ECG Treatments Test Questions
with Answers
Atrial Flutter - Answer-Risk
▪ Clot formation in atria (atria not completely emptying)
▪ Stroke
▪ PulmonaryEmbolism
▪ Dramatic drop in cardiac output
Atrial Flutter - Answer-Medical Treatment
▪ Cardioversion - treatment of choice
▪ Antiarrhymics such as procainamide to convert the flutter
▪ Slow the ventricular rate by using diltiazem, verapamil, digitalis, or beta blocker
▪ Heparin to reduce incidence of thrombus formation
A fib - Answer-The electrical signal that circles uncoordinated through the muscles of
the atria causing them to quiver (sometimes more than 400 times per minute) without
contracting. The ventricles do not receive regular impulses and contract out of rhythm,
and the heartbeat becomes uncontrolled and irregular. It is the most common
arrhythmia, and 85 percent of people who experience it are older than 65 years.
A fib - Answer-Causes Signs and Symptoms
▪ Hypoxia
▪ Hypertension
▪ Congestive heart failure
▪ Coronary artery disease
▪ Dysfunction of the sinus node
▪ Mitralvalvedisorders
▪ Rheumaticheartdisease
▪ Pericarditis
▪ Hyperthyroidism
▪ Excessive alcohol or caffeine consumption
A fib - Answer-S/S
▪ Heart palpitations
▪ Irregular pulse which feels too rapid or too
slow, racing, pounding or fluttering
▪ Dizzinessorlight-headedness
▪ Fainting
▪ Confusion
▪ Fatigue
▪ Troublebreathing
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