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Quick reference for advanced cardiac life support / Karen Fenstermacher, Barbara "Toni" Hudson.

Title
Quick reference for advanced cardiac life support / Karen Fenstermacher, Barbara "Toni" Hudson.
Author
Fenstermacher, Karen.
Publication
Philadelphia : Saunders, c1995.

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Additional Authors
Hudson, Barbara Toni.
Description
197 p. : ill.; 13 x 15 cm.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Handbook.
  • Programmed Instruction.
Note
  • Includes index.
Contents
  • Ch. 1. ACLS Algorithms. Universal Algorithm for Adults. Ventricular Fibrillation or Pulseless Ventricular Tachycardia. Pulseless Electrical Activity (PEA). Asystole. Bradycardia. Supraventricular Tachycardia. Ventricular Tachycardia (VT) or Wide QRS Tachycardia. Electrical Cardioversion (patient has a pulse). Premature Ventricular Contractions (PVCs). Possible Acute Myocardial Infarction (MI). CHF or Pulmonary Edema. Hypotension and Shock -- Ch. 2. ECG Rhythm Strips. Normal Waveforms and Intervals. Normal Sinus Rhythm (NSR). Sinus Bradycardia. Sinus Tachycardia. Premature Atrial Contraction (PAC). Atrial Tachycardia with Block. Atrial Flutter. Atrial Fibrillation. Premature Junctional Contraction (PJC). Junctional Rhythm. Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT). Premature Ventricular Contraction (PVC). Ventricular Tachycardia (VT). Torsade de Pointes. Ventricular Fibrillation (VF). First-Degree AV Block. Second-Degree AV Block, Mobitz I (Wenckebach).
  • Second-Degree AV Block, Mobitz II. Third-Degree (Complete) AV Block. Answers to Sample ECG Strips -- Ch. 3. Emergency Drug Therapy. Decision Tree for Drug Use. Adenosine (Adenocard). Atropine. Bretylium (Bretylol). Digoxin (Lanoxin). Dobutamine (Dobutrex). Dopamine (Intropin). Epinephrine (Adrenalin). Isoproterenol (Isuprel). Lidocaine. Magnesium Sulfate. Morphine. Nitroglycerin. Norepinephrine (Levophed). Procainamide (Pronestyl). Propranolol (Inderal). Quinidine. Sodium Bicarbonate. Verapamil (Calan, Isoptin) -- Ch. 4. Practical Teaching and Evaluation Stations. Airway Management and Intubation. Therapeutic Modalities. Mega Code. Electrical Therapy -- Ch. 5. Scenarios. Asystole. Bradycardia. Pulseless Electrical Activity (PEA). Slow Rhythm. Ventricular Fibrillation (VF). Paroxysmal Supraventricular Tachycardia (PSVT). Ventricular Tachycardia (VT). Appendix A Information for Real-Life Situations.
ISBN
0721646379
LCCN
94038339 //r95
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries