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Fundamentals of ECG and Basic Dysrhythmias_ Part 4 - Comprehension and Clinical Application (1)
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Fundamentals of ECG and BasicDysrhythmias: Part 4 - Comprehension
and Clinical Application
Digoxin, adenosine, verapamil - ANS-Which of the following drugs slow or inhibit AV
node conduction?
Verapamil - ANS-Each of the following medications is used for ventricular dysrhythmias
EXCEPT
automaticity - ANS-What property is the ability of a cardiac cell to initiate an electrical
impulse?
4th intercostal space to the right of the sternum - ANS-When applying electrodes to a
patient, to view MCL1, where is the chest lead placed?
Accelerated junctional rhythm - ANS-Which of the following is NOT an example of a
narrow complex supraventricular tachycardia?
failure to capture - ANS-On the patient's rhythm strip, you note there are pacemaker
spikes that are not followed by a P wave or a QRS. What type of pacemaker
malfunction is this called?
Send patient emergently to cath lab for PCI - ANS-Before you are able to attempt any of
the above interventions, the patient's heart rate drops to 34 beats per minute, and she
begins having 6-10 ventricular ectopic beats per minute. She is also complaining of
chest pain and shortness of breath. Which of the following would now be the most
appropriate intervention option?
Administer amiodarone, 150 mg IV over 10 minutes - ANS-You place a call to the
physician, and while waiting for a return call, the rhythm is unchanged. Mr. Smith is
awake and alert, and states that he is feeling a slight fluttering in his chest. You provide
him with supplemental oxygen. His vital signs and BP are stable. What would you
anticipate the next intervention to be?
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