-Consider Amiodarone or Esmolol as the drug of choice for rate control in the crashing patient with a-fib. References/Further Reading: Fuster V
but V-fib may also be caused by other cardiovascular diseases or external factors (e.g, drugs, electricity). V-fib is frequently preceded
Amiodarone is an antiarrhythmic drug used to treat V-Fib or pulseless VT unresponsive to shock delivery, CPR, and a vasopressor.
Amiodarone may be considered when v-fib and v-tach is unresponsive to CPR, defibrillation, and epinephrine.
V-fib can cause all heart activity to suddenly stop, called sudden cardiac arrest. Emergency treatment is needed to prevent death. V-fib happens
Amiodarone Generic Name: Amiodarone Trade Name: Cordarone Indication a-fib, ventricular arrhythmias, SVT, ACLS protocol for v-fib and v-tach
Cardiac arrest with shock refractory ventricular fibrillation (V-Fib) or pulseless ventricular tachycardia. (V-Tach). CONTRAINDICATIONS. No
Amiodarone is an antiarrhythmic drug used to treat V-Fib or pulseless VT unresponsive to shock delivery, CPR, and a vasopressor.
but V-fib may also be caused by other cardiovascular diseases or external factors (e.g, drugs, electricity). V-fib is frequently preceded
(PS. Semantics perhaps...pulseless V-fib-- V-fib is by its very nature pulseless)