Amiodarone v fib

Amiodarone. Pharmacological Category: Antiarrhythmic Agent. Routes: IV/IO. Indications: 1. Cardiac Arrest (V-Fib or pulseless V-Tach). 2. Tachycardiac that is

Amiodarone Indications. Pulseless VT; Ventricular Fibrillation (V-Fib) Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy; Recurrent Hemodynamically; Unstable Ventricular Tachycardia; Supraventricular Tachyarrhythmias; Amiodarone Dosage. For VT / V-Fib: 300 mg IV/IO. May administer additional 150 mg following initial dose if VF/pVT persists after 3-5 minutes.

Amiodarone is an antiarrhythmic drug used to treat V-Fib or pulseless VT unresponsive to shock delivery, CPR, and a vasopressor.

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

Amiodarone Indications. Pulseless VT; Ventricular Fibrillation (V-Fib) Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy; Recurrent Hemodynamically; Unstable Ventricular Tachycardia; Supraventricular Tachyarrhythmias; Amiodarone Dosage. For VT / V-Fib: 300 mg IV/IO. May administer additional 150 mg following initial dose if VF/pVT persists after 3-5 minutes.

-Consider Amiodarone or Esmolol as the drug of choice for rate control in the crashing patient with a-fib. References/Further Reading: Fuster V

Ventricular Dysrhythmias (V-fib/V-tach). Hypersensitivity/allergy Contact base for ROSC patients. Consider Amiodarone 150mg IV/IO over 10

When using Amiodarone to treat V-fib or pulseless V-Tach cardiac arrest which is unresponsive to CPR, Shock and Vasopressors, the first dose to be given is 300

Amiodarone Indications. Pulseless VT; Ventricular Fibrillation (V-Fib) Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy; Recurrent Hemodynamically; Unstable Ventricular Tachycardia; Supraventricular Tachyarrhythmias; Amiodarone Dosage. For VT / V-Fib: 300 mg IV/IO. May administer additional 150 mg following initial dose if VF/pVT persists after 3-5 minutes.