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An antidysrhythmic is a drug used to treat or prevent dysrhythmia.
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Which class of drugs does antidysrhythmic beta blockers belong to?
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What is the best treatment for ventricular tachycardia?
The mainstays of treatment for clinically stable ventricular tachycardia are the various antidysrhythmic drugs. These are limited to procainamide, lidocaine, amiodarone, and a handful of intravenous beta-adrenergic blocking agents.
What do paramedics do in a cardio asest?
A lot of stuff. I'm just going to make a list of stuff as I would do them in one minute increments. FYI: epinephrine is basically adrenaline. 0:00 begin chest compressions, ventilation with bag-valve-mask, attach monitor pads. 1:00 establish IV 2:00 stop compressions for rhythm check/pulse check. If no pulse and shockable rhythm, defibrillate @ 200J 3:00 first drug: epinephrine or vasopressin. 3:30 intubate patient/apply capnography (measures CO2 coming out of lungs) 4:00 rhythm check/pulse check and Defib @ 300J if shockable 5:00 Second Drug: Amiodarone (antidysrhythmic for V-fib or pulseless V-tach) 6:00 rhythm check/pulse check and Defib @ 360J if shockable 7:00 Epinephrine 8:00 rhythm check/pulse check and Defib @ 360J if shockable 9:00 Amiodarone if still VF/VT 10:00 rhythm check/pulse check and Defib @ 360J if shockable 11:00 Epinephrine 12:00 rhythm check/pulse check and Defib @ 360J if shockable 14:00 rhythm check/pulse check and Defib @ 360J if shockable 15:00 Epinephrine 16:00 rhythm check/pulse check and Defib @ 360J if shockable etc etc. As soon as we get pulses back, we do 2 more minutes of CPR to keep the heart perfused, then get a set of vitals, put them on the cot and head to the hospital. If we haven't gotten anything in 20-40 minutes or the rhythm has gotten worse, we may consider calling a doctor on the radio for a time of death.
