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Tachycardia: The Unstable Patient Video
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- If initial interventions fail to address a patient’s tachyarrhythmia, the next step is to determine whether the patient is stable or unstable.
- Unstable tachyarrhythmias can be treated with medication or synchronized cardioversion.
- Synchronized cardioversion differs from defibrillation in that the electrical energy is delivered at a different time in the cardiac cycle.
- When feasible, the patient being prepared for synchronized cardioversion should be sedated.
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