KAISER EKG TEST STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ALREADY PASSED!! What drug is used to treat sinus bradycardia? Answer- Atropine 0.5mg Do you pace sinus bradycardia? Answer- Yes, with external or transvenous pacemakers What drugs should you HOLD with sinus bradycardia? Answer- Digoxin and beta blockers How do you treat sinus tachycardia? Answer- treat the underlying cause What drugs are used to treat sinus pause/block? Answer- Atropine 0.5mg or epinephrine What type of pacemaker is used to treat sinus node disease (sinus pause/block)? Answer- Atrial pacemaker What drugs treat atrial flutter and atrial fibrillation? Answer- beta blockers, diltiazem, verapamil, digoxin, amiodarone, coumadin, lovenox What is a treatment option for symptomatic (unstable) atrial flutter? AnswerSynchronized cardioversion at 50-100J What is a treatment option for symptomatic (unstable) atrial fibrillation? AnswerSynchronized cardioversion at 120-200J What is the treatment for stable SVT? Answer- Vagal maneuvers and adenosine what is the treatment for unstable SVT? Answer- Synchronized cardioversion What is the treatment for symptomatic junctional escape? Answer- atropine 0.5mg What is the treatment for symptomatic first degree block? Answer- atropine 0.5mg what is the drugs and treatment for symptomatic second degree block type 1? Answer- atropine 0.5mg, epinephrine or a temporary pacemaker? What is the drugs and treatment for symptomatic second degree block type 2? Answer- Atropine 0.5mg, epinephrine or dopamine transcutaneous pacing as a bridge to a permanent pacemaker.
What is the drugs and treatment for third degree block? Answer- Atropine, epinephrine, or dopamine transcutaneous pacing as a bridge to a permanent pacemaker. Treatment for PVCs Answer- Correct hypoxemia, low K+, low Mg++ Drugs used to treat PVCs Answer- Amiodarone, Lidocaine,Pronestyl Treatment for Monomorphic VT with pulse (stable) Answer- Amiodarone, lidocaine, procainimide and synchronized cardioversion treatment for Monomorphic VT with pulse (unstable) Answer- Amiodarone, synchronized cardioversion Treatment for monomorphic and polymorphic pulseless VT (unstable) AnswerDefibrillation, CPR, Epinephrine Treatment for polymorphic VT with pulse (stable and unstable) Answer- Magnesium and defibrillation treatment for ventricular fibrillation Answer- Defibrillation, CPR, and Epinephrine Treatment for idioventricular rhythm/ventricular escape rhythm Answer- Atropine, Epinephrine, Isoproterenol transcutaneous pacing as a bridge to permanent pacemaker. Treatment for asystole Answer- CPR and Epinephrine Treatment for PEA Answer- CPR and Epinephrine