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CPR Flashcards

1
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When should a crash cart be checked to make sure the emergency medications are up to date?

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At least once a month and every time after it is used.

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2
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What are 4 essential supplies?

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  • ET tube
  • Laryngoscope
  • IV catheter
  • Fluids
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3
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What has to be done before CPR is begun?

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Make sure that is what the client wants.

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4
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Is CPA hospital survival rates high or low?

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Very low

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5
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What does DNAR stand for?

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Do not attempt resuscitation

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6
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What does CPCR stand for?

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Cardio pulmonary cerebral resuscitation

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7
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What is the most successful CPCR?

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The one avoided

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8
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Can anesthesia cause CPA?

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Yes

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9
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What are the steps to follow with basic life support?

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  • Chest compressions
  • Airway
  • Breathing
  • Circulation
  • Drugs
  • ECG
  • Fluid therapy
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10
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If you can only do one thing, what should be done?

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Chest compressions

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11
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What is the goal of chest compressions?

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Maximize cerebral & myocardial perfusion

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12
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How long are pauses between external chest compressions?

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Less than 10 seconds

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13
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The thoracic pump theory is used in what size dogs?

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Medium to large

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14
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What is the thoracic pump theory?

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Applying rhythmic pressure to chest wall creates blood flow by increasing intrathoracic pressure on the arteries and veins to create forward blood flow.

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15
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What is used in cats and dogs less than 15 kg?

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Cardiac pump theory

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16
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Forward blood movement from external chest compressions directly on the ventricles is known as what?

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Cardiac pump theory

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17
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What type of a surface should a patient be placed on?

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Firm

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18
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Change who is giving chest compression how often?

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Every 2 minutes

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19
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How many compressions are given per minute?

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80-100

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20
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How much is the chest compressed?

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30%

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21
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Should the chest be allowed to fully recoil?

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Yes

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22
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Should chest compressions be paused for anything?

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No

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23
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How are hands positioned for medium to large dogs?

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1 hand on top of the other parallel

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24
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Where are hands placed on chest for medium to large dogs?

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At widest part of chest

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25
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How is pressure applied for medium to large dogs?

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Evenly using palm of hand.

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26
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For patients 7-10 kg, where are hands placed?

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Over apex of heart between 4-6th intercostal space (right behind elbow/axilla

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27
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How are hands positioned for cats and dogs less than 7 kg?

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Fingers of 1 hand on one side, thumb on the other side.

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28
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For penetrating chest wounds, thoracic trauma with rib fracture, pleural space disease, diaphragmatic hernia, pericardial effusion hemoperitoneum, intra-op cardiac arrest and inadequate circulation after 2-5 minutes of external, what can be used?

A

Internal cardiac massage

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29
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How can an airway be established?

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Place an ET tube

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30
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What are 4 ways to confirm placement of an ET tube?

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  • Visual
  • chest wall excursions
  • Palpation
  • ETCO2
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31
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A vertical incision through tracheal rings is called what?

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Tracheostomy

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32
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Are masked recommended for use in animals?

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No

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33
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How are breaths given during respiratory arrest?

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2 breaths given 1-2 seconds in duration

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34
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Is Doxapram recommended?

Why?

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  • No

- Increases oxygen requirements

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35
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What is the acupuncture site that might help stimulate breathing if jabbed multiple times?
Where is it located?

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  • Jen Chung (GV26)

- On septum just below nose

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36
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Full CPA may be avoided if what resumes?

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Breathing

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37
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What rate should ventilation proceed at if breathing does not resume?

38
Q

Airway pressures need to be maintained below what level?

In order to avoid what?

A
  • 20 cm H2O

- Barotrauma

39
Q

Where is an impedance threshold device placed?

A

Between ET tube and breathing circuit

40
Q

What device prevents air flow in ET tube creating more negative pressure in the chest generated during chest recoil?

A

Impedance threshold device

41
Q

IV access should be obtained where?

A

Cephalic: peripheral before jugular

42
Q

What size catheter should be used?

A

Largest diameter possible

43
Q

If unable to get IV access, can you administer directly to the heart?
What are 2 options?

A
  • No

- IO or down ET tube

44
Q

What needs to be done with drugs?

A

Reverse any drugs that may cause CV depression.

45
Q

What is the reversal agent for opioids?

46
Q

What is the reversal agent for alpha-2 agonists?

A

Atipamazole, Yohimbine

47
Q

What is the reversal agent for benzodiazepenes?

A

Flumazenil

48
Q

What is epinephrine?

A

Mixed adrenergic receptor

49
Q

What receptors does epinephrine work on?

Which does it work strongest on?

A
  • Alpha and beta

- Alpha

50
Q

Stimulation of which receptor type increases myocardial contractility and heart rate?

51
Q

Stimulation of which receptor type causes peripheral arteriolar vasoconstriction and increases pulmonary PP?

52
Q

What size epinephrine does should be used first?

53
Q

What kind of drug is atropine?

A

Anticholinergic parasympatholytic

54
Q

Where does atropine work?

A

Muscarinic receptors

55
Q

what is given if there is a suspected increase in vagal tone during arrest?

56
Q

What is an indication for atropine?

A

Vagal-induced asystole

57
Q

What drug increases automaticity of SA node and conduction of AV node?

58
Q

What is a drug that increases cerebral profusion through vasodilation?

A

Vasopressin

59
Q

What type of an environment does vasopressin work in?

60
Q

Vasopressin can be used with or instead of what?

A

Epinephrine

61
Q

How does lidocaine work?

A

Stabilizes cell membrane by Na+ channel blockade.

62
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What are 2 negative effects lidocaine can have if defibrillation is planned?

A
  • Increases defibrillation threshold

- Decreases myocardial automaticity

63
Q

A pulseless cardiac arrest is known as what?

A

Ventricular asystole

64
Q

What is the most common arrest rhythm?

A

Ventricular asystole

65
Q

There are 2 types of what heart rhythm?

What are they?

A
  • Ventricular tachycardia

- Pulse and no pulse

66
Q

Is VT potentially life threatening?

67
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Which type of VT heart rhythm is shockable?

68
Q

VT has a heart rate greater than what?

69
Q

Unorganized ventricular excitation is known as what?

A

Ventricular fibrillation

70
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What are 2 things seen with ventricular fibrillation?

A
  • Inadequate myocardial contractions

- Cardiac pump failure

71
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Is ventricular fibrillation a shockable rhythm?

72
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The termination of ventricular fibrillation 5 seconds or more is known as what?

A

Defibrillation

73
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How does defibrillation work?

A

Electrical shock depolarizes myocardial cells.

74
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What are 2 rhythms that defibrillation can be used for?

A
  • Ventricular fibrillation

- Ventricular tachycardia with no pulse

75
Q

Can alcohol be used with defibrillation?

76
Q

What is put on the paddles for defibrillation?

A

Conductive paste

77
Q

What position is the patient put in?

A

Dorsal recumbency

78
Q

What is done immediately after defibrillation is given?

A

Immediately resume chest compressions for 2 minutes.

79
Q

What type of dose is given if patient is hypovolemic?
What is the dose for a dog?
Cat?

A
  • Shock dose
  • Dog: 90 mL/kg
  • Cat: 45 mL/kg
80
Q

How much fluid is given if the patient is euvolemic for a dog?
Cat?

A
  • Dog: 20 mL/kg

- Cat: 10 mL/kg

81
Q

What is the daily maximum of Hetastarch a dog can have?

Vetstarch?

A
  • 20 mL/kg/day

- 40 mL/kg/day

82
Q

What is the daily maximum amount of colloid a cat can receive?

A

5-10 mL/kg/day

83
Q

A fast bolus of hypertonic saline is associated with what 2 side effects?

A
  • Vagal-induced bradycardia

- Hypotension

84
Q

What can decreased ETCO2 be due to?

A

Compression fatigue during CPR

85
Q

What can a sudden increase in ETCO2 be due to?

A

Probable return of spontaneous circulation during CPR.

86
Q

What is the prognosis of ROSC if a level of greater than 20 mmHg at 20 minutes of CPR is achieved?
If less than 10 mmHg at 20 minutes of CPR?

A
  • Increased likelihood of ROSC

- ROSC unlikely to occur

87
Q

Does pulse palpation give an indication of arterial perfusion?

88
Q

What gives an indication of perfusion?

89
Q

What is the most accurate blood gas?

A

Central venous

90
Q

What can be seen after resuscitation?

A

Permissive hypothermia

91
Q

What can be given to increase CO without excessive vasoconstriction?

A

Dobutamine CRI

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