A 55-year-old man collapses with pulseless VT. During resuscitation, after the second defibrillation, what antiarrhythmic is appropriate if refractory...

Question

A 55-year-old man collapses with pulseless VT. During resuscitation, after the second defibrillation, what antiarrhythmic is appropriate if refractory?

Accepted Answer

Amiodarone 300 mg IV bolus

Answer

Procainamide 1,000 mg IV push

Answer

Sotalol 120 mg IV push

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Adenosine 6 mg IV push

Answer

Atropine 1 mg IV

Cardiac Arrest-Antiarrhythmics — MRCEM SBA MCQ

A 55-year-old man collapses with pulseless VT. During resuscitation, after the second defibrillation, what antiarrhythmic is appropriate if refractory?