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ISBN 10: 0323170291
ISBN 13: 9780323170291
Author: Barbara J Aehlert
Designed to offer essential information on-the-spot, where it’s needed most! RAPID ACLS, 2nd Edition, Revised Reprint is now updated to reflect the 2010 emergency cardiovascular care guidelines. It contains a broad range of topics pertaining to advanced cardiac life support including information on airway management, pharmacology, vascular access, ECGs, electrical therapy, acute coronary syndromes, and special resuscitation situations. Loaded with tables, mnemonics, and algorithms throughout, RAPID ACLS, 2nd Edition, Revised Reprint is ideal for use in clinical practice or during an ACLS course.
- Full-color illustrations show clear, vivid presentations of essential concepts and common cardiac rhythms for clear and easy interpretation.
- Concise, accessible bullet points and numbered lists make key information easy to find, read, and understand.
- Over 70 tables throughout the text including dysrhythmias and cardiac medications provide the basics of dysrhythmias and medications at a glance.
- Commonly used but rarely memorized information broken down into tables, algorithms, and acronyms help in locating essential information.
- Reflects the 2010 emergency cardiovascular care guidelines.
Rapid ACLS Revised 2nd Table of contents:
Chapter 1: ABCDs OF EMERGENCY CARDIAC CARE
RISK FACTORS FOR CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE
SUDDEN CARDIAC DEATH
CHAIN OF SURVIVAL
BASIC LIFE SUPPORT
INITIAL GOALS OF POST-CARDIAC ARREST CARE*
POSSIBLE TREATABLE CAUSES OF CARDIAC EMERGENCIES
POSSIBLE TREATABLE CAUSES OF CARDIAC EMERGENCIES
Chapter 2: AIRWAY MANAGEMENT AND VENTILATION
Oxygen Percentage Delivery by Device
Manual Airway Maneuvers
Mouth-to-Mask Ventilation
Oral and Nasal Airways
Bag-Mask Ventilation
Combitube
Laryngeal Mask Airway
Tracheal Intubation
CONFIRMING TRACHEAL TUBE PLACEMENT
Chapter 3: RHYTHM RECOGNITION
TOO FAST RHYTHMS
TOO SLOW RHYTHMS
ABSENT/PULSELESS RHYTHMS
Chapter 4: ELECTRICAL THERAPY
DEFIBRILLATION
SYNCHRONIZED CARDIOVERSION
DEFIBRILLATION AND SYNCHRONIZED CARDIOVERSION–SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS
TRANSCUTANEOUS PACING
Chapter 5: VASCULAR ACCESS AND MEDICATIONS
IV THERAPY
INTRAOSSEOUS INFUSION
DRUGS USED IN ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROMES
DRUGS USED FOR CONTROL OF HEART RHYTHM AND RATE
DRUGS USED TO IMPROVE CARDIAC OUTPUT AND BLOOD PRESSURE
VASODILATORS
OTHER DRUGS
Chapter 6: ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROMES
INDICATIVE ECG CHANGES
EVALUATING THE 12-LEAD ECG
ROUTINE MEASURES (MONA)
Chapter 7: STROKE AND SPECIAL RESUSCITATION SITUATIONS
ADULT STROKE
ELECTROLYTE ABNORMALITIES
TOXICOLOGY
DROWNING
SEVERE ASTHMA
ANAPHYLAXIS
HYPOTHERMIA
TRAUMATIC CARDIAC ARREST
CARDIAC ARREST AND PREGNANCY
ELECTRIC SHOCK OR LIGHTNING STRIKE
NOTES
Chapter 8: PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER
GOALS OF THE RESUSCITATION TEAM
THE CRITICAL TASKS OF RESUSCITATION
REFERENCES
INDEX
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