Learning what to do for ACLS algorithms.
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Work through the cardiac algorithms correctly to get your treasure
Topics of this game:
- A patient is in cardiac arrest, his rhythm shows asystole on the monitor. What should you do?
- A patient is in cardiac arrest and he is showing V Fib on the monitor. What should you do first?
- Your patient is weak, dizzy, hypotensive, and has a heart rate of 32. What should you do?
- If atropine is ineffective treating bradycardia, what type of infusions can you try?
- What other option besides medication can be used to treat severe symptomatic bradycardia?
- Pt has a heart rate of 153, he is talking, denies chest pain, and is maintaining a stable blood pressure. What should you do first?
- What medication can be given during a narrow QRS complex tachycardia to slow or reset the rate?
- What is the first recommended dose of adenosine?
- What is the recommended dose of the second or third IV push of adenosine?
- A 33 year old female presented to the ER with sob and chest pain. She goes into cardiac arrest. She recently returned from a road trip out of state, and her only medication is oral birth control. What is a potential cause of her code?
- A 72 year old male coded at home and was brought in by EMS. He was seen in the ER 2 days ago for back pain and was given a prescription for narcotics and muscle relaxants. What is a potential cause of his code. (H's &T's)
- If a patient obtains ROSC during a code, what should you do if the patient is comatose?
- A patient has a HR of 218 and is sob, having chest pains, and has a BP of 72/40. What should you do?
- When coding a patient, the monitor shows sinus bradycardia when cpr is stopped to do a pulse check. No pulse is felt. What rhythm is this patient in?
- A patient is in V Tach, he has already been shocked and given 1mg of epinephrine. It is too soon for another dose of epi, what other medication could you consider?
- If a patient does not follow commands after ROSC, what study should be done?
- A man carries his girlfriend in the ER screaming "I think she overdosed on heroin". What is your first drug of choice for a suspected opioid overdose?
- A marathon runner comes to the ER for knee pain. You notice his HR is 48. You look back at his chart and see that is what he usually trends. What should you do?
- Your patient is showing asystole on the monitor, you enter his room and he is talking. What should you do?
- During cardiac arrest the patient was medicated with a 300mg bolus of amiodarone, how much should you administer for a second dose?
