-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
There are two stages of treatment for V-fib. The first tries to stop your V-fib immediately to restore a blood pressure and pulse. The second stage focuses on reducing your chances of developing V-fib in the future. Treatment includes: CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation). The first response to V-fib may be CPR.
-Consider Amiodarone or Esmolol as the drug of choice for rate control in the crashing patient with a-fib. References/Further Reading: Fuster V
Amiodarone is an antiarrhythmic drug used to treat V-Fib or pulseless VT unresponsive to shock delivery, CPR, and a vasopressor.
Ventricular tachycardia treatment may include medicines V-tach is ventricular fibrillation, also called V-fib. V-fib can
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Amiodarone may be considered when v-fib and v-tach is unresponsive to CPR, defibrillation, and epinephrine. Amiodarone Precautions Contraindications: With
(PS. Semantics perhaps...pulseless V-fib-- V-fib is by its very nature pulseless)