Heart of Stone: A Tale of Hyperkalemia, Digoxin Toxicity, and Calcium Administration

Wednesday, November 6, 2024

09:00 – 10:00 MST

Location: 251 AD

Earn 1.0 credits - CAPCE; Nursing; CME CE credit

Danielle Goodrich, BA, NRP, IC, FP-C, CCP-C (she/her/hers)

Clinical Coordinator
University of Vermont Health Network
Shelburne, Vermont

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose
Douglas George, MD, FAEMS

Medical Director & EMS Physician
University of Vermont HealthNet Critical Care Transport
South Burlington, Vermont

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

Disclosure(s):

Danielle Goodrich, BA, NRP, IC, FP-C, CCP-C: No financial relationships to disclose

Douglas George, MD, FAEMS: No financial relationships to disclose

For the children of the 80’s and 90’s, this will be right up your alley! The focus of this session is to develop clinical decision making through the use of a Choose Your Own Adventure case review. The audience will lead the direction of patient care by answering pole questions prompting discussion about scene management, the treatment of hyperkalemia, vasoactive agents, unexpected laboratory values, ventilatory management, and Hail Mary treatments in the care of a 44-year-old male whose atrial fibrillation quickly decompensated into requiring multiple vasopressors and intubation.

Learning Objectives:

Upon completion, participants will be able to develop a treatment plan for a complicated peri-arrest patient.
Upon completion, participants will be able to compare appropriate pharmacologic agents in the treatment of an intubated, hypotensive, hyperkalemic patient.
Upon completion, participants will be able to describe appropriate ventilatory management of an acidotic patient.