💊Adenosine is a drug commonly used in the ER to convert SVT into NSR 🫀Once a patient comes in with symptoms of SVT such as palpitations, shortness of breath, and lightheadedness, you immediately want to get a STAT EKG on them to confirm the rhythm. Once you know it’s SVT, you want to get the patient to a room, grab the portable monitor and put the patient on the pads 🫀Start an IV, the higher the better and draw labs. Pressure bag in some NS into the patient and prepare the adenosine if other

The Local Action Drug Action Committee held capacity building workshop to empower members. In welcoming the Committee, the Executive Mayor, Cllr. Malekula Melato, said: “This is a very important Committee. We must have all stakeholders for us to win the battle against substance abuse.” MMC: Community Services, Cllr. Bridget Lebesa added: “We will work very hard on the ground with the Committee to ensure we deal with addiction. We will go beyond meetings and find out why our youth abuse drugs.” T

‼️SVT PART3: Adenosine‼️…It’s commonly used in emergency settings because of its rapid effectiveness and short duration of action...However, it can cause brief side effects like flushing, chest discomfort, or a feeling of breathlessness.…Patients describe it as impending doom as the heart stops and restarts.…I am telling you when you push your his drug your heart stops while theirs is trying to re-start. …‼️WHICH METHOD WORKS THE BEST?‼️…#adenosine #svt #emergency #medicine | Ricky Brown