Posted on January 9, 2009788. Immediate post ROSC management / Exclusion criteria for thrombolytics pertaining to post arrest patient / Monitoring postarrest patient with postarrest goals
Posted on January 9, 2009787. What to do if patient develops VF or pulseless VT on the monitor, is still conscious, and defibrillator isn't yet available / When to wait, how long to wait before defibrillating / Classic causes of EMD and pseudo-EMD / When to confirm asystole
Posted on January 9, 2009785. Uses of an arterial line in CPR / Three key variables that make up end-tidal CO2 / Uses of PetCO2 in CPR / Normal ScvO2 value
Posted on January 9, 2009784. Duration of consciousness after sudden circulatory arrest (eg VF) / Signs of prolonged cardiac arrest / Define coronary perfusion pressure / Minimum coronary perfusion pressure required to achieve ROSC if initial defibrillation attempts have failed / Modalities available to assess effetiveness of CPR
Posted on January 9, 2009783. What is myocardial stunning? / Most common rhythm associated with cardiac arrest of primary cardiac etiology / Cascade of vital signs and rhythms in primary respiratory and primary obstructive or hypovolemic cardiac arrest / Most common metabolic cause of cardiac arrest
Posted on January 9, 2009782. Disadvantages of using epi in cardiac arrest / Two models of how chest compressions work / What is postresuscitation syndrome, and what causes it?
Posted on January 8, 2009780. Therapeutic hypothermia postarrest recommendation, two general techniques, how to prevent shivering / Which postarrest patients should receive therapeutic hypothermia? Wht is the chance of neuro recovery in ROSC without return of neuro function? / Experimental and potential specific therapies for brain resuscitation postarrest
Posted on January 8, 2009779. When does peak ICP occur after a global CNS ischemic event? // Cerebral resuscitation: strategies to maximize cerebral outcome postarrest
Posted on January 8, 2009771. What is the blood volume of a humanoid? / Problems to anticipate in massive transfusion and what to do about them / How long does it take to get type-specific blood, incompletely cross-matched blood, completely cross-matched blood
Posted on January 4, 2009768. Empiric criteria for diagnosis of circulatory shock / 3 major effects of septic shock that must be addressed in resuscitation / What % of normal myocardium must be affected (by ischemia, inflammation, toxins) to produce cardiogenic shock? / Specific gravity in UA suggestive of dehydration