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Mgt: Ventricular fibrillation
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Defibrillation, CPR, epi/ vasopressin, amiodarone/ lidocaine
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Mgt: Pulseless V- tach
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Defibrillation, CPR, epinephrine, amiodarone
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What confirms symptomatic bradycardia?
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Hypotension, altered mental status
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Mgt: Symptomatic bradycardia
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Atropine, TCP, dopamine/ epinephrine
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Above what heart rate should cause concern in the tachycardic patient?
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150 beats/minute
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Serious signs and symptoms of unstable tachycardia:
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Altered mental status, hypotension, dyspnea, chest pain,
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Before treating a tachycardia what should you first R/O?
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R/O that the tachycardia is not compensating for a medical condition
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Mgt: unstable tachycardia
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Synchronized cardioversion
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Wide QRS complexes indicate what origin?
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Ventricular origin
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Narrow QRS complexes indicate what origin?
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Supraventricular origin
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This confirms SVT versus ventricular tachycardia.
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The P-wave
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Mgt: SVT
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Vagal stimulation, Adenosine, cardioversion
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CPR: what is the primary focus?
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High quality compressions
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CPR: what should you mainly avoid?
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Excessive ventilation volumes and inflation pressures
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CPR: single rescuer compression/ventilation ratio
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30:2
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