Cardiac Arrest
The 4 chambers of the heart
A flat-line cardiac arrest rhythm
What is an asystole rhythm?
Primary cardiac arrest medication
What is epinephrine 1:10?
The abnormal thickening and hardening of the vessel walls
What is arteriosclerosis?
The 6 positions in the "Pit Crew Approach"
What is a code leader, airway & airway assistant, CPR 1 & 2, meds/access
The valve located between the right atrium and right ventricle
What is the tricuspid valve?
The blockage with an intermittent disturbance of impulse conductions between the atria and ventricles.
What is a second-degree blockage?
Set first in pacing a patient
What is the rate?
The physiology of myocardial ischemia
What is anaerobic metabolism and lactic acid buildup?
3 H's & 3 T's
What is: hypovolemia, hypoxia, hydrogen ions, hyperkalemia, hypothermia, toxins, tamponade, tension pneumothorax, thrombosis?
The artery or vein the deoxygenated blood enters the heart through
What is the superior/inferior vena cava?
The rhythm where you have a regular ventricular rate of approximately 40-60 bpm.
What is a junctional escape rhythm?
Remains relatively constant and predictable in terms of severity, s/sx, precipitating events and response to treatment in an ACS
What is stable angina?
The two types of defibrillators and actions associated
What is a monophasic & biphasic defibrillator? Monophasic - passes through the heart in one direction / Biphasic - Current moves in one direction, stops, then passes through the heart a second time opposite
The artery affected during an inferior myocardial infarction
What is the right coronary artery (RCA)?
An EKG rhythm involving 3 different p-wave configurations
Highest dopamine dosage per mcg
What is 20 mcg/kg?
STEMI is new or presumed new ST-elevation of 1 mm or more at the J point in all leads other than_____&_______ leads
The next step after pushing each medication during a cardiac arrest
What is to follow up with a 20 cc bolus to ensure adequate medication circulation?
The artery affected during an anterior myocardial infarction
What is the left anterior descending (LAD) artery?
The third-degree blockage may be at the site of the AV node or ________
What is the bundle of His?
Pediatric cardioversion and defibrillation dosing
What is 0.5-1 j/kg for cardioversion? What is 2/4/6 j/kg for defibrillation?
Two adjunctive therapies in ACEMS protocol for ACS
What is Nitroglycerin & Heparin?