Resuscitation Flashcards
This deck covers Chapters 1-8 in Rosens, compromising all of resuscitation.
Provide FIVE targets post-resuscitation of the cardiac arrest patient
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Goal temperature
* 33-36°C for 24 hours -
Mechanical ventilation
* PaCO2 ~40 mmHg -
Avoid hypoxia
* SpO2 94-98% -
Maintain End Organ Perfusion
* MAP >65
* Ideally >80-100 for cerebral perfusion -
Glycemic control
* Glucose 7.8 to 10 mmol/L - Seizure Avoidance
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Diagnose the cause
* ECG/Cath/Labs
What did the ADRENAL and APROCCHSS trials tell us about steroid use in septic shock?
ADRENAL (3658 patients who had septic shock) found no statistically significant difference in 90-day mortality between the hydrocortisone and placebo groups.
APROCCHSS (1241 patients who had septic shock) found that hydrocortisone plus fludrocortisone reduced 90-day mortality.
List a procedure for cooling the comatose patient post-arrest
Appropriate patient selection
Monitors
- Art line
- Central temperature monitoring
- Telemetry for arrhythmias
- CVC for CVP monitoring
Intubation & Sedation
- Benzos for shivering
- Paralysis only considered to prevent shivering
Cooling
- Ice packs around head/neck, axilla, and groin
- Cooling blankets + cold air Bair Hugger
- Cold saline
- Once temp is at target, ice packs are removed
- Maintained for 24h
Addressing underlying cause
- PCI
Supportive care
- Maintain CVP > 8
- MAP > 80 (unless AMI not treated)
- ScvO2 > 65%
- Raise head of bed
- Monitor K+
Rewarming
- Passive re-warming
- Maintain paralysis for shivering until 35ºC
- Monitor K+
What are 8 relative contraindications for therapeutic hypothermia (there are no absolute)?
- Severe cardiogenic shock
- Life-threatening dysrhythmias
- Uncontrolled bleeding
- Pre-existing coagulopathy
- Pregnancy
- Other reason for coma other than cardiac arrest
- Terminal illness
- DNR
Describe the 4 classes of hemorrhage based on an estimation of volume loss
Class 1
- <750 cc loss (<15%)
- HR< 100
Class 2
- 750-1500 cc (15-30%)
- HR >100
- Might need blood
Class 3
- 1500-2000 cc (30-40%)
- HR >120, low sBP
- Needs blood
Class 4
- >2000 cc (>40%)
- HR >120, low sBP, no U/O, altered
- Massive transfusion
Describe 6 opioid receptors and their function
- Mu1: euphoria, supraspinal analgesia, nausea
- Mu2: Respiratory Depression, miosis, urinary retention
- Delta: Spinal Analgesia, CV depression
- Kappa: Spinal analgesia, dysphoria,
- Epsilon: hormone
- Gamma: dysphoria
Provide an approach to high-pressure alarms on a vent
DOPES
- Displacement of tube
- Obstruction of tube
- Pneumothorax
- Equipment failure
- Stacked breath
Evaluate airway pressure
- If PIP and PPlat both elevated = decreased compliance
- DDx = PTX, Abdo distension, Dyssynchrony
- If only PIP elevated = obstruction
- DDx = Obstruction, bronchospasm or vent DC
Define PEA and differentiate true EMD and pseudo-EMD
PEA (Pulseless Electrical Activity)
- Coordinated electrical activity without a palpable pulse
EMD (Electromechanical Dissociation)
- No myocardial contractions at all
- Often brady with wide QRS
- Issue with automaticity
- Ischemia, hypoxia, acidosis
Pseudo-EMD
- Myocardial contractions occur but no palpable pulse
- Transient state from hypotension to true EMD
- Same causes as EMD (Hs and Ts)
- Also consider SVTs, papillary or myocardial wall rupture
What is SVO2? What are 4 reasons for it to be low?
SVO2 = Mixed Venous O2 Saturation
- Must be from the pulmonary artery
- SCVO2 - from a CVC as a surrogate since no Swan Ganz anymore
- Reflects amount of oxygen in central blood (extraction)
- Can be used in lieu of cardiac index
- SVO2 65% or CI 2.5-3.5
4 Reasons for Decrease
- Low cardiac output
- Low HgB
- Low SpO2
- High oxygen consumption
List 6 situations that noninvasive BP monitoring may not be accurate
- Obese arms
- Moving patient (uncooperative or agitated)
- Extremely high BP
- Extremely low BP
- Dysrhythmias
- Extremes of age
What is Litmann et al.’s simplified and structured teaching tool for the evaluation and management of PEA?
