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Part I. The ABCs: Airway, Breathing, Circulatory Support > 

Chapter 7. Cardioversion and Defibrillation

Sabrina Tsao, MD, Barbara J. Deal, MD
Topics Discussed: critical care; defibrillator, automatic external; electric countershock.

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Tachycardia, either supraventricular or ventricular, with regular ventricular response with mild to moderate hypotension.

Mechanisms of supraventricular tachycardia include the following:

   

Atrial reentry tachycardia.

Reciprocating tachycardia utilizing an accessory connection.

Atrial flutter.

Atrioventricular nodal reentry tachycardia.

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