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appyboo

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on: Jul 3, 2018
Vasopressin may be used in cardiac arrest when:
 
  a. The patient has regained consciousness and needs blood pressure support
  b. As an antiarrhythmic agent
  c. As a replacement for the first or second epinephrine dose
  d. To increase heart rate in symptomatic bradycardia

Question 2

Rollover, forward deceleration of the rider from vehicle impact with a stationary object, and the rider falling off are common mechanisms of injury from what type of vehicle?
 
  A) Motorcycle B) Watercraft C) All-terrain vehicle D) Snowmobile


Chocorrol77

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Reply #1 on: Jul 3, 2018
Answer to Question 1

c
Rationale: c. Current guidelines suggest the use of vasopressin to replace the first or second dose of epinephrine in cardiac arrest.

Answer to Question 2

C


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