A 66-year-old man with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (shockable rhythm) achieves ROSC after defibrillation. During resuscitation, what vasopressor do...

Question

A 66-year-old man with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (shockable rhythm) achieves ROSC after defibrillation. During resuscitation, what vasopressor dosing is recommended?

Accepted Answer

Epinephrine 1 mg IV/IO every 3-5 minutes

Answer

Epinephrine 0.1 mg IV every 10 minutes

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Phenylephrine 1 mg IV every 3-5 minutes

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Vasopressin 40 units IV as first-line

Answer

Dopamine infusion 2 µg/kg/min

us-abem MCQ (SBA): Cardiac Arrest (ACLS)

A 66-year-old man with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (shockable rhythm) achieves ROSC after defibrillation. During resuscitation, what vasopressor dosing is recommended?