KAISER EKG TEST STUDY 4 COMPLETE STUDY
GUIDE AND CARDIAC RHYTHM
INTERPRETATION REVIEW 2026
◉ 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?
Answer: Synchronized cardioversion at 50-100J
◉ What is a treatment option for symptomatic (unstable) atrial
fibrillation?
Answer: Synchronized 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
GUIDE AND CARDIAC RHYTHM
INTERPRETATION REVIEW 2026
◉ 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?
Answer: Synchronized cardioversion at 50-100J
◉ What is a treatment option for symptomatic (unstable) atrial
fibrillation?
Answer: Synchronized 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