RT Book, Section
A1 Kuriachan, Vikas P.
A1 Gillis, Anne M.
A2 Hall, Jesse B.
A2 Schmidt, Gregory A.
A2 Kress, John P.
SR Print(0)
ID 1126247421
T1 Cardiac Arrhythmias, Pacing, Cardioversion, and Defibrillation in the Critical Care Setting
T2 Principles of Critical Care, 4e
YR 2015
FD 2015
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071738811
LK accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1126247421
RD 2024/04/20
AB Correct  diagnoses  and  understanding  of  arrhythmia  mechanisms  are  crucial  to  successful  arrhythmia  management.The  hemodynamic  effects  of  an  arrhythmia  are  important  in  developing  an  appropriate  treatment  strategy.Predisposing  conditions  and  reversible  causes  should  be  recognized  and  corrected.Knowledge  of  antiarrhythmics  for  prophylaxis,  acute  management,  and  long-term  management  are  necessary  for  successful  arrhythmia  management.The  proarrhythmic  potential  of  antiarrhythmic  drugs  must  be  recognized  and  preventative  measures  should  be  taken  whenever  possible.Knowledge  of  antiarrhythmic  drug  pharmacokinetics  and  pharmacodynamics  and  the  impact  of  multisystem  organ  disease  on  these  parameters  are  important  in  preventing  drug  toxicity.The  intensivist  should  be  skilled  in  the  implantation  of  temporary  pacing  systems,  external  cardioversion,  and  defibrillation.Role  of  cardiac  pacing,  electrical  cardioversion,  and  defibrillation  should  be  clear  to  physicians  managing  patients  with  arrhythmias.Recognition  of  malfunctioning  temporary  and  permanent  implantable  pacemakers  or  cardioverter  defibrillators  is  crucial  in  the  management  of  patients  with  such  devices.