A 45-year-old man had coronary artery stents placed 2 days ago. Today, he is in severe distress and is reporting "crushing" chest discomfort. He is pale, diaphoretic, and cool to the touch. His radial pulse is very weak, blood pressure is 64/40 mm hg, respiratory rate is 28 breaths/min, and oxygen saturation is 89% on room air. When applied, the cardiac monitor initially showed ventricular tachycardia, which then quickly changed to ventricular fibrillation. If the lidocaine doent work what drug do you give next?

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The drug you should give next is Amiodarone 300 mg  

It is a drug that is used to treat and prevent irregular heartbeat. It helps in blocking some electrical signals that can result to irregular heartbeat in the heart. Amiodarone is a Class III antiarrhythmic.

Further Explanation

How to administer Amiodarone 300 mg

Based on medical directives, a Nurse may administer a dose of amiodarone 300 mg by  

  • Drawing amiodarone 300 mg (6 mL) into a 30 ml syringe
  • Add 24 ml from a bag of D5W so as to create a final solution 300 mg in 30 ml
  • There no need for a filter for the dose
  • Administer Intravenous direct.

Amiodarone is used to treat supraventricular tachyarrhythmias such as atrial fibrillation. It is also used to restore the normal heart rhythm including maintaining a steady and regular heartbeat.

It is anti-arrhythmic drug. The drug is available under different brand name, which include: Pacerone, Cordarone, and Nexterone.

The drugs might take several weeks to begin effect when used by mouth and it can also be given by intravenously, or intraosseously.

There are different side effects that are associated with this drug and these include:

  • feeling tired
  • Nausea
  • Tremor
  • Constipation

It can also causes serious side effect which include

  • Liver problems
  • Visions problems
  • Thyroid problems
  • Impaired memory  
  • Death

Amiodarone was first used medically for chest pain in 1962 and due to very serious side effect; the drug was removed from the market. Because of its effectiveness in the treatment of arrhythmias, the drug was reintroduced in 1974.  

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Epinephrine and amiodarone are used to treat the problem of irregular heart beat.

Epinephrine is the first drug given to the patient which is used in order to treat problems with heart rhythm and irregular heart beat. If epinephrine is not effective then the amiodarone 300 mg will be used which also used to treat the irregular heart beat. The old man experiences severe discomfort in the chest and have a very weak pulse rate so these Antiarrhythmic drugs such as Epinephrine and amiodarone are used in order to normalize the pulse rate.

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