NCLEX EKG rhythms
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1. Sinus Bradycardia
<60 bpm
Treatment: Atropine
(only if symptomatic)
2. Ventricular Fibrillation
"Chaotic"Disorganized, ineffective twitching of the ven-
tricles, resulting in no blood flow and a state of cardiac
arrest.
Treatment: Defib for V-fib
Then drugs: Lidocaine, Amiodarone
3. ventricular tachycardia
"Bizarre rhythm with wide QRS complexes"
Treatment: No pulse = Defib
Pulse = cardiovert, amiodarone
4. Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib)
"Chaotic or unorganized"
Treatment: cardioversion
Amiodarone, digoxin
5. Atrial Flutter
1/2