Ventricular Fibrillation (VF) on the Monitor means what?
Amiodarone
Lidocaine, possibly
- Ventricular fibrillation or VF occurs when there are uncoordinated contractions within the ventricles of the heart. The primary cause of VF is hypoxia (lack of oxygen) to the heart muscle which causes hyperirritability in the cardiac muscle tissue.
- As a result, multiple muscles cells within the ventricles simultaneously fire as pacemakers causing a quivering or fibrillation that is ineffective for adequate cardiac output.
- NO effective pulse
- Minimal cardiac output
- Defibrillate ASAP!
- Medications used: Epinephrine - First line drug
Amiodarone
Lidocaine, possibly