KAISER EKG TEST STUDY GUIDE 2024 |100% CORRECT|

KAISER EKG TEST STUDY GUIDE 2024 |100% CORRECT| What drug is used to treat sinus bradycardia? *Ans* Atropine 0.5mg Do you pace sinus bradycardia? *Ans* Yes, with external or transvenous pacemakers What drugs should you HOLD with sinus bradycardia? *Ans* Digoxin and beta blockers How do you treat sinus tachycardia? *Ans* treat the underlying cause What drugs are used to treat sinus pause/block? *Ans* Atropine 0.5mg or epinephrine What type of pacemaker is used to treat sinus node disease (sinus pause/block)? *Ans* Atrial pacemaker What drugs treat atrial flutter and atrial fibrillation? *Ans* beta blockers, diltiazem, verapamil, digoxin, amiodarone, coumadin, lovenox What is a treatment option for symptomatic (unstable) atrial flutter? *Ans* Synchronized cardioversion at 50-100J What is a treatment option for symptomatic (unstable) atrial fibrillation? *Ans* Synchronized cardioversion at 120-200J What is the treatment for stable SVT? *Ans* Vagal maneuvers and adenosine what is the treatment for unstable SVT? *Ans* Synchronized cardioversion What is the treatment for symptomatic junctional escape? *Ans* atropine 0.5mg What is the treatment for symptomatic first degree block? *Ans* atropine 0.5mg what is the drugs and treatment for symptomatic second degree block type 1? *Ans* atropine 0.5mg, epinephrine or a temporary pacemaker? What is the drugs and treatment for symptomatic second degree block type 2? *A