Ventricular Fib and ventricular tachycardia Flashcards
1
Q
What is happening during VFIB ?
A
NO CO = NO O2 in body
crazy patterns of electrical activity in ventricles
2
Q
What are the causes for Vfib?
A
anything that does not allow the heart to contract effectively or leads to hypoxemia
cardiac injury
digoxin toxicity
electrical imbalances
electrical shock
3
Q
S/S of V FIB?
A
COLLAPSED
decrease BP
4
Q
what are nurses intervention for V Fib (pulseless) ?
A
Assess FIRST
CPR 2/30 vented 2/15
CAP
Shock
5
Q
what is ventricular tachycardia?
A
Fast rate in ventricles
6
Q
Ventricular tachy info
A
Assess pt first
WIDE QRS
Repetitive
100-200 BPM
3+PVCs
7
Q
what does ventricular tachycardia look like?
A
they look like lower case “m” and repetitive
8
Q
what does ventricular fibrillation look like?
A
radio frequency
