 J
Administer Sodium Bicarb is suspect acidosis caused by extended down time greater than ____________.
15 minutes
When treating tachycardia, it is important to first consider a _________________.
compensatory cause
