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ACLS Megacode Scenario #2

In this ACLS megacode scenario, use the appropriate ACLS algorithms to treat the patient. There are 17 questions for this ACLS training scenario.

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  1. Question 1 of 17
    1. Question

    You are caring for a 50-year-old female. She is 2 days post-op. from a total hip replacement. 6L/min by nasal cannula. When you enter the patient's room, she appears to be unconscious and you note that her nasal cannula is laying beside her bed. Your initial assessment reveals:

    SKIN: ashen, diaphoretic, warm
    CVS: Carotid pulse only, HR 25, unable to obtain blood pressure
    RESP: sporadic and shallow
    CNS: Unresponsive
    Monitor: See below

    You have called for help. Being an in-hospital setting emergency, your first priority is to:

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  2. Question 2 of 17
    2. Question

    Which is the correct order for treatment in this scenario?

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  3. Question 3 of 17
    3. Question

    An IV has been established. The patient is showing clear signs of poor perfusion with the following rhythm.

    What should be your next intervention?

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  4. Question 4 of 17
    4. Question

    You give atropine 1 mg IV push. There is no change in the patients rhythm/rate. What will be your next intervention?

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  5. Question 5 of 17
    5. Question

    Transcutaneous pacing is attempted. You set the pacing rate for 60/min and attempt capture. After trying for about 30-40 seconds, you are unable to achieve capture. What other medication may now be considered for use in the bradycardia algorithm?

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  6. Question 6 of 17
    6. Question

    7. As you prepare for an epinephrine infusion and consider transvenous pacing, the patient's rhythm suddenly changes. This is what you see on the monitor.

    What should be checked to ensure that this is true asystole?

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  7. Question 7 of 17
    7. Question

    Which is the correct dosing for an epinephrine infusion in the bradycardia algorithm?

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  8. Question 8 of 17
    8. Question

    You confirm that this is true asystole and that the patient has no pulse. You begin the cardiac arrest algorithm. Your first step is to:

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  9. Question 9 of 17
    9. Question

    After you begin CPR what is your next step?

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  10. Question 10 of 17
    10. Question

    As you begin CPR, you recall the number of CPR cycles that are to be delivered between other interventions is ________ and you also recall that the correct compression-to-ventilation ratio is __________.

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  11. Question 11 of 17
    11. Question

    As you finish up with the first cycle of CPR and give the first dose of epinephrine (1mg IVP), the rhythm changes. The rhythm below is what you now see on the monitor. The patient remains unresponsive. What is this rhythm?

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  12. Question 12 of 17
    12. Question

    You determine that this rhythm is ventricular fibrillation, and you begin the VF cardiac arrest algorithm (left branch). What is your first intervention?

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  13. Question 13 of 17
    13. Question

    You shock the patient with 120 J and continue CPR immediately. After 5 cycles of CPR, your rhythm check reveals continued ventricular fibrillation. What is your next step?

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  14. Question 14 of 17
    14. Question

    A second shock is delivered at 200 J, and CPR is continued. Your next intervention is to:

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  15. Question 15 of 17
    15. Question

    The epinephrine is given, and after the cycle of CPR is completed a rhythm check reveals continued ventricular fibrillation. You give a third shock (300 J) and resume CPR. What is your next intervention during CPR?

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  16. Question 16 of 17
    16. Question

    You give the amiodarone 300 mg IV and after completing the 5 cycles of CPR you check the rhythm:

    What is your next step?

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  17. Question 17 of 17
    17. Question

    You shock the patient and complete 5 cycles of CPR. After the CPR, you see the following rhythm on the monitor.

    You perform a pulse check. The patient now has a palpable pulse. VS are: HR 60; BP 105/65; RR 5-8

    You have corrected the ventricular fibrillation and the patient is stabilizing but has had several short runs of ventricular tachycardia post-arrest. You now consider maintenance antiarrhythmic therapy that can be started if any arrhythmias persist in the post-arrest phase. Which is the best drug of choice in this scenario?

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Comments

  1. Hope says

    January 23, 2021 at 9:48 pm

    Question 8 asks about the first step for true asystole and indicates it is to begin CPR. The 2020 guidelines seem to indicate that you give epinephrine ASAP before initiating CPR (ideally in a hospital both could be done at the same time, but for the purposes of the question and the algorithm it lists epi before CPR), but the quiz indicates to do CPR first. Am I missing something?

    Reply
    • ACLS says

      February 9, 2021 at 2:44 pm

      The first priority is always CPR.

      Providing epinephrine is now considered an important priority and should be done as soon as possible, but it is not greater in order of importance than CPR.

      Kind regards, Jeff

      Reply
  2. Shauna Fox says

    January 5, 2021 at 2:20 pm

    Do the new 2020
    guidelines now
    recommend atropine 1 mg up to 3 mg instead of 0.5mg?

    Reply
    • ACLS says

      January 5, 2021 at 7:27 pm

      Yes that is correct.

      Kind regards,
      Jeff

      Reply
  3. emmurphyfnp says

    November 11, 2020 at 3:33 pm

    I believed for a non perfusing rhythm such as brady at 25bpm cpr should be first is it not? of course the o2 is critical also

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    • ACLS says

      November 12, 2020 at 7:07 pm

      Thank you for the question. You asked:

      I believed for a non perfusing rhythm such as brady at 25bpm cpr should be first is it not? of course the o2 is critical also.

