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amiodarone

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Epinephrine (for arrest, not shock or anaphylaxis), atropine, lidocaine, amiodarone, procainamide, digitalis, etc.

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Quick take

(pharmacology) an antiarrhythmic drug administered in the form of its hydrochloride C₂₅H₂₉I₂NO₃·HCl and used to treat life-threatening ventricular arrhythmia

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noun

(pharmacology) an antiarrhythmic drug administered in the form of its hydrochloride C₂₅H₂₉I₂NO₃·HCl and used to treat life-threatening ventricular arrhythmia

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for amiodarone.

noun

(pharmacology) an antiarrhythmic drug administered in the form of its hydrochloride C₂₅H₂₉I₂NO₃·HCl and used to treat life-threatening ventricular arrhythmia

Example sentences

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Epinephrine (for arrest, not shock or anaphylaxis), atropine, lidocaine, amiodarone, procainamide, digitalis, etc.

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Paramedics doing CPR, defibrillation, some epinephrine, then in the ER they'll intubate, get some lines in, push more epi and maybe amiodarone - pretty basic stuff that's more about doing it fast than expensive equipment.

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Other examples: drugs like thalidomide that caused birth defects, side effects of amiodarone; importation of non-native species that then caused issues, such as kudzu, Burmese pythons, snakehead fish, etc.

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This range of drugs is quite extensive (my county allows approximately 40, including adenosine, amiodarone, atropine, dopamine, etomidate, fentanyl, morphine, midazolam, lidocaine, furosemide, promethazine, succinylcholine, vasopressin).

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How do you use amiodarone in a sentence?

Epinephrine (for arrest, not shock or anaphylaxis), atropine, lidocaine, amiodarone, procainamide, digitalis, etc.

What does amiodarone mean?

(pharmacology) an antiarrhythmic drug administered in the form of its hydrochloride C₂₅H₂₉I₂NO₃·HCl and used to treat life-threatening ventricular arrhythmia

What part of speech is amiodarone?

amiodarone is commonly used as noun.