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Everything ACLS Flashcards

1
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BLS Survey

A
  • C: circulation, check pulses, compressions
  • A: Airway
  • B: breathing
  • D: Defibrillation
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ACLS Survey

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  • Airway (advanced)
  • Breathing: Supp O2 94 - 99%
  • Circulation: NS or LR, monitor (BP, pulse, pulse ox, O2)
  • Differential: 5 Hs, 5Ts
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5 Hs

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  • Hypovolemia
  • Hypoxia
  • Hydrogen Ions (acidosis)
  • Hypo/hyperK
  • Hypothermia
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4
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5 Ts

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  • Tension pneumothorax
  • Tamponade
  • Toxins
  • Thrombosis (pulmonary)
  • Thrombosis (coronary)
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5
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Pt stable –>

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Expert consultation

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6
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Pt unstable –>

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Electricity (TCP, SCV, Defib)

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7
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Electricity used in Bradycardia

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Transcutaneous pace

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8
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Electricity used in Tachycardia

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Synchronized cardiovert

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9
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Electricity used in VF/VT

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Defib

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10
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A drug used in Bradycardia

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Atropine

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11
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A drug used in Tachycardia

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Adenosine

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12
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A drug used in VF/PVT

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Amiodarone

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13
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Breaths during CPR w/ AA

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1 breath q 6 - 8s = 8 - 10 bpm

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14
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Breaths during CPR w/o AA

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30:2

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15
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Rescue breathing w/wo AA

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1 breath q 5 - 6s = 10 - 12 bpm

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16
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Cardiac Arrest drugs

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  • Epinephrine
  • Vasopressin
  • Amiodarone (only VF/VT)
17
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Post Cardiac Arrest drugs and doses

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  • Epinephrine 0.1 - 0.5mcg/kg/min
  • NE 0.1 - 0.5mcg/kg/min
  • Dopamine 5 - 10mcg/kg/min
18
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Tachycardia with a pulse drugs

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  • Adenosine

- Procainamide, Amiodarone, Sotalol (antiarrhythmics for stable, wide QRS tachy)

19
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Bradycardia drugs and doses

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  • Atropine
  • Dopamine
  • Epinephrine
20
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Cardiac Arrest Epi dose

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1mg q 3 -5 min (no max)

21
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Cardiac Arrest Vasopressin dose

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40 units (can ONLY replace 1st or 2nd dose of EPI)

22
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Cardiac Arrest Amiodarone dose

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first dose: 300mg; second dose: 150mg

23
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Tachycardia with a pulse Adenosine dose

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first dose 6 mg + NS flush, second dose 12 mg + NS flush

24
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Bradycardia Atropine dose

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0.5mg q 3 - 5 min (max 3 mg)

25
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Bradycardia Dopamine dose

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2 - 10mcg/kg/min

26
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Bradycardia Epinephrine dose

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2 - 10mcg/min

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