ACLS Quick Reviews Book

	Pretest	1
	Pretest Answers and Rationales	9
Part I	Preparatory
1	The ABCDs of Emergency Cardiovascular Care	15
	What is Emergency Cardiovascular Care?	15
	Sudden Cardiac Death	18
	Risk Factors for Coronary Artery Disease	20
	Ethical Aspects of ECC	22
	Classification of Therapeutic Interventions	29
	Patient Assessment	29
	Resuscitation Team	38
	Principles of Cardiac Arrest Management	45
	Assisting the Family	46
	Helping the Caregivers	48
	Stop and Review	50
	Stop and Review Answers	52
2	Airway Management: Oxygenation and Ventilation	55
	Anatomy of the Respiratory System	56
	Lung Volumes	61
	Manual Airway Maneuvers	53
	Suctioning	66
	Airway Adjuncts	69
	Techniques of Artificial Ventilation	86
	Cricoid Pressure	97
	Oxygen Administration Devices	98
	Advanced Airway Management	105
	Stop and Review	120
	Stop and Review Answers	123
3	Vascular Access	127
	Vascular Access	127
	Intravenous Therapy	127
	Intraosseous Infusion	141
	Stop and Review	143
	Stop and Review Answers	145
4	Dysrhythmia Recognition	147
	Anatomy Review	147
	Basic Electrophysiology	149
	Electrocardiogram (ECG)	155
	ECG Paper	159
	Waveforms	160
	Rate Measurement	165
	Rhythm/Regularity	166
	Analyzing a Rhythm Strip	167
	Dysrhythmia Recognition	168
	Stop and Review	215
	Stop and Review Answers	220
5	Electrical Therapy	225
	Countershock	226
	Defibrillation	226
	Synchronized Cardioversion	236
	Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs)	240
	Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator (ICD)	246
	Pacemaker Therapy	249
	Precordial Thump	256
	Stop and Review	257
	Stop and Review Answers	259
6	Myocardial Ischemia, Injury, and Infarction	265
	Cardiovascular Disease	265
	Introduction to Acute Coronary Syndromes (ACS)	266
	Pathogenesis of Acute Coronary Syndromes	268
	Myocardial Ischemia	275
	Myocardial Injury	279
	Myocardial Infarction	280
	Goals in the Immediate Management of Acute Coronary Syndromes (ACS)	288
	Initial Recognition and Management of ACS in the Field and Emergency Department	289
	Management of ST-Segment Elevation MI	292
	Management of Unstable Angina/Non--ST-Segment Elevation MI	296
	Management of Suspected ACS and Nondiagnostic/Normal ECG	298
	Complications of Myocardial Infarction	299
	12-Lead ECG	313
	Stop and Review	326
	Stop and Review Answers	328
7	Cardiovascular Pharmacology	333
	Review of the Autonomic Nervous System	334
	Medications Used in Acute Coronary Syndromes	343
	Medications Used to Manage Cardiac Dysrhythmias	363
	Medications Used to Improve Cardiac Output and Blood Pressure	386
	Vasodilators	396
	Other Medications	397
	Stop and Review	399
	Stop and Review Answers	402
8	Putting It All Together	407
	The ACLS Algorithms	407
	Primary and Secondary ABCD Surveys	408
	Cardiac Arrest Rhythms	411
	Peri-Arrest Rhythms	430
	Acute Coronary Syndromes	450
	Stop and Review	457
	Stop and Review Answers	461
9	Acute Ischemic Stroke	469
	Why Do We Care About Stroke?	469
	Classification of Stroke	470
	Stroke--Chain of Recovery	477
	Fibrinolytic Therapy	485
	Stop and Review	490
	Stop and Review Answers	491
Part II	Case Presentations
Case 1	Respiratory Arrest	497
Case 2	Ventricular Tachycardia/Ventricular Fibrillation with an AED	507
Case 3	Pulseless Ventricular Tachycardia/Ventricular Fibrillation	512
Case 4	Asystole	518
Case 5	Pulseless Electrical Activity (PEA)	524
Case 6	Acute Coronary Syndromes	529
Case 7	Symptomatic Bradycardia	534
Cases 8-9	Stable and Unstable Tachycardia	540
Case 10	Acute Ischemic Stroke	546
	Posttest	551
	Posttest Answers and Rationales	560
	Glossary	565