Run Time: 2 minutes Author: Aaron Lessen M.D. Educational Pearls: There are patients that present to the ER with ugly wide complex tachycardias, but are stable and talking – It is possible to try and use medications before immediately running to shock the patient back into a normal sinus rhythm. Possible medications for cardioversion of…
Read MoreRun Time: 4 minutes Author: Rachael Duncan, PharmD BCPS Educational Pearls: Propranolol overdose presents with bradycardia, hypotension, decreased activity, and decreased body temperature. Propranolol is a lipophilic beta-blocker. Appropriate reversal agents for overdose on propranolol are epinephrine, dopamine, glucagon, calcium, levophed, and an IV lipid sink to sequester the propranolol. In cardiogenic shock, the heart begins…
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