17,195
edits
Changes
Created page with "400px|thumb|right Even more serious than U-fib, '''V-fib''' is a life-threatening heart rhythm that requires immediate medical attention..."
[[File:Ventricular fibrillation.png|400px|thumb|right]]
Even more serious than U-fib, '''V-fib''' is a life-threatening heart rhythm that requires immediate medical attention otherwise can lead to [[Death|death]].
'''Gomerpedia Tip'''
----
Always rule out the possibility of a faulty monitor by giving it a good slap on the side. Who knows, maybe it'll pop back into normal sinus rhythm.<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2017/08/slaps-monitor-v-fib/ Medicine Resident Slaps Monitor Hoping V-Fib is Just Artifact (Gomerblog)]</ref>
'''Related Reading'''
----
* [[Back Compression]]
* [[Cardiac Catheterization]]
* [[Chest Compression]]
* [[Code Blue Drinking Game]]
* [[Code MET]]
* [[Code Status]]
* [[Defibrillator]]
* [[Epinephrine]]
* [[ICD Interrogation]]
* [[Lidocaine Patch Kids]]
* [[Metoprolol]]
* [[Refibrillator]]
* [[Troponin]]
'''Citations'''
----
<references />
[[Category:Emergency Medicine]]
[[Category:Critical Care]]
[[Category:Cardiology]]
[[Category:Internal Medicine]]
Even more serious than U-fib, '''V-fib''' is a life-threatening heart rhythm that requires immediate medical attention otherwise can lead to [[Death|death]].
'''Gomerpedia Tip'''
----
Always rule out the possibility of a faulty monitor by giving it a good slap on the side. Who knows, maybe it'll pop back into normal sinus rhythm.<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2017/08/slaps-monitor-v-fib/ Medicine Resident Slaps Monitor Hoping V-Fib is Just Artifact (Gomerblog)]</ref>
'''Related Reading'''
----
* [[Back Compression]]
* [[Cardiac Catheterization]]
* [[Chest Compression]]
* [[Code Blue Drinking Game]]
* [[Code MET]]
* [[Code Status]]
* [[Defibrillator]]
* [[Epinephrine]]
* [[ICD Interrogation]]
* [[Lidocaine Patch Kids]]
* [[Metoprolol]]
* [[Refibrillator]]
* [[Troponin]]
'''Citations'''
----
<references />
[[Category:Emergency Medicine]]
[[Category:Critical Care]]
[[Category:Cardiology]]
[[Category:Internal Medicine]]
