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  1. "      Paroxysmal Supraventricular Tachycardia (PAT or PSVT)"
  2. "                        UNSTABLE PSVT:"
  3. "(pain, infarction, dyspnea, congestive failure, or hypotension)"
  4. "                 (if pulse, start IV first)"
  5. "                   CARDIOVERT 100 JOULES"
  6. "             no change? CARDIOVERT 200 JOULES"
  7. "             no change? CARDIOVERT 360 JOULES"
  8. "                     VERAPAMIL 5 MG IV"
  9. "               CARDIOVERT once at 360 JOULES"
  10. "             repeat VERAPAMIL and CARDIOVERSION"
  11. " "
  12. "                        STABLE PSVT:"
  13. "                      vagal maneuvers"
  14. "                        start I.V."
  15. "                     VERAPAMIL 5 MG IV"
  16. "                  no change in 15 minutes?"
  17. "                     VERAPAMIL 10 MG IV"
  18. "                no change in 15 min? consider:"
  19. "              DIGOXIN 0.25 increasing to 1 mg IV"
  20. "              PROPRANOLOL 1 MG per min up to 5 mg"
  21. "               CARDIOVERSION or OVERDRIVE PACING"
  22. "end"
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