Advanced Skills End of module exam

Write a brief note on Coronary Artery Disease. Explain the key issues surrounding this disease

Your patient has recently been diagnosed with Angina. She does not understand the implications of this. Explain the condition to her and the associated risks

While doing triage for the facility Dr you notice that the patient has a constant PR interval on the ECG, but has dropped a QRS complex.

What type of Heart Block will you inform the Dr you suspect the patient of having

A patient hx shows that they received Adenosine for what they describe as a “fast heart beat”. Clinically, what is the condition likely to have been?

You have been asked by a junior paramedic to recap PEA Arrests.

Discuss

What 3 leads are contiguous with V5

Estimate the Cardiac output of a healthy male with heart rate of 70 beats per minute. Use accepted average as stroke volume

Your pt is currently prescribed Bisoprolol. What type of medication is this and what are the likely reasons your patient is on this medication

You are part of a team attending a cardiac arrest. The team leader has tasked you with monitoring EtCo2. As you ventilate the patient you are seeing a reading of 56 mmhg on the screen.

Explain the possible reasons for this reading

Briefly differentiate between A fib and A flutter

During a routine work medical you assess a patient with a HR of 48. He is recently discharged from the military and has a lean physique.

List three important questions you need to ask this patient in relation to his HR