Question 233 · LEK · Defibrillation
A 63-year-old conscious man with tachycardia, GCS=15 and hemodynamic instability requires:
- A. defibrillation under sedation.
- B. defibrillation under general anaesthesia.
- C. pharmacologic defibrillation.
- D. cardioversion under general anaesthesia.
- E. cardioversion under local anaesthesia.
Hint
Distinguish synchronised from unsynchronised shocks, and consider what a fully conscious patient needs before a shock.
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