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Preferred med for ATRIAL fib&Tach
Ventricle Fib/tach/SVT |
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Treating (PSVT) supraventricular tachycardia, a rhythm disturbance of the heart. Adenosine is an antiarrhythmic. Slowsg the electrical conduction in the heart slowing heart rate, or normalizing heart rhythm |
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sympotmatic sinus bradycardia
II degree type one heart block
asystole
PEA
(NOT EFFECTIVE IN TYPE II HB or3RD DEGREE HB |
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Positive chronotrope/ inotrope
Will slow vent response in A flutter/fib |
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| Slows Vents when overstimulated (in a a fib/flutter, PSVT) |
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| Bradycardia, hypotension, & cardiogenic shock. |
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| Cardiac arrest, PEA, Asystole, pulseless VT, VF, hypotension with bradycardia |
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| Slows: Use for V tach, fib, pulseless VT, wide QRS. |
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| second choice for shock behind EPI |
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Verapamil
(Calan, Isoptin)
CCB |
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| PSVT (with narrow QRs & good b/p), refractory to adenosine as it slows |
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| use for correction of acidosis, (long resus, existing hyperkalemia) |
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| MI, unstable angina, HTN, A fib, etc |
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