Post-Resuscitation Care & Recovery Flashcards
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What is the primary goal of targeted temperature management after cardiac arrest?
Answer: Protect the brain and improve neurological outcome
Controlled temperature reduces secondary brain injury and improves the chance of good neurological recovery.
Which laboratory abnormality is commonly monitored and corrected during post-resuscitation care?
Answer: Blood glucose
Both high and low blood glucose worsen outcomes, so glucose is monitored and kept in a moderate range.
During rewarming after targeted temperature management, what should be avoided?
Answer: Rapid rewarming and rebound fever
Rewarming should be slow and fever afterward must be prevented because it harms the brain.
Why is hyperventilation harmful in the post-arrest period?
Answer: It reduces cerebral blood flow and cardiac output
Excessive ventilation lowers CO2, constricting cerebral vessels and reducing both brain and heart output.
What does the term post-cardiac arrest syndrome describe?
Answer: Brain injury, myocardial dysfunction, and systemic ischemia-reperfusion
Post-cardiac arrest syndrome combines brain injury, heart dysfunction, and whole-body reperfusion injury.
Which intervention helps protect kidney function after cardiac arrest?
Answer: Maintaining adequate blood pressure and perfusion
Adequate perfusion pressure and fluid balance protect the kidneys from ischemic injury.
When should coronary angiography be strongly considered after ROSC?
Answer: When the ECG shows ST-elevation MI
STEMI on the post-ROSC ECG warrants emergency angiography to open a blocked coronary artery.