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Heart Code 2025 ACLS Complete Legacy Questions And Answers
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the HR is 92/min RR is 14/min, BP is 130/86 mmhg, spo2 is 97% and atrial fibrillation is on the monitor what additional assessment and stabilization activities should be completed? - correct answer check glucose, perform validated prehospital stroke screen and stroke severity tool, provide prehospital notification to the receiving hospital, initiate stroke protocol, establish time of symptom onset ( last known normal) what needs to be completed for this patient within 20 minutes after hospital arrival? - correct answer neurological assessment what are some of the general questions you need to ask? - correct answer do you take any medications? when did the symptoms start? do you have allergies? what other symptoms do you have? within 45 minutes the neuroimaging interpretation of the CT scan of the brain suggests an acute ischemic infarction. There are no signs of hemorrhage or mass lesions. is this patient a potential candidate for fibrinolytic therapy? - correct answer Yes NOT Not enough information
what actions should the hospital staff take to determine whether the pt is a candidate for fibrinolytic therapy? - correct answer repeat the neurological exam NOT obtain an MRI of the brain for confirmation of hemorrhage you find that the patient's neurological function is rapidly improving. Is this patient still a candidate for fibrinolytic therapy? - correct answer no because this patient is no longer a candidate for fibrinolytic therapy, what are the next steps? - correct answer support airway,breathing, and circulation (ABCs), begin stroke pathway, admit the patient to an intensive care unit what initial action should be taken (respiratory ) - correct answer check for responsiveness, assess airway, breathing, and circulation, call for additional help the patient is unresponsive and not breathing but has a strong pulse. What should your initial actions include? - correct answer open the patient"s airway via a head tilt-chin lift or jaw thrust, initiate VE with a bag mask device attached to supplemental oxygen
patient does not respond to treatments. the vital signs are HR 40/min (weak pulse), bp 66/43 mmhg, RR 18/min and SPO2 91%. He is responsive but states he feels tied. What should you conisder? - correct answer seek expert consultation, prepare for transvenous pacign Your ALS team is dispatched for a 70 year old woman who suddenly. collapsed while on her morning jog. Bystander CPR was performed and the patient did not respond to initial BLS, including initial Defibrillation with an AED. The scene is safe. · You conduct the primary assessment, including rhythm analysis, while high quality BLS continues. What type of rhythm is being displayed on the monitor? - correct answer Ventricular fibrillation Based on patients condition, what is your next action? - correct answer shock immediately After a shock is delivered, CPR resumes.resumes immediately. What action also needs to be performed at this time - correct answer Established iv/ io access After two minutes, the team pauses CPR for a rhythm check. What rhythm is now being demonstrated by the patient - correct answer · Ventricular tachycardia
The patient is showing persistent pulselessness. Ventricular .Tachycardia What actions need to be completed next by the team placed in the correct order - correct answer 1. Shock immediately. 2. Resume CPR. 3.administer at the epinephrine 1 milligram IV. 4. Considered Advanced Airway last At the next post, check compressors or switch. And Rhythm continues to be refractory ventricular fibrillation, ventricular tachycardia. A shock is delivered and CPR is resumed. What is your next intervention? - correct answer Amiodarone. 300 milligram iv After two more minutes of CPR here you conduct a rhythm check in pulse check, confirming absence of a pulse based on the organized rhythm below. Describe the patient's condition. - correct answer Pulseless electrical activity Once PA identified and there are no signs of ROSC, You continue CPR, What is your next step for appropriate care for this patient - correct answer · Epi 1 mg iv three to 5 minutes. · After two minutes of CPR, you conduct another rhythm check and determine the following rhythm and. showing signs of rosc. How do you continue treating this patient? - correct answer Move to post cardiac arrest