06.05 Wide Complex Tachycardia

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Nursing Points

General

  1. Wide complex Tachycardia
    1. Known as an “unknown type”
      1. Goal is to preserve cardiac function
    2. Treatment
      1. To preserve cardiac function
        1. Cardioversion
        2. Amiodarone
        3. Procainamide
          1. Used specifically for low ejection fraction
    3. Contraindicated
      1. Lidocaine
      2. Verapamil
      3. Adenosine

  

                                       

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