TVP
You should check for consistent electrical pacer spike before each QRS and a pulse when assessing this function of the transvenous pacemaker.
What is Capture (mA)
This drug should be considered if the massive hemorrhage is related to trauma.
What is Tranexamic Acid
Sepsis, retroperitoneal conditions, ascites, burns are all possible risk factors for this syndrome?
What is Abdominal Compartment Syndrome
True or False: You cannot use Lucas on a patient with confirmed/suspected spinal cord injury
What is False
In this complication of TVP the pacemaker does not recognize intrinsic activity and inappropriately delivers electricity.
What is Failure to Sense/under-sensing
This physiological state should be avoided in all patients experiencing massive hemorrhage
What is Hypothermia
With increased intra-abdominal pressures as small as 10 mmHg the removal of this acid is severely impacted
What is Lactic Acid
The Lucas device will alarm 3 fast signals when lowering the suction cup or the active mode will not be operational.
What is the patient is too small
Setting this transvenous pacemaker setting too low will result in inappropriate inhibition of pacing pulses
What is sensitivity/over-sensing
Platelets and cryoprecipitate cannot be transfused through this device.
What is pressure bag and/or belmont
Intra-abdominal hypertension is defined by a sustained or repeated elevation of pressures greater than this number
What is >12 mmHg
These patients should not have Lucas applied for the first 10 days post-operatively
What are patients that have had a sternotomy
Air embolism, pneumothorax, sepsis, hiccupping are all complications that can occur during this step of transvenous pacing.
What is TVP insertion and pacing
This electrolyte is commonly depleted in MHP patients.
What is calcium
True or False: You do NOT need to pressurize the bag to get an accurate intra-abdominal pressure.
What is False
Raising a patient’s arms above their head to stretch out upper torso is done in this circumstance.
What is large body habitus/claws will not clip onto backboard