Related Subjects:
| Wolff-Parkinson White syndrome (WPW) AVRT
| Lown Ganong Levine Syndrome AVRT
| Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT)
| Atrioventricular Nodal Reentrant Tachycardia AVNRT
| Atrial Flutter
| Atrial Fibrillation
| Sinus Tachycardia
| Sinus Arrhythmia
| Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia
| Resuscitation - Adult Tachycardia Algorithm
Patients may feel terrible for 20-30 seconds which is always transient but keep reassuring that the feeling will pass. Do not use in Asthmatics.
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Dose Administration: Warn patients that they may feel terrible for 20-30 seconds but the feeling will pass.
Name Starting Dose Frequency Route Adenosine 1-3 mg if on Dipyridamole or Carbamazepine or Heart Transplant or into central line stat Fast IV with 20 ml NS flush into large or central vein Adenosine 6 mg Standard 1st dose stat Fast IV with 20 ml NS flush* into large or central vein. If fails then give 12 mg Adenosine 12 mg and may be repeated stat Fast IV width flush into large or central vein with 20 ml flush Indications
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