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Hypothermia: A H&T Reversible Cause of Cardiac Arrest
Accidental hypothermia is one of the Hs in ACLS’s reversible H&T cause of cardiac arrest.
Hypothermic patients aren't dead until they are warm and dea…
8 months, 4 weeks ago
Medication Review: Calcium Channel Blockers
The use of calcium channel blocker medications for tachycardias refractory to Adenosine and to lower the blood pressure of hypertensive stroke patien…
8 months, 4 weeks ago
Post-Arrest Care & Targeted Temperature Management (TTM)
Review the ACLS treatment goals and targeted temperature management (TTM) for post-arrest patients that have return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC)…
9 months ago
Medication Review: Nitroglycerine
Review the indications, contraindications, and safe administration of nitroglycerine to Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) patients with ischemic chest pa…
9 months ago
Atrial Fibrillation/Flutter with RVR
Identification of Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) & Atrial Flutter on the ECG and the treatment of unstable and stable SVT patients with A-Fib/Flutter.
Th…
9 months ago
Tablets & Toxins: An H&T Reversible Cause of Cardiac Arrest
Review of Tablets & Toxins as an ACLS H &T reversible causes of cardiac arrest with some specific, commonly encountered examples.
The majority of toxi…
9 months ago
Which ACLS Algorithm?
Why we use algorithms.
Generally speaking, if there’s a change in a patient’s condition, we should ensure we’re using the correct algorithm.
Three key …
9 months ago
Beta Blockers
Review of when we should consider beta blocker use in ACLS's Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) & Tachycardia algorithms and when they're contraindicated.…
9 months, 1 week ago
Advanced Airways
A review of advanced airway use in ACLS’s Adult Cardiac Arrest algorithm including: advantages, types, insertion, and monitoring ETCO2.
When we should…
9 months, 1 week ago
Antiarrhythmic Use After ROSC
Indications & use of an antiarrhythmic infusion of Amiodarone or Lidocaine for cardiac arrest patients that have return of spontaneous circulation (R…
9 months, 1 week ago