KAISER EKG TEST STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS AND 100%
CORRECT ANSWERS
What medication is given to treat sinus bradycardia? Answer Atropine 0.5mg
Do you pace sinus bradycardia? Answer Yes, with external of transvenous pacemakers
What medications do you HOLD when a patient is in sinus bradycardia? Answer Digoxin
and beta blockers
What is the treatment for sinus tachycardia? Answer treat the underlying cause
What medications are used to treat sinus pause/block? Answer Atropine 0.5mg or
epinephrine
What kind of pacemaker is employed to treat sinus node disease (sinus pause/block)? -
Answer Atrial pacemaker
What medications treat atrial flutter and atrial fibrillation? - Answer beta blockers,
diltiazem, verapamil, digoxin, amiodarone, coumadin, lovenox
What is a treatment 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 manoeuvres and adenosine
CORRECT ANSWERS
What medication is given to treat sinus bradycardia? Answer Atropine 0.5mg
Do you pace sinus bradycardia? Answer Yes, with external of transvenous pacemakers
What medications do you HOLD when a patient is in sinus bradycardia? Answer Digoxin
and beta blockers
What is the treatment for sinus tachycardia? Answer treat the underlying cause
What medications are used to treat sinus pause/block? Answer Atropine 0.5mg or
epinephrine
What kind of pacemaker is employed to treat sinus node disease (sinus pause/block)? -
Answer Atrial pacemaker
What medications treat atrial flutter and atrial fibrillation? - Answer beta blockers,
diltiazem, verapamil, digoxin, amiodarone, coumadin, lovenox
What is a treatment 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 manoeuvres and adenosine