Asystole management and prognosis

This episode covers Chapter 9 of Rosen's Emergency Medicine

Episode Overview:

1. List 10 etiologies of non-traumatic cardiac arrest
2. List the two most important determinants of good outcomes in cardiac arrest
3. List the components of good quality CPR
4. List 6 ways to monitor CPR
5. What are 3 hard indicators of adequate perfusion during CPR?
6. What are your post-cardiac arrest goals?

Wisecracks:

1. List 4 contraindications to CPR
2. ACLS algorithms talk through – you must know!
   1. pulseless VT or VF
   2. PEA
      • list all the 5H's and 5T's
        1. asystole
        2. respiratory arrest
        3. brain arrest / cognitive arrest
3. Sleuthing out why the patient arrested? (our approach to the hx and physical)