Read the following medical record documentation and answer t…
Read the following medical record documentation and answer the question below. Cardiovascular System Note. I saw the patient at approximately 0200 for tachypnea. At this time, the patient was noted to be sating 99–100% on face shield. She was calm and her respiratory rate was approximately 20. After discussion with the rapid response nurse, it was decided that she will be moved into observation. At about 0230, I was alerted that her heart had stopped and found the nurse doing cardiopulmonary resuscitation. The patient was bag-masked, and chest compressions were being performed. Once her heart began beating on its own, the nurse informed me that the patient was sating 99–100% and asked to sit up. Her husband and the nurse helped her sit up. However, once sitting up, the patient apparently vomited and then quickly desatted; her heart rate dropped to zero. A Code Blue was called; when I arrived on the scene, the crash cart was being moved into position. I helped the nurses attach the monitoring leads and defibrillation pads on the patient. After the pads were attached, she was found to be in ventricular fibrillation. I ordered a defibrillation at 0320, which was followed by two minutes of CPR. During the CPR, I ordered two injections: one of epinephrine and one of atropine were given. During this time, the patient was being bag-mask ventilated and an anesthesiologist was consulted to gain a definitive airway. On reassessment of rhythm, the patient was found to be asystolic and no pulse was felt in femoral or carotid arteries. CPR was continued again, and another round of epinephrine and atropine was administered. During this time, the anesthesiologist arrived and inserted an ET tube with positive CO2 return, and breath sounds were heard in both lungs bilaterally. CPR was continued for approximately 20 minutes with a total of five of epinephrine, three of atropine, two of bicarb, one of calcium, and one of magnesium having been administered. The patient had positive ventilation during this time with bilateral breath sounds being monitored at each rhythm check in two-minute intervals between CPR. After approximately 25 minutes, a junctional rhythm was seen on the monitor and the patient was found to have a weak pulse. The pulse was soon lost, and CPR was resumed. At the next evaluation between CPR, the patient was found to be back in atrial fibrillation with a positive pulse in her carotid, femoral, and radial arteries. At this time, the patient was transported to the ICU. When the patient was transported to the ICU, Dr. Porter and Dr. Katten arrived and took over the running of the code. In the ICU, her cardiopulmonary resuscitation was continued for approximately 20 more minutes after rhythm was lost. Rhythm was eventually regained, and arterial line was introduced that found good waveform and pressures. The patient was in atrial fibrillation/flutter. Again, she was placed on epinephrine drip. Labs were sent and post resuscitation chest X-ray was ordered. Q: Epinephrine is injected, in this case, to: