Amiodarone. Contents. 1 General; 2 Adult Dosing. 2.1 V-fib/pulseless V Bradycardia; Hypotension with older solvent-based formulation
-Consider Amiodarone or Esmolol as the drug of choice for rate control in the crashing patient with a-fib. References/Further Reading: Fuster V
Continue with CPR for 2 minutes. Consider giving the patient an antiarrhythmic drug such as amiodarone for refractory v-fib or pulseless v-tach, and treat
Amiodarone is an antiarrhythmic agent used in ACLS to treat VF or Ventricular Fibrillation (V-Fib); Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Continue with CPR for 2 minutes. Consider giving the patient an antiarrhythmic drug such as amiodarone for refractory v-fib or pulseless v-tach, and treat
Amiodarone. Contents. 1 General; 2 Adult Dosing. 2.1 V-fib Hyperpigmentation rash. Amiodarone hyperpigmentation.jpg. Pharmacology.
X. AMIODARONE - 150 mg in 100 ml of NS, infused IV/IO over 10 minutes. X. LIDOCAINE - Consider if V-fib/V-Tach refractory to amiodarone. 1.5.
¤ Decreases contractility in the left ventricle; decrease HR. ¤ Amiodarone (Cordarone, Pacerone). ¤ V fib (life threatening arrhythmias). Potassium Channel
-Consider Amiodarone or Esmolol as the drug of choice for rate control in the crashing patient with a-fib. References/Further Reading: Fuster V
(PS. Semantics perhaps...pulseless V-fib-- V-fib is by its very nature pulseless)