💊Adenosine is a drug commonly used in the ER to convert SVT into NSR 🫀Once a patient comes in with symptoms of SVT such as palpitations, shortness of breath, and lightheadedness, you immediately want to get a STAT EKG on them to confirm the rhythm. Once you know it’s SVT, you want to get the patient to a room, grab the portable monitor and put the patient on the pads 🫀Start an IV, the higher the better and draw labs. Pressure bag in some NS into the patient and prepare the adenosine if other

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‼️SVT PART3: Adenosine‼️…It’s commonly used in emergency settings because of its rapid effectiveness and short duration of action...However, it can cause brief side effects like flushing, chest discomfort, or a feeling of breathlessness.…Patients describe it as impending doom as the heart stops and restarts.…I am telling you when you push your his drug your heart stops while theirs is trying to re-start. …‼️WHICH METHOD WORKS THE BEST?‼️…#adenosine #svt #emergency #medicine | Ricky Brown

Adenosine is a medicine that can help slow down a fast heartbeat called supraventricular tachycardia. It works by blocking certain signals in the heart that can cause the heart to beat too fast. When the medicine is given, it can make the heart stop for a very short moment and then start beating again at a normal pace. This is one of the longest pauses I’ve seen giving this medication. #adenosine #atrialfibrillation #emergencymedicine #medstudent #premed #nursingstudent #nurse #doctor | Dr. Joe,