Adult Cardiac Arrest

• 29 July 2024Adult Cardiac Arrest

  Hypovolemia as a H&T Cause of Cardiac Arrest

  Review of hypovolemia as a reversible H&T cause of cardiac arrest including: causes, signs & symptoms, and treatment with crystalloid solutions or blood.

• 22 July 2024Adult Cardiac Arrest

  Hypothermia as a H&T Cause of Cardiac Arrest

  A saying in emergency medicine is that hypothermic patients aren’t dead until they are warm and dead.  This is because patients have been known to survive long down times when […]

• 8 July 2024Adult Cardiac Arrest

  Advanced Airways

  A review of the advanced airways used in ACLS’s Adult Cardiac Arrest algorithm including: advantages, types, insertion, and monitoring ETCO2.

• 28 June 2024Adult Cardiac Arrest

  Hydrogen Ions as a H&T Reversible Cause of Cardiac Arrest

  Hydrogen ions is one H in ACLS's H&T reversible cause of cardiac arrest. Review normal pH, conditions that affect acid/base balance, and their treatment.

• 24 June 2024Adult Cardiac Arrest

  Antiarrhythmics: Lidocaine & Amiodarone

  Review of antiarrhythmic medications Amiodarone & Lidocaine for use in ACLS's Adult Cardiac Arrest, Post Arrest, and Tachycardia algorithms.

• 11 June 2024Adult Cardiac Arrest

  Post-Arrest Care & Targeted Temperature Management (TTM)

  Review the ACLS treatment goals and targeted temperature management (TTM) for post-arrest patients that have return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC).

• 4 June 2024Adult Cardiac Arrest

  Hypokalemia & Hyperkalemia as a H&T Reversible Cause

  Review of hypokalemia & hyperkalemia as reversible H&T causes of cardiac arrest including: medical conditions, ECG changes, lab values, and treatment.

• 21 May 2024Adult Cardiac Arrest

  Hypoxia: An H&T Reversible Cause of Cardiac Arrest

  Tips for ACLS providers to consider when evaluating hypoxia as a H&T reversible cause of cardiac arrest and what we can do to correct it.