Pulseless Ventricular Tachycardia
Also written as PVT.
Ventricular fibrillation and pulseless ventricular tachycardia are shockable rhythms and need immediate unsynchronised defibrillation along with high-quality chest compressions.
What our notes say
- Ventricular fibrillation and pulseless ventricular tachycardia are shockable rhythms and need immediate unsynchronised defibrillation along with high-quality chest compressions. (Cardiology Question Bank: 15 Clinical MCQs)
- If the initial rhythm in an out-of-hospital cardiac\narrest is pulseless ventricular tachycardia, the patient\nA. (Harrisons Cardiovascular Medicine 2nd Edition 2)
- The algorithm for the management of the choking child Shockable rhythms are pulseless ventricular tachycardia (VT) (Devendra K. Gupta, Krishna M. Goel - Hutchison’s Paediatrics. chdhe-Jaypee Broth)
- electrical activity; VF = ventricular fibrillation; VT = pulseless ventricular tachycardia).\n\n 215 (Davidson's Essentials of Medicine - 2nd)
- Pulseless ventricular tachycardia (PVT) He takes no medications. (Harrisons Cardiovascular Medicine 2nd Edition 2)