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What is Post-Cardiac Arrest Syndrome
Period after ROSC in which there is variable levels of brain injury, myocardial dysfunction, systemic ischemia/reperfusion response, and persistent precipitating pathophysiology
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What is Sedation
What other kind of medication should you administer to patients you are giving neuromuscular blockades?
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What is the Seldinger Technique
What is the name of the technique used to insert arterial and central lines?
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What is (Age/4) + 4
The formula to determine pediatric uncuffed ETT size
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What is Urine Output
This type of output is a good indicator of cardiac function and renal perfusion
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What is Brain Injury
The leading cause of morbidity and mortality in children post-cardiac arrest
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What are Neuromuscular Blockades
This class of medications helps prevent shivering during therapeutic hypothermia treatment
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What is an Arterial Line
The following type of line should be placed for continuous blood pressure monitoring
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Who are Congenital Heart Disease Patients
This type of patient population may have target SpO2 goals lower than 94% to 99%
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What is Foley Catheter
The following device may be inserted to closely monitor urine output in post-arrest patients
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What is Systemic Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury
Patho includes elevation in cytokines, presence of endotoxin in plasma, activation of coagulation pathways, and inhibition of anticoagulant pathways
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What is Targeted Temperature Management
This term refers to the act of therapeutically cooling a patient's core temperature to decrease metabolic demand and preserve end-organ function
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What is 10mL/kg - 20mL/kg
The dose range recommended for fluid boluses for persistent shock post-cardiac arrest (in mL/kg)
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What is 35mmHg - 45mmHg
The target range for PaCO2 post-cardiac arrest (in mmHg)
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What is Hyperglycemia
Elevations in this laboratory value has potential to cause osmotic diuresis
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