ACLS review

1. What is the rate of compressions when performing CPR on an adult victim of cardiac arrest?
100 - 120/min

2.  What are the meanings to the three color changes that are observed on an End Tidal CO2 Detector?
Yellow- positive CO2 is detected
Tan- low CO2 is detected, questionable tube placement
Purple- no CO2 is detected. 

3.  What is the initial dose of Amiodarone in treating pulseless VT/VF?
Amiodarone 300mg IV push
4. Lidocaine is indicated in the treatment of what cardiac problems?
Pulseless VT/VF
VT with a pulse
Wide complex tachycardia

5.  What are the ECG characteristics of Torsades de pointes?
There are no P waves
There is no PR interval
The QRS complex appears wide, bizarre and changes from beat to beat
The amplitude of the QRS complex begins smaller and gets larger then begins to get smaller again.
The rate is usually over 150
The rhythm is irregular




Update 2/28/16

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