Case-Based Modules > Case 23 > Stage 2

You place the pads on the patient. The NCCU fellow arrives. They push IV midazolam 0.5mg and fentanyl 25mcg. You synchronize the defibrillator to the patient's QRS complexes. You perform a synchronized cardioversion at 200J. Post-DCCV rhythm is sinus tachycardia with HR 90. Her repeat BP is 120/78.

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