Difference between revisions of "Ventricular Fibrillation"

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Revision as of 17:51, 17 October 2013

  • Total lack of organized ventricular depolarization causing cardiopulmonary arrest and death.


Causes

Cardiac or systemic pathology, Electrolyte disturbances, Electric Shock, Untreated ventricular tachycardia, Hypoxia etc.


ECG Appearance: Wavy baseline without any sign of an organized P, QRS, or T wave


Treatment

Small Animals

  • Cardiopulmonary resuscitation: electrical defibrillation, open-chest cardiac massage, intratracheal lidocaine


Large Animals

  • Rarely detected in large animals before death
  • There is no treatment for large animals with this condition