A nurse alerts you to an acute cubicle where a patient is unresponsive and not breathing. She was sent from renal clinic after presenting with vomiting and lethargy, and has end-stage renal failure due to type 1 diabetes mellitus. A cardiac monitoring trace is shown below.
Cardiac monitoring trace.
State the likely diagnosis, including two supportive features from the monitor trace.
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There is no palpable pulse. State three standard ALS measures you would institute.
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State five specific measures to manage the likely cause. Provide endpoints where appropriate.
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After 20 minutes of CPR without ROSC, list five factors you will consider when deciding whether to terminate resuscitation.
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