Arrhythmias Flashcard 3
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Rationale
A. Rationale: There are four rhythms of cardiac arrest: ventricular fibrillation (VF), pulseless ventricular tachycardia (pVT), pulseless electrical activity (PEA), and asystole. Of the cardiac arrest rhythms, only pulseless ventricular tachycardia and ventricular fibrillation are shockable.
Question
Your team leader assigns you to perform defibrillation in a cardiac arrest patient if it is found to be necessary. Which of the following are shockable cardiac arrest rhythms?
a. pulseless ventricular tachycardia and ventricular fibrillation
b. pulseless electrical activity and atrial fibrillation
c. only asystole
d. asystole and pulseless ventricular tachycardia
Answer
a. pulseless ventricular tachycardia and ventricular fibrillation