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1. A
12-lead ECG should be obtained and analyzed within____minutes of the
patient's arrival in the ED (emergency department).
A.10
B.20
C.30
D.60
3.Which of the following patients would you avoid giving aspirin to?
B.A patient that admits to taking Viagra (sildenafil nitrate) in the last
12 hours
A.It reverses the effects of catecholamine release on the body, and lowers
myocardial oxygen demand
B.It acts as a venodilator, reducing oxygen requirements and left
ventricular preload
A.Fibrinolytic checklist
C.Targeted history
A.Hypotension
B.Recent GI bleed
C.Recent CVA
A.Epinephrine
B.Aspirin
C.Morphine
D.Nitroglycerin
A.300 mg bolus
C.Ventricular Fibrillation
A.Rigor mortis
A.150 mg
B.300 mg
C.100 mg
B.The AHA recommends the use of TCP for patients with asystolic cardiac
arrest
A.True
B.False
A.1. The heart rate is slow. 2. The patient has symptoms. 3. The symptoms
are due to the slow heart rate.
B.1. The heart rate is fast. 2. The patient has symptoms. 3. The symptoms
are due to the fast heart rate.
C.1. The heart rate is slow. 2. The patient has no symptoms. 3. The lack
of symptoms are due to the slow heart rate.
A.
1. Turn the pacer on.
2. Place pacing electrodes on the chest.
3. Set the demand rate to 50 beats/min.
4. Set the current milliamperes output 2 mA above the dose at which consistent capture is
observed.
B.
1. Place pacing electrodes on the chest.
2. Turn the pacer on.
3. Set the current milliamperes output 2 mA above the dose at which consistent capture is
observed.
4. Set the demand rate to 50 beats/min.
C.
1. Turn the pacer on.
2. Place pacing electrodes on the chest.
3. Set the demand rate to 50 beats/min.
4. Set the current milliamperes output 2 mA above the dose at which consistent capture is
observed.
D.
1. Place pacing electrodes on the chest.
2. Turn the pacer on.
3. Set the demand rate to 60 beats/min. This rate can be adjusted up or down once pacing is
established.
4. Set the current milliamperes output 2 mA above the dose at which consistent capture is
observed.
22.What drugs are appropriate forms of treatment according to the Adult
Bradycardia with a Pulse Algorithm?
A.Atropine
B.Dopamine
C.Epinephrine
B.Atropine
C.TCP
D.Epinephrine
C.Hypotension
D.All of these
A.Sinus bradycardia
B.First-degree AV block
C.Second-degree AV block
D.Third-degree AV block
B.Pulseless rhythms
C.Unstable SVT
D.Polymorphic VT
28.What is the correct energy dose for unstable atrial fibrillation when
delivering monophasic synchronized shocks?
A.50 to 100 J
B.100 J
D.200 J
A.Epinephrine
B.Amiodarone
C.Atropine
D.Adenosine
B.Pregnant women
32.If SVT does not respond to vagal maneuvers, how much adenosine do you
give:
C.In sinus tachycardia, the goal is to identify and treat the underlying
systemic cause.
A.25%
B.90%
C.75%
D.50%
A.Hypotension
4. You are transporting an individual who goes into cardiac arrest during
transport. IV access is unsuccessful. What is the next step?*
Terminate resuscitation.
Obtain intraosseous access.
Place a central line.
Administer all medications through ET tube.
Ventricular contraction
AV valve closure
Atrial contraction
Septum relaxation
Carotid massage
Synchronized cardioversion
Amiodarone
Lidocaine
Dopamine
Milrinone
Amiodarone
Both A and B
8. A 55-year-old male has stroke symptoms, and the CT scan shows multilobar
infarction (more than one third of the cerebral hemisphere). What therapy is
contraindicated?*
Oxygen
Monitoring glucose
Thrombolytic therapy
Blood pressure monitoring
9. True or False: The goal of stroke care is to complete the ED initial evaluation
within 10 minutes, the neurologic evaluation within 25 minutes of arrival, and have the
head CT read within 45 minutes of arrival.*
True
False
10. You are treating an individual who presented in ventricular fibrillation. After
CPR and one attempt at defibrillation, his new rhythm is third degree AV block. What is
the next step in management?*
Repeat defibrillation
Vasopressin
Transcutaneous pacing
High dose epinephrine
B Atrial Fibrillation
C Asystole
F Atrial Flutter
H Sinus Tachycardia
I Monomorphic VTach
B Sinus Bradycardia
E Asystole
F Sinus Tachycardia
H Atrial Fibrillation
I Monomorphic VTach
J Atrial Flutter
A Monomorphic VTach
E Atrial Flutter
F Asystole
H Sinus Tachycardia
J Sinus Bradycardia
K Atrial Fibrillation