Question

A client with myocardial infarction is experiencing new, multiform premature ventricular contractions and short runs of ventricular tachycardia. The nurse plans to have which medication available for immediate use to treat the ventricular tachycardia?

1. Digoxin

2. Verapamil

3. Acebutolol

4. Amiodarone

Answer 1

VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA

​​​​​​It is defined as the condition in which the lower chambers of heart beats quickly by the problem in heart's electrical impulses.It also may occur in some people with other heart conditions like valvular heart disease,etc.

CAUSES

-Congenital heart diseases.

-Cardiomyopathy.

-Myocarditis.

-Hereditary.

EMERGENCY EMERGENCY TO TREAT VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA

-AMIODARONE

It works primarily by blocking potassium rectifier currents that are responsible for the repolarization of the heart during phase 3 of the cardiac action potential.

WHY OTHERS ARE NOT?

-DIGOXIN

It is used to control problems like irregular heartbeats (arrhythmias) including atrial fibrillation.

-VERAPAMIL

It is used to treat to treat high blood pressure and to control angina.

-ACEBUTOLOL

It is used to treat high blood pressure and to treat an irregular heartbeats.

CONCLUSION

Here we discuss about,

-Definition of ventricular tachycardia.

-causes.

-The emergency medicine used for ventricular tachycardia.

-The uses of Digoxin,Verapamil,Acebutolol.