Publisher's Synopsis
Written by medical experts, this crash course is a valuable tool both during school and when preparing for the USMLE, or if you're simply interested in basic and advanced cardiac life support.
The content is focused and high-yield, covering the most important topics you might expect to learn in a typical medical school basic and advanced cardiac life support course.
Included are both capsule and detailed explanations of critical issues and topics you must know to master BCLS and ACLS. The material is accurate, up-to-date, and broken down into bite-sized sections.
There is a Q&A and a key takeaways section following each topic to review questions commonly tested and drive home key points.
In this course, we'll cover the following topics:
- Initial Assessment of the Unconscious Patient
- CPR Basics for Adults
- CPR Basics for Children and Infants
- Automatic Cardiac Defibrillator Use
- Advanced Life Support
- Rhythm Strip Interpretation
- Arrhythmia Algorithms
- ACLS Medications
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support
- Prehospital Trauma Assessment
- ATLS Protocols for Adults
- ATLS for Children and Infants
Also included is a comprehensive test containing the top 100 most commonly-tested questions in BCLS and ACLS with the correct answers.
AudioLearn's Medical School Crash Courses support your studies, help with USMLE preparation, and provide a comprehensive review of the topic matter for anyone interested in what medical students are taught in a typical medical school basic and advanced cardiac life support course.
PLEASE NOTE: This is the Print book version of the course. The audio version is available on Audible.
