Arrhythmia mgmt & cardiac arrest : a"pocket brain" for Rapid Recall

Arrhythmia management and cardiac arrest Update of the New 2000 ACLS Guidelines : -Rationale for the Changes -Classifying Interventions (I, IIa, IIb,III, Indeterminate.) What's New? -Epinephrine -Vasopressin (ADH) for V Fib Antiarrhythmic Drugs (update): (for a full description, see the "Drugs" section below) -Changing Emphasis -Lidocaine -Amiodarone -Procainamide -Magnesium -Bretylium Bottom Line: -What Determines Survival? -Do No Harm! What's New? -Mgmt of A Fib (also, see below) Intro to Arrhythmia Diagnosis: -Intro to Arrhythmia Management -Basics of Rhythm Diagnosis -Assessing the Pt with a Cardiopulmonary Emergency Management of Cardiac Arrest: -V Fib (Ventricular Fibrillation) -VT (Ventricular Tachycardia) -Approach to Unspecified Tachycardia -Bradycardia -Asystole -PEA (Pulseless Electrical Activity) -PSVT (Reentry Supraventricular Tachycardia) Cardiac Arrhythmias: -Atrial Fibrillation (A Fib) -MAT (Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia) -Atrial Flutter (A Flutter) -Premature Beats (PAC/PJC/PVC) Drugs: -IV Infusions/ET Drugs -Epinephrine -Dopamine -Atropine -Less Common Drugs (Bicarb/Calcium/Isuprel) -Lidocaine -Bretylium -Aminophylline -Magnesium -Procainamide -Amiodarone -IA Drugs (Quinidine/Disopyramide) -IC Drugs (Flecainide/Propafenone) -Adenosine -Ibutilide/Sotalol -Verapamil/Dilt -Digoxin -Beta-Blockers (including Esmolol) -Maintenance Therapy (for PSVT/A Fib) Antiarrhythmic "Cocktail" -Proarrhythmia Modalities/Miscellaneous Topics: -Vagal Maneuvers -Assessing for Hemodynamic Stability -Defibrillation -Synchronized Cardioversion, Thump & Cough -Cardiac Pacing -EP Studies/ICD (Implant. Cardiovert Defibrill) -Special Forms of A Fib (very fast/WPW/very slow) -Digitalis Toxicity -Torsades -Sick Sinus Syndrome -Blocked PACs/VT vs Aberrant Conduction -AV Blocks -QRS Morphology (differentiating ventricular vs. supravent. process) About the Arrhythmia Management & Cardiac Arrest "Palm Brain" This product is very closely adapted from the Arrhythmia Management & Cardiac Arrest "Pocket Brain" 2nd edition 2001 by Dr. Ken Grauer. The treatment of cardiac arrest (and other acute cardiac arrythmias) demands prompt attention to clinical protocols with emphasis on prioritizing care. Herein lies the "beauty" of this Palm Brain: It facilitates understanding of KEY concepts in arrhythmia management and lightens the "memory load" by providing ready recall of the most commonly used drugs and doses in emergency cardiac care. We have completely revised and updated the 2nd Edition (2001) of our traditional hard copy book, as well as this E-book, so as to incorporate the New 2000 ACLS Guidelines. How to Use the PalmBrain : We suggest you first familiarize yourself with the contents of the Palm Brain. After doing so, we encourage you to carry the Palm Brain with you in your daily practice. Refer to it whenever relevant questions arise on management. We highlight 3 KEY features in the book: The Rapid Find Contents that allows for instant localization of specific information. The update at the beginning of the e-book on the New 2000 ACLS Guidelines. The frequent hyperlinks throughout the book to make the Palm Brain an optimal user-friendly resource. Other Material by this Author, including the original print version of this E-book