The nurse is recording pulse of a patient admitted in intensive care unit after having a myocardial infarction. The nurse observes that the patient is pulse less and the monitor showing a sine-wave pattern. What is the appropriate emergency management in this patient?

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The appropriate emergency management in this patient is defibrillation. The sine-wave pattern on monitor suggests that this patient is having acute ventricular tachycardia for which emergency defibrillation is necessary. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is also often necessary.

The Nurse Is Recording Pulse of a Patient Admitted in Intensive