Ventricular Fibrillation
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Cardiac Arrhythmias and Their Electrocardiographic Interpretation — Guyton and Hall Textbook of Medical Physiology▶ 14:06It usually indicates significant ischemic muscle damageIt's on the verge of turning into ventricular fibrillationAnd the ECG just looks like a rapid -fire string of those massive, bizarre, premature beats we talked aboutManagement 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 systole