Acute Medical Presentations — Flashcards
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Irregular, broad-complex QRS tachyarrhythmia indicates possible _____ or torsades de pointes
Hint: arrhythmia
Tachyarrhythmias > _____ beats per minute
If tachyarrhythmias present with life-threatening features then manage with _____ up to 3 attempts
The patient must be _____ when providing synchronised DC shocks if they are conscious
Treat stable torsades de pointes with _____ over 10 minutes
Hint: drug; dose
What are the life threatening features in tachyarrhythmia resuscitation? _____
Diagnosis for a sudden onset of regular, narrow-complex tachycardia (rate ~180 bpm) with absent P waves = _____
Hypothermic patients who appear to be dead cannot be pronounced dead until they are _____
The preferred way to measure core temperature in hypothermic patients is via _____ or rectal thermometer
Coma & apnoea are associated with _____ hypothermia
Hint: Mild/Moderate/Severe
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