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ACLS Flashcards

1
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What are the ACLS updates 2015 versus 2010

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Any intervention: compression interruption < 5 seconds
Waveform capnography included
Stepwise airway management dependent on patient factors and rescuer skill

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Is mechanical chest compression (LUCAS) indicated in the 2015 guidelines?

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Some circumstances (patient transfer)

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3
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Is peri-arrest ultrasound indicated

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In certain situations in providers with appropriate training

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What do the guidelines say about Extracorporeal Life Support techniques

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May be useful in certain patients where standard measures have failed

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5
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What two possible intra-operative conditions require deviation from standard cardiac arrest algorithm

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Local anaesthetic toxicity

Anaphylaxis

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6
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What is the incidence of intraoperative cardiac arrest primarily attributable to anaesthesia

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1 in 10 000

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Classify the the major causes of perioperative cardiac arrest

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Primary bleeding (Truama/coagulopathy/surgical vessel rupture)

Primary cardiac (MI/Dysrhythmia/block)

Other

  • PE (air/fat/thrombus)
  • Anaphylaxis
  • Hypoxia (Airway/ventilatory complications
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8
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What circumstances constitutes cardiac arrest considered to be directly attributable to anaesthesia?

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Immediate arrest following drug administration

Airway complications and mishaps

(Unstable patients arresting on induction were not considered having arrested primarily due to anaesthesia)

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9
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List in descending order the survival to hospital discharge the rhythms with best survival to hospital discharge

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pVT/VF (41.8 %)
Asystole (30.5 %)
PEA (26.4 %)

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10
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What action should be taken if there is loss of SaO2 signal and ETCO2 reading diminishing

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Pulse check (PEA arrest possible)

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11
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How is management of intra-operative VF different from the ALS algorithm

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Stacked shocks - 2 x successive shocks –> CPR and algorithm

Precordial thump - if defibrillator not available

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How is management of intra-operative asystole different from the ALS algorithm

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EXCLUDE lead disconnection (completely straight line)
STOP VAGAL STIMULATION and TRY ATROPINE 0.5 MG
Most likely cause: excessive vagal tone
- Stop surgeon
- Administer atropine 0.5 mg titrated up to effect
If no immediate ROSC: CA algorithm

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How is management of intra-operative PEA different from the ALS algorithm

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Start CPR
Give fluid (unless certain of normovolaemia)
Vasopressor - Adrenalin 1mg is too much - give a small dose of adrenalin or another vasopressor initially --> if this fails to restore cardiac output, increase the dose
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14
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Cardiac arrest in a prone patient - how to do chest compressions

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Compress on the back with or without sternal counter pressure

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Describe the immediate management of a patient once anaphylaxis has been diagnosed

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  1. Help
  2. Convert to ETT with FiO2 100%
  3. Adrenalin 0.5mg IM (50 ug titrated boluses IV anaesthetists)
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16
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Describe Early management (after immediate Rx) of a patient once anaphylaxis has been diagnosed

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Fluid (500 ml or 20 ml/kg)
Chlorphenamine 10 mg IV
Hydrocortisone 200mg IV

If bronchospasm is significant -
Intravenous bronchodilators:
- Salbutamol (5 - 20 ug/min)
- Magnesium Sulphate (2g over 20 minutes)
- Aminophylline (load with 5.7 mg/kg if naive)

17
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Describe late management (after early Rx) of a patient once anaphylaxis has been diagnosed

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ICU
Tryptase levels: immediate, 2 hours and > 24 hours
Ensure allergy/immunology clinic referral

18
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What is used in the treatment of cardiac arrest associated with local anaesthetic toxicity? Describe the proposed mechanism for its effect

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Intralipid 20%

It has been suggested that the local anaesthetic partitions into the lipid which reduces the concentration in the myocardium.

