Mark Klimek NCLEX RN: Cardiac questions and answers all are correct

igeminy - 2 repeating abnormal beats. can be ventricular or atrial Trigeminy - 3 repeating abnormal beats. Can be ventricular or atrial. Atrial Arrythmias/afib treatment: - ABCD's Adenocard (Adenosine) - fast IVP in <8s. BB's CCB's Digoxin/Lanoxin Supra Ventricular Arrythmias are; - Atrial Potentially life threatening arrythmias include: - Vfib and asystole ventricular arrhythmias are treated with: - Use Amniodarone or Lidocaine PVC's are never a _______ priority - High What elevates a patient with PVC's to moderate priority? - >6 PVC's in 1 minute >6PVC's in a row if the PVC falls on the T wave of the previous beat A salvo/group of PVCs can also be called: - a short run of tachycardia Periodic Wide Bizzare QRS? - PVC.Wide and bizzare without a P? Must be a PVC What do you do for Vtach or PVC's? - Lidocaine or Amniodarone What do you do for asystole? - CPR, Epi, Atropine When in Vfib, you should: - Defib The term Bizzare always refers to: - tachycardia chaotic is alwasy the word used to decribe: - fibrillation