Managing acute arrythmias

Dr Jaycen Cruikshank discusses the assessment and management of ventricular tachycardia, supraventricular tachycardia, atrial fibrillation and bradycardia with Dr Kathryn O'Connor. Accurate ECG interpretation is vital and faxing an ECG to a cardiologist or tertiary emergency department can help. The unconscious patient will require rescuscitation as per the Australian Resuscitation Council guidelines and the conscious patient requires IV access, oxygen, continuous cardiac monitoring and definitive treatment depending on the rythmn disturbance

Source: Australian Family Physician audio - June 30, 2008 Category: Primary Care Authors: The Royal Australian College Of General Practitioners Tags: Podcasts Source Type: podcasts