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CMC Cardiac Medicine Certification

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The nurse is recording pulse of a patient admitted in intensive care unit after having a myocardial infarction. The nurse observes that the patient is pulse less and the monitor showing a sine-wave pattern. What is the appropriate emergency management in this patient?

Defibrillation
Radiofrequency ablation
Temporary pacemaker implantation
Permanent pacemaker implantation

Explanation

Answer- A - The appropriate emergency management in this patient is defibrillation. The sine-wave pattern on monitor suggests that this patient is having acute ventricular tachycardia for which emergency defibrillation is necessary. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is also often necessary.

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