- Which drug should NOT be used for a patient in cardigenic pulmonary edema whose vital signs are P=124, BP 108 systolic, and an ECG that indicates a sinus tachycardia?
Your answer:
Morphine
Atropine
Oxygen
Furosemide
- In a patient who has suffered an MI, the ECG will always be abnormal.
Your answer:
TrueFalse
- A 72-year-old female patient is delivered to the hospital ER by a basic life support ambulance. Upon admission to the ER, her vital signs are recorded and indicate the following: P=50, BP=60/40. The ECG indicates a first-degree heart block with ventricular ectopy. Which is the first-line drug of choice?
Your answer:
Atropine
Isoproterenol
Lidocaine
Verapamil
- In a patient who has suffered an MI, the ECG will always be abnormal.
Your answer:
TrueFalse
- Automated external defibrillator pads (electrodes) should be placed over the apex of the heart (left midaxillary line) and the upper chest just right of the sternum.
Your answer:
TrueFalse
- The most common initial misplacement of the ET tube, resulting in minimal breath sounds and poor blood gases, is generally caused by the ET tube being inserted into the
Your answer:
trachea
right mainstem bronchus
esophagus
left mainstem bronchus
- All automated external defibrillators can perform simultaneous ECG interpretation while CPR is being performed on the patient.
Your answer:
TrueFalse
- Once the determination has been made that an unwitnessed cardiac arrest patient is in VF, the next immediate course of action is to:
Your answer:
defibrillate at 200 J
perform a precordial thump
administer epinephrine IV or via the ET tube
perform an ET intubation
- Ventricular fibrillaton is the most common rhythm seen in the first minute following a cardiac arrest.
Your answer:
TrueFalse
- The most accessible vein to cannulate initially while performing CPR on a patient is
Your answer:
antecubital
internal jugular
femoral
saphenous
- The diagnosis of acute MI is based primarily on the ECG.
Your answer:
TrueFalse
- Synchronized cardioversion is the initial treatment of choice for
Your answer:
ventrucular fibrillation
asystole
unstable ventricular tachycardia
sinus tachycardia
- Endotracheal intubation should be performed ideally in less than 30 seconds.
Your answer:
TrueFalse
- Nitroglycerin
Your answer:
May produce hypertension
May be helpful in relieving pain from an MI
Should be limited to two doses sublingually
Should be administered via the transtracheal route
- Dopamine administered in low doses of 2 to 5 mg/kg/min will result in renal vasodilatation
Your answer:
TrueFalse
- Which of the following is expected to NOT assist in decreasing transthoracic resistance during defibrillation?
Your answer:
proper placement of the paddles
multiple countershocks
use of conductive gel
minimal paddle pressure
- Ventricular fibrillation can be mimicked by artifact on the ECG monitor
Your answer:
TrueFalse
- Cardiopulmonary resuscitation has been initiated on a patient in asystole. The first drug of choice would be
Your answer:
sodium bicarbonate
epinephrine
verapamil
calcium chloride
- Bag-valve-mask airway management devices should only be used by individuals trained in their use.
Your answer:
TrueFalse
- Endotracheal suctioning should be limited to
Your answer:
five seconds
ten seconds
fifteen seconds
there is no limit
- Electrical defibrillation is the preferred initial method of treatment for patients who have suffered a cardiac arrest.
Your answer:
TrueFalse
- Sodium bicardonate therapy
Your answer:
Does not require constant blood gas analysis for use
Should be added to IV solutions containing catecholamines
May cause metabolic alkalosis
May be administered at anytime during the code situation
- Verapamil facilitate successful electrical conversion from VF to a viable rhythm
Your answer:
TrueFalse
- Which ECG rhythm is most likely to be seen in patients who have suffered a significant electrical shock?
Your answer:
ventricular asystole
ventricular fibrillation
ventricular tachycardia
sinus rhythm with ectopy
- The acidosis that usually occurs during cardiac arrest is treated by proper ventilation of the victim.
Your answer:
TrueFalse