A 45-year-old man had coronary artery stents placed 2 days ago. today, he is in severe distress and is reporting "crushing" chest discomfort. he is pale, diaphoretic, and cool to the touch. his radial pulse is very weak, blood pressure is 64/40 mm hg, respiratory rate is 28 breaths/min, and oxygen saturation is 89% on room air. when applied, the cardiac monitor initially showed ventricular tachycardia, which then quickly changed to ventricular fibrillation

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Quinn Copeland

Biology

12 November, 18:46

A 45-year-old man had coronary artery stents placed 2 days ago. today, he is in severe distress and is reporting "crushing" chest discomfort. he is pale, diaphoretic, and cool to the touch. his radial pulse is very weak, blood pressure is 64/40 mm hg, respiratory rate is 28 breaths/min, and oxygen saturation is 89% on room air. when applied, the cardiac monitor initially showed ventricular tachycardia, which then quickly changed to ventricular fibrillation

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Josue · Answer 1

In addition to defibrillation, the doctor should do a chest compression to the patient for invention and should be performed immediately. If after the two attempts of defibrillation the patient still remains in v-fib then the doctor can administer epinephrine drug to the patient. According to the initial presentations of the patient, we can suspect that ACS is the problem which led to the cardiac arrest.