      Reply:
      This is true for pediatric patients. However, in the adult bradycardia algorithm the intervention should be atropine if it does not delay transcutaneous pacing. If transcutaneous pacing is going to be delayed then transcutaneous pacing should be initiated as soon as possible.

      Kind regards, Jeff

      Reply
      • Traci says

        December 21, 2020 at 11:55 pm

        Those options were not offered in the scenario. Walked in, pt unresponsive etc..options provided..Epi, Airway, IV access or compressions. This only left compressions as best initial action correct?

      • ACLS says

        February 8, 2021 at 12:51 pm

        The best initial option for respiratory distress and failure is to use a bag valve mask and provide ventilation. Kind regards, Jeff

  4. shannon says

    May 29, 2020 at 3:41 pm

    how can I find out what question I got wrong?

    Reply
    • ACLS says

      May 30, 2020 at 7:48 pm

      At the end of the quiz before you click on “finish quiz”, you can review each question in the quiz using the block navigation at the top of the quiz that shows the individual quiz numbers.
      Kind regards, Jeff

      Reply
  5. Kyle Kressman says

    January 26, 2020 at 7:11 pm

    Shouldn’t the second defibrillation be at 300j? I thought just the first dose is 120j-200j, and subsequent defibrillation doses are higher than that even if you elect to start on the lower end of that starting range.

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    • ACLS says

      February 4, 2020 at 11:15 am

      If the first dose given is 120 J then the second dose can be 200 J. If the first shock dose is 200 J then you would provide 300 J or 360 J as the second dose.

      Kind regards,
      Jeff

      Reply
  6. Essam Elgarhy says

    December 20, 2019 at 7:59 am

    Regarding sinus bradycardia with unstable patient I feel that the recommendation should be clear give atropine 0.5 mg IV and increase up to 3 mg if no Trans cutaneous pacing available . But if Trans cutaneous pacing available use it immediately after 0.5 mg atropine( if not effective) .

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  7. Eric says

    August 13, 2019 at 4:40 pm

    For biphasic defibrillators, it is best to give 360j for every shock?

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    • ACLS says

      August 14, 2019 at 12:09 am

      AHA recommend starting biphasic defibrillation with 120 J and increasing the dose in a stepwise manner. 120-300-360J.

      Healthcare providers may tailor the interventions to the specific situation. I know cardiologists that go straight to 360 J when they provide defibrillation for VF and pVT. They say providing less is a waste of time.

      There is a high percentage of cardioversion of the ventricular fibrillation that occurs with 120 J. I don’t think that 360 J is necessary in most cases, but automatically defaulting to 360 J does simplify things.

      Kind regards,
      Jeff

      Reply
    • moaz says

      June 8, 2020 at 8:35 pm

      Biphasic: Manufacturer recommendation (eg, the initial dose of 120-200 J);
      if unknown, use the maximum available. Second and subsequent doses should be equivalent, and higher doses may be considered.

      Monophasic: 360 J

      Reply
  8. Denis says

    March 29, 2019 at 5:51 am

    For question 8, if I witnessed the pt go into asystole, why would I not immediately defibrillate instead of beginning CPR first?

    Reply
    • Jeff with admin. says

      March 31, 2019 at 5:12 pm

      Defibrillation is not indicated for asystole. If witnessed arrest occurs and the rhythm is asystole, the primary intervention would be high-quality chest compressions. Would follow the right branch of the cardiac arrest algorithm.

      Kind regards,
      Jeff

      Reply
  9. emergency_training_center says

    September 26, 2018 at 12:16 pm

    In the question 14, about which drugs we should give while the patient is in V-fib. Shouldn’t we give antiarrythmics such as amiodarone instead of adrenaline ? since we already gave adrenaline, as we were in the asystole algorithm ?
    Thanks for your answer.

    Reply
    • Jeff with admin. says

      September 28, 2018 at 3:50 am

      This question has more to do with the order of the administration of medications. Epinephrine is given after the second shock during CPR. It is given every 3 to 5 minutes after that. The first dose of amiodarone is given after the third shock during CPR. This is the sequence for the administration of medications within the American heart Association guidelines for cardiac arrest.

      Kind regards,
      Jeff

      Reply
  10. Teresa Echevarria says

    August 31, 2018 at 9:23 am

    regarding question #4. the answer showed attempt TCP. my concern is that only 0.5mg Atropine was given. Shouldn’t they attempt another dose with a maximum of 3mg until they attempt TCP?

    Reply
    • Jeff with admin. says

      September 2, 2018 at 1:25 pm

      For the treatment of bradycardia, the maximum INDIVIDUAL does is 0.5 mg IV.

      The 3 mg maximum dose is the maximum total COMBINED doses. Multiple doses of 0.5 mg can be given up to a total maximum dose of 3 mg.

      For symptomatic unstable bradycardia, atropine may be attempted, but it also may be excluded if it’s administration will delay transcutaneous pacing.

      Kind regards,
      Jeff

      Reply
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