KAISER EKG TEST STUDY GUIDE TWO DIFFERENT
VERSIONS QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE 2024
What drug is used to treat sinus bradycardia? - ANSWERS-Atropine 0.5mg
Do you pace sinus bradycardia? - ANSWERS-Yes, with external or transvenous pacemakers
What drugs should you HOLD with sinus bradycardia? - ANSWERS-Digoxin and beta blockers
How do you treat sinus tachycardia? - ANSWERS-treat the underlying cause
What drugs are used to treat sinus pause/block? - ANSWERS-Atropine 0.5mg or epinephrine
What type of pacemaker is used to treat sinus node disease (sinus pause/block)? - ANSWERS-
Atrial pacemaker
What drugs treat atrial flutter and atrial fibrillation? - ANSWERS-beta blockers, diltiazem,
verapamil, digoxin, amiodarone, coumadin, lovenox
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What is a treatment option for symptomatic (unstable) atrial flutter? - ANSWERS-Synchronized
cardioversion at 50-100J
What is a treatment option for symptomatic (unstable) atrial fibrillation? - ANSWERS-
Synchronized cardioversion at 120-200J
What is the treatment for stable SVT? - ANSWERS-Vagal maneuvers and adenosine
what is the treatment for unstable SVT? - ANSWERS-Synchronized cardioversion
What is the treatment for symptomatic junctional escape? - ANSWERS-atropine 0.5mg
What is the treatment for symptomatic first degree block? - ANSWERS-atropine 0.5mg
what is the drugs and treatment for symptomatic second degree block type 1? - ANSWERS-
atropine 0.5mg, epinephrine or a temporary pacemaker?
What is the drugs and treatment for symptomatic second degree block type 2? - ANSWERS-
Atropine 0.5mg, epinephrine or dopamine
transcutaneous pacing as a bridge to a permanent pacemaker.
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What is the drugs and treatment for third degree block? - ANSWERS-Atropine, epinephrine, or
dopamine
transcutaneous pacing as a bridge to a permanent pacemaker.
Treatment for PVCs - ANSWERS-Correct hypoxemia, low K+, low Mg++
Drugs used to treat PVCs - ANSWERS-Amiodarone, Lidocaine,Pronestyl
Treatment for Monomorphic VT with pulse (stable) - ANSWERS-Amiodarone, lidocaine,
procainimide and synchronized cardioversion
treatment for Monomorphic VT with pulse (unstable) - ANSWERS-Amiodarone, synchronized
cardioversion
Treatment for monomorphic and polymorphic pulseless VT (unstable) - ANSWERS-Defibrillation,
CPR, Epinephrine
Treatment for polymorphic VT with pulse (stable and unstable) - ANSWERS-Magnesium and
defibrillation
treatment for ventricular fibrillation - ANSWERS-Defibrillation, CPR, and Epinephrine
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Treatment for idioventricular rhythm/ventricular escape rhythm - ANSWERS-Atropine,
Epinephrine, Isoproterenol
transcutaneous pacing as a bridge to permanent pacemaker.
Treatment for asystole - ANSWERS-CPR and Epinephrine
Treatment for PEA - ANSWERS-CPR and Epinephrine
depolarization - ANSWERS-- inside of cell becomes positive, outside negative
- contraction
- na+ channel opens
- ELECTRICAL
repolarization - ANSWERS-movement of cells = inside is negative again
- na+ channels close, k+ channels open
- MECHANICAL
p wave
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