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D B Fabius

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PubMed1993

Diagnosing and treating ventricular tachycardia.

The misdiagnosis of wide complex tachycardias often leads to improper treatment and adverse patient outcomes. This article presents a thorough review of the validated electrocardiographic criteria useful in the diagnosis of ventricular tachycardia versus supraventricular tachycardia with aberrancy. Current information on bedside monitoring, pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic treatment, psychological impact, and discharge planning is discussed.

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Intravenous amrinone therapy: nursing implications.

Intravenous amrinone (Inocor) is the latest in a line of cardiotonic agents approved for the treatment of heart failure. A thorough knowledge of the pharmacology of this agent is essential in the development of a plan of care for this critically ill patient.

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Recertification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation. A comparison of two teaching methods.

In this study, the authors compare knowledge scores, pass/fail rate, time spent, satisfaction, and skill retention between two teaching methods used in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) recertification. Seventy subjects were assigned randomly to either traditional or computer method of instruction. Knowledge was evaluated by written examination. Psychomotor skills were evaluated either by a Basic Cardiac Life Support certified instructor (control group) or the computer (experimental group) and reevaluated by an instructor at a 6-month interval. There was no significant difference between the groups in knowledge or performance scores. However, significant differences in time spent, learner satisfaction, and pass/fail rate all favored the traditional method of instruction. These findings conflict with the results of prior studies on the use of the computer interactive learning system.

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