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| Stroke Volume x Heart Rate = _________? |
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| What law states that the greater the volume of blood entering the heart during diastole, the greater the volume of blood ejected during systolic contraction? |
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| The greater the volume of blood ejected during systolic contraction. |
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| Starling's Law states that the greater the volume of blood entering the heart during diastole, _________? |
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| What condition occurs as a result of losing the principles contained in Starling's Law? |
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| What is the "junction box" of the autonomic nervous system supplying the heart and the neighboring structures? |
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| Near the heart and the ascending arch of the aorta |
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| Where is the cardiac plexus located? |
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| What structure supplies the heart with sympathetic nervous system connection? |
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| What is the neurotransmitter of the sympathetic nervous system? |
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| What term describes blood and IV fluid having the same osmolarity? |
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| What rhythm is chaotic and irregular accompanied by no pulse and apnea? |
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| What rhythm exhibits a long PRI? |
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| 2nd Degree Type 1 (Wenckebach) |
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| What Rhythm exhibits a lengthening PRI with a dropped beat? |
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| 2nd Degree Type 2 (classical block) |
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| What rhythm exhibits a constant PRI with conducted beats / dropped beats present? |
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| 3rd Degree complete block |
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| What rhythm presents with no correlation between the P waves and the QRS complexes? (two separate regular rhythms that are unrelated) |
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| What rhythm presents without a P wave, or has an inverted P wave? |
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| What rhythm presents as fast and regular with a wide QRS Complex? |
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| Amiodarone 150mg IVP over 10 minutes, repeated as needed to a maximum dose of 2.2g in 24 hours. |
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| What is the protocol drug therapy for Stable V-Tach? |
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Synchronized Cardioversion
Defibrillate |
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What is the protocol treatment for Unstable V-Tach?
What if it is unstable and non-perfusing? |
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| What is the first step in management of Asystole? |
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CPR, Epinephrine 1mg IV/IO every 3-5 minutes
Does not get paced |
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| What is the protocol drug and electrical management of Asystole? |
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| CPR is being performed on a nursing home patient. As you take over management of the patient, you stop to evaluate the monitor and discover the patient is in Asystole. What is your next move? |
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| Supraventricular Tachycardias |
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| What rhythm is the only one that a Vasalva maneuver will affect? |
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| Should you find yourself in a situation where it is necessary to perform carotid massage, what precautionary measure should you take? |
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| What is the tell tale sign of Wolf Parkinson White Syndrome as seen on the monitor? |
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| What rate and regularity generally tips you off to the presence of SVT? |
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| Vagal then administer Adenosine (6/12/12) |
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| What is the initial treatment for stable SVT? |
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| 2nd Degree Type 1 (Wenckebach) |
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| What is the most common reperfusion dysrhythmia? |
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| Rhythm stops, heart is temporarily denied blood and then the rhythm starts back up. |
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| What is meant by the term re-perfusion dysrhythmia? |
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| You are presented with a patient who displays ST Elevation across all leads. What should you think? |
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| If a patient presents with chest pain that is relieved when they lean forward, what condition should you suspect? |
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| IV, O2, Supportive Care, Transport |
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| What is the prehospital care of a patient in atrial flutter without signs of shock? |
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| Absolute Refractory Period |
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| What is the term for the short period immediately after depolarization in which myocytes are not yet repolarized and are unable to fire or conduct an impulse? |
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| Relative Refractory Period |
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| What period is represented at the apex of the T wave? |
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| You are working with a patient who is experiencing depression of their respiratory drive after administration of Morphine. You suspect OD. What is your treatment? |
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| You encounter a patient who complains of "yellow vision" and who displays heartblocks on ECG. What do you suspect is the issue? |
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| Your patient is complaining of numbness, tingling and begins to seize. What do you suspect could be the issue upon discovery of a medicine patch on their shoulder? |
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| You are called to a patient who is experiencing blurred vision, bloody nose and tinnitus; all classic signs of hypertensive emergency. What is your prehospital treatment of this patient? |
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- You encounter a patient complaining of Headache, blurred vision, bloody nose (epistaxis), Tinnitus. What do you suspect?
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| What is the term for decreased arterial perfusion of the calf muscle with associated pain upon walking. Pain abates when walking stops? |
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| Cardiac Tamponade, Air Embolus, Pneumothorax |
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| Name three complications that are associated with a Central Vein Access that prevent us from attempting it in the field. |
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- two major arteries of the upper thorax (chest), below the clavicle (collar bone). They receive blood from the top (arch) of the aorta. The left subclavian artery supplies blood to the left arm and the right subclavian artery supplies blood to the right arm, with some branches supplying the head and thorax.
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| used to administer medication or fluids, obtain blood tests (specifically the "mixed venous oxygen saturation"), and directly obtain cardiovascular measurements such as the central venous pressure. |
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| Pneumothorax and Pericardial Tamponade |
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| What two concerns keep us from being able to perform Central Vein Access in the field? |
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