06.05 Wide Complex Tachycardia

Join NURSING.com to watch the full lesson now.

Included In This Lesson

Outline

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

  

                                       

Join NURSING.com to watch the full lesson now.