19
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What are the clinical findings suggestive of local anaesthetic toxicity

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Precipitous CVS and or CNS disruption

CVS
Sinus brady/blocks/asystole/ventricular tachyarrhythmias

CNS
Severe agitation/LOC ± seizures

20
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Does local anaesthetic toxicity occur immediately after administration of toxic dose?

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There may be some delay after the initial injection

21
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Describe the immediate management of LA toxicity

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  1. Help and fetch intralipid bag
  2. ETT and FiO2 100%
  3. Rx seizures with increments of propofol/thiopental/benzo
  4. CPR if necessary ALS protocols (consider cardiopulmonary bypass if available)
  5. Administer Intralipid
22
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What is the maximum cumulative dose of intralipid?

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12ml/kg

23
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How is intralipid administered in the setting of local anaesthetic toxicity?

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  • 1.5mg/kg bolus over 1 minute (3 boluses 5 minutes part if CVS not stabilized)
  • 15mg/kg/hr infusion (double to 30 after 5 mins if CVS not stabilized)

For a 70 kg man

  1. 100ml bolus with infusion at 1000ml/hr for 40 mins
    After 5 mins CVS instability remains
  2. 100 ml bolus with infusion 2000 ml/hr for 20 mins
    After 5 mins CVS instability remains
  3. 100 ml bolus with infusion at 2000ml/hr for 16 mins

Maximum cumulative dose is 840 mls - this determines the infusion duration

24
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How long should CPR continue in the setting of cardiac arrest caused by LA toxicity

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Recovery from LA induced CA may take > 1 hour

Consider cardiopulmonary bypass

25
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Is propofol a suitable substitute for 20% lipid emulsion

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NO

26
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How should hypotension/bradycardia and tachyarrhythmia be treated in the context of LA toxicity

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Use conventional therapies and algorithms except exclude lidocaine as an antiarrythmic

27
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What tests should be done in in the subsequent two days if ROSC is obtained

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Exclude pancreatitis - Lipase and amylase daily

28
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Summarize post-resuscitation care

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Airway and breathing

  • Advanced airway with waveform capnography
  • SaO2 94 - 98%
  • ETCO2 5 - 5.5kPa

Circulation

  • SBP > 100 mHg (IABP/Vasopressor)
  • Normovolaemia
  • 12 lead ECG

Disability

  • Rx seizures
  • Optimize sedation

Exposure

  • Tb: 32 -36 deg C
  • Control shivering

Investigation
Likely Cardiac –> Coronary angiography/PCI
Unlikely cardiac –> CTB/CTPA

29
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What is post cardiac arrest syndrome?

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Comprised of 4 components

  1. Post CA brain injury (coma/seizures/myoclonus/neurocognitive dysfunction and brain death)
  2. Post CA myocardial dysfunction
  3. Systemic ischaemia and reperfusion response (Activation of immune and coagulation pathways –> multiple organ failure and risk of infection)
  4. Persistent precipitating pathology
30
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Why is survival to hospital discharge significantly higher in patients who suffer CA in the perioperative setting

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A reversible cause is more likely in this setting and intervention is often immediate

31
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Considering the higher likelihood of survival from CA in the perioperative setting, how does this influence the management of the patient with a DNACPR order

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Counsel patient beforehand to establish preference with regard to whether they would like to maintain DNACPR for the procedure or not

32
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In what % of perioperative cardiac arrests is there a primary cardiac cause?

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44%

33
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What is the survival to hospital discharge for a perioperative cardiac arrest that occurs due to bleeding

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10.3 % survival

34
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What is the survival to hospital discharge for a perioperative cardiac arrest that occurs due to a primary cardiac cause

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42%

35
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What is the survival to hospital discharge for a perioperative cardiac arrest that occurs due to a ‘other’ causes (non bleeding and non cardiac)

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> 57%

36
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Of the cardiac arrests caused directly by drugs, which drugs are the most common cause

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Neuromuscular blockers are the most common cause of drug-induced cardiac arrest directly attributable to anaesthesia.

37
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What % of perioperative cardiac arrests survive to hospital discharge

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34.5%

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