Ventricular Fibrillation
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Top explanations for Ventricular Fibrillation
Management of Patients with Arrhythmias and Conduction Problems — Brunner & Suddarth’s Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing▶ 32:31But if they're pulselessBut if the patient isn't pulseless VTE or unconscious, it is treated exactly like ventricular fibrillationImmediate high energy defibrillationSpecial Situations — Cardiac-Vascular Nursing Review and Resource Manual▶ 1:59The text categorizes the etiology based on the underlying dysfunctionSo you're looking at primary electrical chaos like ventricular fibrillation or sustained pulseless ventricular tachycardiaThen you have the complete absence of electrical activity, which is a systoleCardiac Dysrhythmias — Lewis's Medical-Surgical Nursing: Assessment and Management of Clinical Problems▶ 15:11That's when a PVC happens to fall right on the T wave of the preceding beat during that vulnerable repolarization periodThat's particularly dangerous because it can trigger ventricular tachycardia, VT, or ventricular fibrillation, VFSo what do we do about PVCs