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Adenosine type - Answer✔✔-Antiarrhythmic
Adenosine uses - Answer✔✔-1. Supraventricular tachycardia
2. Regular/Monomorphic wide-complex tachycardia
Adenosine algorithm - Answer✔✔-Tachycardia w/ pulse
Adenosine dosage - Answer✔✔-1st dose: 6mg rapid IVP
2nd dose: 12mg rapid IVP in 1-2 minutes
Adenosine common side effects - Answer✔✔-HA, dizziness, metallic taste, dyspnea, hypotension,
bradycardia, palpitations, N, flushing, sweating
Adenosine nursing implications - Answer✔✔-Cardiac monitoring during administration
May cause pulseless arrest, prepare for CPR
Administer via central line if available
Flush with 20mL NS
DO NOT GIVE IN 2nd/3rd degree heart block
Amiodarone type - Answer✔✔-Antiarrhythmic
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Amiodarone uses - Answer✔✔-1. Unstable ventricular tachycardia (VT) w/ pulse
2. Ventricular fibrillation (VF)
3. VT without pulse, no response to shock
Amiodarone algorithm - Answer✔✔-Pulseless arrest
Tachycardia with pulse
Amiodarone dosage - Answer✔✔-Tachycardia: 150mg over 10min
Cardiac arrest: 1st dose= 300mg rapid IVP
2nd= 150mg if needed
Amiodarone side effects - Answer✔✔-HA, dizziness, tremors, ataxia, syncope, significant hypotension,
bradycardia, CHF, tornadoes de pointes, N/V/D, rash, skin discoloration, hair loss, flushing, coagulation
abnormalities
Atropine type - Answer✔✔-Anticholinergic
Atropine use - Answer✔✔-Symptomatic bradycardia
Atropine algorithm - Answer✔✔-Bradycardia
Atropine dose - Answer✔✔-1mg IVP q3-5 minutes with 3mg max dose
Atropine side effects - Answer✔✔-HA, dizziness, confusion, anxiety, flushing, blurred vision,
photophobia, pupil dilation, dry mouth, tachycardia, hypo/hypertension, N/V, constipation
Atropine implications - Answer✔✔-Use with caution with pts with an MI
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ACLS 491 JIT Meds Study Guide Latest
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Adenosine type - Answer✔✔-Antiarrhythmic
Adenosine uses - Answer✔✔-1. Supraventricular tachycardia
2. Regular/Monomorphic wide-complex tachycardia
Adenosine algorithm - Answer✔✔-Tachycardia w/ pulse
Adenosine dosage - Answer✔✔-1st dose: 6mg rapid IVP
2nd dose: 12mg rapid IVP in 1-2 minutes
Adenosine common side effects - Answer✔✔-HA, dizziness, metallic taste, dyspnea, hypotension,
bradycardia, palpitations, N, flushing, sweating
Adenosine nursing implications - Answer✔✔-Cardiac monitoring during administration
May cause pulseless arrest, prepare for CPR
Administer via central line if available
Flush with 20mL NS
DO NOT GIVE IN 2nd/3rd degree heart block
Amiodarone type - Answer✔✔-Antiarrhythmic
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Amiodarone uses - Answer✔✔-1. Unstable ventricular tachycardia (VT) w/ pulse
2. Ventricular fibrillation (VF)
3. VT without pulse, no response to shock
Amiodarone algorithm - Answer✔✔-Pulseless arrest
Tachycardia with pulse
Amiodarone dosage - Answer✔✔-Tachycardia: 150mg over 10min
Cardiac arrest: 1st dose= 300mg rapid IVP
2nd= 150mg if needed
Amiodarone side effects - Answer✔✔-HA, dizziness, tremors, ataxia, syncope, significant hypotension,
bradycardia, CHF, tornadoes de pointes, N/V/D, rash, skin discoloration, hair loss, flushing, coagulation
abnormalities
Atropine type - Answer✔✔-Anticholinergic
Atropine use - Answer✔✔-Symptomatic bradycardia
Atropine algorithm - Answer✔✔-Bradycardia
Atropine dose - Answer✔✔-1mg IVP q3-5 minutes with 3mg max dose
Atropine side effects - Answer✔✔-HA, dizziness, confusion, anxiety, flushing, blurred vision,
photophobia, pupil dilation, dry mouth, tachycardia, hypo/hypertension, N/V, constipation
Atropine implications - Answer✔✔-Use with caution with pts with an MI
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