amiodarone/a-fib

Specialties CCU

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New nurse here. Question with treating A-Fib. If heart rate is high say greater than 120 and bp is low, SBP 80's. What would a typical tx be?

Specializes in Emergency, Telemetry, Transplant.
We would commonly use amiodarone if patient was well filled, but first also check electrolyte levels sometimes just need some potassium and then heart rate improves.

Hypomagnesemia is also common with A fib.

A fib SP CABG--I have almost always seen amio in this instance. If the A fib is not secondary to open heart surgery, and is being managed by cardiology, it will usually be a dilt gtt. Although, if someone came into the ER with that pressure, new onset a fib, and it is belivied that pressure is due to the A fib, cardioversion (either chemical or electrical) remains an option.

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