KAISER EKG 2026 CARDIAC CONDUCTION
SYSTEM REVIEW QUESTIONS SOLUTIONS
PROFESSIONAL GUIDE
◉ tachycardia tx:
procainamide iv
Answer: procainamide
20-50 mg/min
max dose 17 mg/kg
maintenance 1-4 mg/min
◉ tachycardia tx:
sotalol iv
Answer: sotalol
100 mg (1.5 mg/kg) over 5 min
◉ junctional rhythm
- rate
- rhythm
, - p waves
- pr interval
- qrs complex
Answer: rate
- 40-60
(accelerated junction = 60-100)
rhythm
- regular
p waves
- p waves inverted, buried, or can appear before/after qrs
pr interval
- 0.12 if present
qrs complex
- narrow 0.06-0.12
◉ inverted p wave cause
Answer: impulse moving in retrograde direction from the AV node
up to the atria
SYSTEM REVIEW QUESTIONS SOLUTIONS
PROFESSIONAL GUIDE
◉ tachycardia tx:
procainamide iv
Answer: procainamide
20-50 mg/min
max dose 17 mg/kg
maintenance 1-4 mg/min
◉ tachycardia tx:
sotalol iv
Answer: sotalol
100 mg (1.5 mg/kg) over 5 min
◉ junctional rhythm
- rate
- rhythm
, - p waves
- pr interval
- qrs complex
Answer: rate
- 40-60
(accelerated junction = 60-100)
rhythm
- regular
p waves
- p waves inverted, buried, or can appear before/after qrs
pr interval
- 0.12 if present
qrs complex
- narrow 0.06-0.12
◉ inverted p wave cause
Answer: impulse moving in retrograde direction from the AV node
up to the atria