Narrow complex PEA (Mechanical obstruction)
- Tamponade (muffled heart, JVD)
- Tension pneumo (trauma, rib #, PPV)
- Hyperinflation (COPD, asthma, PPV)
- PE
Wide complex PEA (Metabolic problem)
- Hyperkalemia (sepsis, renal, older)
- Sodium channel (young/overdose)
- Acidosis
What is the LEMON mnemonic for airways?
LEMON
- Look
- Evaluate : 3: 3: 2
- Mallmapati
- Opening
- Neck Mobility
Compare and contrast acute vs. chronic pain with regards to inciting factor, relation to healing, psychosocial effects, treatment
Acute Pain
Pathology presented and expected to improve, pain improves as you heal, acutely stressful, analgesic and mobilization
Chronic Pain
Pathology not identifiable, not expected to improve, negative effects of psychosocial, analgesia plays a lesser role
List 4 conditions that limit the usefulness of pulse oximetry for measuring O2 saturation
- Severe vasoconstriction (shock, hypothermia)
- Excessive movement
- Synthetic fingernails or nail polish
- Presence of abnormal hemoglobin
How is difficult bag-mask ventilation determined?
MOANS
- Mask Seal
- Obesity
- Age
- No teeth
- Stiffness to ventilation
What conditions are associated with hyperkalemia after succinylcholine administration?
- Burns >10 % TBSA >5 days until healed
- Crush Injuries >5 days until healed
- Stroke/Spinal Cord >5 days up to 6 months
- Neuromuscular disease (ALS/MS/MD): Indefinitely
- Intrabdominal sepsis: >5 days until healed
Just be aware that for all these periods of concern starting after 5 days, UptoDate and other sources quote 3 days.
What are the recommended breath: compression ratios in neonates and children?
NRP
- 3:1 (90 compression; 30 breaths; 120 events/min)
- If cardiac cause, may do 15:2
PALS
- 1-rescuer: 30:2
- 2-rescuer (health care providers): 15:2
What does the Surviving Sepsis Guidelines say re: steroid use?
- Against if fluids/vasopressors maintain MAP
- For if still low MAP
- Hydrocortisone 200 mg IV per day
- Weak recommendation, low quality of evidence
List six clinical/biochemical indicators of tissue hypoperfusion
- Hypotension
- Tachycardia
- Decreased cardiac output
- Mottled
- Delayed cap refill
- Altered mental status
- High lactate
- Low SVO2
- Low SCVO2
List 10 common causes of PEA arrest
H’s
- Hypoxia
- Hypovolemia
- Hypothermia
- Hyperacidosis
- Hyperkalemia
T’s
- Tension pneumothorax
- Tamponade
- Thrombus (PE)
- Thrombus (ACS)
- Toxin
Outline the ASA scale used in procedural sedation. Give two diseases that would fall into each.
Class I
- Healthy
Class II
- Mild systemic disease
- Asthma, Type 1 DM, HTN
Class III
- Severe disease with functional limitations
- Seizure disorder, pneumonia, COPD
Class IV
- Disease with constant threat to life
- Advanced cardiac, dialysis
Class V
- Moribund
- Septic shock, trauma
List 8 uses of ETCO2 monitoring
- Confirming ETT placement
- Estimate the PaCO2
- Monitor effectiveness of CPR
- Determine prognosis in CPR and trauma
* No survival if <10 mm Hg + 20 min CPR - Assess ROSC
- Adequacy of mechanical ventilation
- Adequacy of ventilation in altered patients
- Adequacy of ventilation in seizing patients
- Detect apnea during procedural sedation
- Help identify bronchospasm
List vent settings for:
- Healthy patient
- Asthmatic
- COPD
- Pulmonary edema
- ARDS
- Hypovolemic shock
- Acute lung injury

What pre-treatment options are available in:
- Reactive airways disease
- Cardiovascular disease
- Elevated ICP
Reactive Airways
- Ketamine 1 mg/kg
Cardiovascular
- Lidocaine 1 mg/kg
- Fentanyl 3-5 mcg/kg
Elevated ICP
- Lidocaine 1 mg/kg
- Fentanyl 3-5 mcg/kg










