Question 28 · LDEK · Cardiac arrest
Which mechanism of circulatory arrest will you diagnose in a patient with no breathing and no pulse when you notice the following record on the monitor?
- A. ventricular fibrillation.
- B. atrial fibrillation.
- C. asystole.
- D. pulseless electrical activity.
- E. ventricular pulseless tachycardia.
Hint
Look for identifiable QRS complexes: are they present, regular and uniform, or replaced by chaotic waves of varying amplitude?
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