Update ) Complex Adult
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Grade A | 100% Correct –
Chamberlain
Question:
Ventricular tachycardia
Answer:
3 or more consecutive PVCs
Question:
Tx V-Tach w pulse
Answer:
IV procainamide, lidocaine, or amiodarone
synchronized cardioversion
,Question:
TX pulseless V-Tach
Answer:
CPR
Defib
epinephrine 1mg IVP every 3-5 mins
amiodarone 300mg IV once
Question:
V-Fib TX
Answer:
CPR
Defib
epinephrine 1mg IVP every 3-5 mins
amiodarone 300mg IV once
,Question:
ventricular fibrillation (lethal dysrhythmia)
Answer:
a severe derangement of the heart rhythm characterized on ECG by irregular
waveforms of varying shapes and amplitude
-ventricle is simply "quivering," with no effective contraction, so no CO
occurs.
-unresponsive, pulseless, and apneic
-if not tx quickly death will occur
, Question:
Asystole
Answer:
total absence of ventricular electrical activity.
-unresponsive, pulseless, and apneic
-ventricular contraction occurs because depolarization does not occur.
-Always assess the rhythm in more than 1 lead
Question:
TX asystole
Answer:
CPR
epinephrine 1mg IVP every 3-5 mins