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
-Consider Amiodarone or Esmolol as the drug of choice for rate control in the crashing patient with a-fib. References/Further Reading: Fuster V
Amiodarone. Contents. 1 General; 2 Adult Dosing. 2.1 V-fib Hyperpigmentation rash. Amiodarone hyperpigmentation.jpg. Pharmacology.
Amiodarone is an antiarrhythmic drug used to treat V-Fib or pulseless VT unresponsive to shock delivery, CPR, and a vasopressor.
Amiodarone. Contents. 1 General; 2 Adult Dosing. 2.1 V-fib/pulseless V Hypotension with older solvent-based formulation. Uncommon with
Amiodarone. This anti-arrhythmic is used for pulseless V-tach and V-fib. The first dose should be given rapidly, and a second dose may follow.
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 agent used in ACLS to treat VF or Ventricular Fibrillation (V-Fib); Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
(PS. Semantics perhaps...pulseless V-fib-- V-fib is by its very nature pulseless)