Circulation

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Circulation, Ahead of Print. The critical care management of patients after cardiac arrest is burdened by a lack of high-quality clinical studies and the resultant lack of high-certainty evidence. Critical care management is crucial in patients after cardiac arrest and affects outcome.

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Critical Care Management Critical Care Cardiac Arrest Nursing 40

Circulation

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Circulation, Volume 150, Issue Suppl_1 , Page ASa404-ASa404, November 12, 2024. The four main metrics include time to shock (TTS), time to epinephrine administration, confirmation of airway (COA), and arrest monitored/witnessed. Introduction:Healthcare organizations evaluate resuscitation using a wide array of methods.

Nursing 40

Nursing COVID-19 Education Document 40

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

If cardiac arrest from hypokalemia is imminent (i.e., CASE : Prehospital Cardiac Arrest due to Hypokalemia I recently had a case of prehospital cardiac arrest that turned out to be due to hypokalemia. mEq of K pushed fast and circulated theoretically would raise serum K immediately by 1.0

Cardiac Arrest 52

Cardiac Arrest Dysrhythmia Arrhythmia Nursing 52

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2019

She had home health nurse visits, and a BMP was sent the next day (the day prior to admission, presumably after 120 mEq of KCl replacement -- if she was taking as directed). If cardiac arrest from hypokalemia is imminent (i.e., It would be difficult to get a nurse to give it faster! How would you treat?

Cardiac Arrest 40

Cardiac Arrest Tachycardia Nursing Ultrasound 40

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

APRIL 8, 2016

If cardiac arrest from hypokalemia is imminent (i.e., It would be difficult to get a nurse to give it faster! During the resuscitation, I ordered 10 mEq KCl push, but the patient received 40 mEq of KCl, push (far more than recommended) The resident had ordered 40 mEq and that is what the nurses heard. Is 40 mEq too much?

STEMI 52

STEMI Myocardial Infarction Cardiac Arrest Arrhythmia 52

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

APRIL 9, 2025

I'll never forget when I ordered such an infusion in 1991 and then my patient started seizing and I looked up and the nurse had hung the lidocaine wide open! A retrospective 'target trial emulation' comparing amiodarone and lidocaine for adult out-of-hospital cardiac arrest resuscitation. DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2025.110515

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Defibrillator Cardiac Arrest Myocardial Infarction STEMI 63