VTach

Question 1

What is happening with ventricular tachycardia?

Answer 1

Ectopic ventricular impulses, LETHAL RHYTHM

Question 2

What does a strip of VTach look like?

Answer 2

Wide QRS, pulseless (or soon to be), no BP, unconscious, imminent brain death

Question 3

If VTach has a pulse, how do we treat?

Answer 3

Antiarrhythmics (e.g. Amiodarone, Lidocaine) or cardioversion

Question 4

If VTach has no pulse, how do we treat?

Answer 4

Immediate defibrillation, CPR, Epi, Consider Hs & Ts