Cardiovascular · UKMLA & AKT
Cardiac arrest
A free high-yield preview for the UKMLA Applied Knowledge Test, covering how to recognise this condition. The full SA Note notes add investigations, management and complications, with practice questions on this topic.
Key high-yield points
PEA = organised ECG + no pulse. The problem is mechanical/metabolic, not electrical - defibrillation has no role. Always ask: what reversible cause is driving this?
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