HELP!!! with ACLS Drugs!

MarcusKspn · Feb 1, 2005

I have heard conflicting information about whether or not Vasopressin can be given down the tube?

L2750 · Feb 1, 2005

I have heard conflicting information about whether or not Vasopressin can be given down the tube?

No...LEAN Lidocaine, Epi., Atropine, Narcan

candyndel · Feb 1, 2005

ONEAL can go down the ETT.

(O2, narcan, epi, atr, lido).

Vasopressin is not in the ACLS text for ETT usage yet. Not that people arent using it off label...

PEA??

Push Epi & Atropine

Brady??

All Puppy Dogs Eat Iams

(Atropine, Pace, Dopamine, Epi, Isuprel)

Pulseless Vtach/VFIB???

Shock Shock Shock, EVerbody shock

(200, 300-360, 360, Epi/Vasopressin)

And Lets Make Pts better

(Amiodarone, Lido, Mag, Procainamide...bretylium is no longer in the rhythm)

Asystole??

Pace, Epi, Atropine

Stable Tach is always difficult.

Just hope you dont get WPW...

Good LUCK

MarcusKspn · Feb 2, 2005

Brady??
All Puppy Dogs Eat Iams
(Atropine, Pace, Dopamine, Epi, Isuprel)

Alex plays dirty every inning

chip193 · Feb 2, 2005

I just got back home from teaching a two-day ACLS class. A few thoughts after watching the new Critical Care nurses (all 34 of them) and the 10 SRNAs:

- Make sure that you know how to read the rhythms. If you cannot read an EKG, ACLS is not the course for you. Take a Dysrhythmia course first.

- Know the pharmacology cold. Know what drugs work for what, and have an idea of how they work. You don't need to be a D.Pharm. in order to pass (or even to do well), but you need to be able to think critically.

- Learn the guidelines. Live the guidelines. Love the guidelines!

- Take some time to get to know the equipment from your facility. If you don't know your equipment, it won't matter how well you know how to shock, as you won't be able to monitor!

Good luck!

Chip