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The target temperature range for targeted temperature management, or therapeutic hypothermia, is

Common symptoms of right ventricular failure are: (Choose the three answers that are correct)

Your adult patient is sitting on her bed complaining of severe dyspnea. You note a stack of extra pillows on the bed, a blood pressure of 180 systolic and crackles when auscultating the chest. The patient is likely experiencing

Medical Control orders you to establish a dopamine drip running 5 mcg/kg/min. You estimate the patient’s weight at 180 lbs. The concentration is 400mg/250 ml. Using mini-drip infusion tubing, you set the rate to run at approximately:

A 40 year old male is complaining of pain in his right arm.  Upon examination, you find a cool pale extremity with no radial pulse.  Pulses are present in other extremities, and the patient denies trauma.  Which of the following would benefit this patient most?

A 38 year-old male is complaining of a headache and nausea.  His pulse is 90 and his BP is 190/142.  He denies any medication or drug use.  You should:

You interpret a 12-lead ECG and see positive QRS deflection in lead I and negative QRS deflection in lead aVF. What is the axis?

What is the very first event that appears on a 12 lead ECG when the heart myocardium becomes ischemic?  

You interpret the above 12 lead, initially, as:

You are ordered to infuse epinephrine to a patient with sustained bradycardia, refractory to atropine.  You have 1 mg of epinephrine available, a 250 ml bag of 0.9% normal saline and a microdrip IV infusion set.  Order is to run the infusion at 4 mcg/min.  What is the drip rate?