RELATIVE. Ventricular Fibrillation (V-Fib)/pulseless Ventricular. Tachycardia (V-Tach). Hemodynamically unstable Ventricular-Tach with a pulse. With medical
Amiodarone may be considered when v-fib and v-tach is unresponsive to CPR, defibrillation, and epinephrine. Amiodarone Precautions Contraindications: With
-Consider Amiodarone or Esmolol as the drug of choice for rate control in the crashing patient with a-fib. References/Further Reading: Fuster V
Treatment and Care for Ventricular Fibrillation (V-fib) Medications: Beta-blockers may be used to reduce the risk of additional V-fib episodes. Implantable
but V-fib may also be caused by other cardiovascular diseases or external factors (e.g, drugs, electricity). V-fib is frequently preceded
Lidocaine. This drug is usually used for V-fib or V-tach as It should be given rapidly for the first dose, and a second dose may follow.
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
¤ Accelerates re-polarization process; used for ventricular arrhythmia's. ¤ V-fib, V-tach. ¤ Uses: acute ventricular arrhythmias. ¤ Slows
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
(PS. Semantics perhaps...pulseless V-fib-- V-fib is by its very nature pulseless)