Kevin Carr's Gloves 3285 Posted December 19, 2005 Author Share Posted December 19, 2005 Cardioversion is used basically for persons with long running bouts of svt- sedate the poor sod and zap them with a defibrillator- same logic as jump starting a heart- shock it while in SVT to stop it momentarily and then it should resume a normal sinus rhythm. Incidentally- when they give you the adenosine are they at any point able to determine the underlying rhythm? Ie. atrial fib, atrial flutter, juntional? 69361[/snapback] Jeeez this thread has turned into an episode of Casualty. *not making light of your medical condition KCG. 69362[/snapback] Not a prob PP mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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