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Pass ACLS Tip of the Day Paul Taylor
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- Health & Fitness
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4.7 • 40 Ratings
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I'm Paul from PassACLS.com and I'm here to help you pass ACLS. Like an audio flash card, this podcast is intended to aid any medical professional preparing for an Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) class. Each one-to-nine minute episode covers one of the skills needed to recognize a stroke or cardiac emergency and work as a high performing team to deliver safe, quality patient care.
Listening to a tip a day for 14-30 days prior to your ACLS class will help cement the core concepts that have been shown to improve outcomes in patients suffering a heart attack, cardiac arrest, or stroke. In addition to the Chain of Survival, core concepts, and ACLS algorithms; specific information needed to pass the written exam, BLS checks, and megacode following the 2020 guidelines is presented.
Healthcare providers that are already ACLS certified, but rarely participate in codes, may find listening a helpful reminder.
Disclaimer: This podcast is a supplement to your course's approved text book and videos - not a replacement. The information presented is for educational purposes only, is intended for medical professionals, and is not medical advice. Medical professionals should follow their local laws, agency protocols, and act only within their scope of practice.
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Morphine Use for ACS
MONA is the acronym sometimes used to help us remember the interventions to consider for patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome or ACS.
Morphine's use in the Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) algorithm.
Why Morphine is helpful for patients with ACS.
Contraindications and considerations for the safe administration of Morphine.
Morphine as an alternative to nitro for patients with chest pain that take PDE inhibitors.
Common dosing & administration of Morphine.
Monitoring of the patient's level of consciousness, pain, blood pressure, and respirations after administration.
Possible side effects of Morphine administration.
Narcan as an antidote to Morphine if needed.
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Give back & help others. Your support will help cover the monthly cost of software and podcast & website hosting. Donations made via Buy Me a Coffee at https://buymeacoffee.com/paultaylor are appreciated.
Good luck with your ACLS class! -
Maintaining a Chest Compression Fraction (CCF) Above 80%
Even good CPR is far less efficient at circulating blood than a functioning heart.
The indicators of high-quality CPR that were identified at the 2012 AHA CPR Quality Summit in order of importance include:
Chest compression fraction (CCF);Chest compression rate;Chest compression depth;Allowing for full recoil; andAdequate ventilations.
Using real-time feedback devices and ETCO2 to assess CPR quality.
Three tips to limit pauses in CPR compressions to 10 seconds or less.
Limiting interruptions to chest compressions to less than 10 seconds so we can maintain a CCF of 80% requires teamwork and communication.
Connect with me:
Website: https://passacls.com
@PassACLS on X (formally known as Twitter)
@Pass-ACLS-Podcast on LinkedIn
Give back & help others. Your support will help cover the monthly cost of software and podcast & website hosting. Donations made via Buy Me a Coffee at https://buymeacoffee.com/paultaylor are appreciated.
Good luck with your ACLS class! -
Epinephrine and Dopamine Review
Epinephrine and Dopamine are adrenergic agonist used in several ACLS algorithms.
The use of epinephrine for severe anaphylaxis and unstable bradycardia.
Review epinephrine’s effects on blood vessels and bronchioles.
Why epinephrine is helpful for patients with anaphylaxis.
Using an epi drip for unstable bradycardia.
Epinephrine administration during cardiac arrest.
Starting and epinephrine or Dopamine drip for patients that have ROSC.
Review the effects of Dopamine based on mcg/kg/min dosing.
Monitoring the patient and titrating epi or Dopamine drips to prevent harm.
For more information on ACLS medications, check out the pod resource page at passacls.com.
Connect with me:
Website: https://passacls.com
@PassACLS on X (formally known as Twitter)
@Pass-ACLS-Podcast on LinkedIn
Give back & help others. Your support will help cover the monthly cost of software and podcast & website hosting. Donations made via Buy Me a Coffee at https://buymeacoffee.com/paultaylor are appreciated.
Good luck with your ACLS class! -
Providing High Quality Ventilations
Providing rescue breathing to apneic patients with a palpable pulse.
Normal end tidal CO2 for patients with a pulse.
Identification of cardiac arrest and our immediate actions.
Providing artificial ventilations during CPR without an advanced airway vs with an advanced airway in place.
Using quantitative waveform capnography to confirm placement of an advanced airway, assess the quality of CPR, and identify ROSC.
The effects of hyperventilating patients in cardiac arrest.
Connect with me:
Website: https://passacls.com
@PassACLS on X (formally known as Twitter)
@Pass-ACLS-Podcast on LinkedIn
Give back & help others. Your support will help cover the monthly cost of software and podcast & website hosting. Donations made via Buy Me a Coffee at https://buymeacoffee.com/paultaylor are appreciated.
Good luck with your ACLS class! -
Hypothermia as an H&T Reversible Cause of Cardiac Arrest
Hypothermic patients aren't dead until they are warm and dead.
When a patient’s core body temperature drops below 96.8 F (36 C), they are hypothermic.
As the body’s temperature drops below 36 C, hypothermia may further be classified as moderate or severe:
Moderate if the patient’s body core temp is between 30-34 C; andSevere if it's below 30 C.
Modifying the ACLS Adult Cardiac Arrest algorithm for patients with severe hypothermia.
Following the ACLS algorithm for patients with a body core temperature above 30 C.
Methods for rewarming patients with moderate vs severe hypothermia.
Continuation of CPR and ACLS efforts until the patient’s body core temp is above 36 C.
Connect with me:
Website: https://passacls.com
@PassACLS on X (formally known as Twitter)
@Pass-ACLS-Podcast on LinkedIn
Give back & help others. Your support will help cover the monthly cost of software and podcast & website hosting. Donations made via Buy Me a Coffee at https://buymeacoffee.com/paultaylor are appreciated.
Good luck with your ACLS class! -
Calcium Channel Blockers Used in ACLS
Calcium is one of the ions that move across the cellular membrane during cardiac contraction and relaxation.
The primary use of calcium channel blockers in ACLS is for the treatment of stable, narrow complex tachycardias refractory to Adenosine and to lower the blood pressure of ischemic stroke patients with severe hypertension.
Use of calcium channel blockers for SVT refractory to Adenosine and A-Fib or A-Flutter with RVR.
Contraindications of calcium channel blockers.
Nicardipine use during the treatment of ischemic strokes.
For more information on ACLS medications, tachycardia, or stroke check out the pod resource page at passacls.com.
Thank you and shout out!
Connect with me:
Website: https://passacls.com
@PassACLS on X (formally known as Twitter)
@Pass-ACLS-Podcast on LinkedIn
Give back & help others. Your support will help cover the monthly cost of software and podcast & website hosting. Donations made via Buy Me a Coffee at https://buymeacoffee.com/paultaylor are appreciated.
Good luck with your ACLS class!
Customer Reviews
Love the short episodes!
Pharmacist here. I like these short, informative episodes. The ones featuring drugs are most interesting to me, but my favorite episode had SONG recommendations for CPR…so you can set the pace. Unexpected and awesome! Great podcast!
Great Review of ACLS, easy to understand
These episodes are a great daily review of individual ACLS topics. Accurate to the latest guidelines, easy to understand review for people who don’t have the occasion to practice ACLS regularly. Great info for experienced providers to help remember the details or prep for recert.