KAISER EKG TEST PAPER ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS SET A+
✔✔causes of bradycardia - ✔✔- vagal
- dig, beta blockers
- compensatory response in acute MI
- ischemic heart disease
- sick sinus. synd
- inc intracranial pressure
✔✔bradycardia symptoms - ✔✔hypotension, AMS, signs of shock, ischemic chest
discomfort, HF
✔✔bradycardia tx - ✔✔atropine
- 1 mg q3-5min
- max dose 3 mg
dopamine
- 2-20 mcg/kg/min
epinephrine
- 2-10 mcg/min
✔✔atropine for bradycardia dose - ✔✔- 0.5 mg q3-5min
- max dose 3 mg
✔✔dopamine for bradycardia dose - ✔✔- 2-20 mcg/kg/min
✔✔epinephrine for bradycardia dose - ✔✔- 2-10 mcg/min
✔✔afib
- rate
- rhythm
, - p waves
- pr interval
- qrs complex - ✔✔rate
- atrial(p) 350-400
- ventricular is variable
rhythm
- irregular
p wave
- abnormal
pr interval
- not discernable
qrs complex
- narrow 0.06-0.12
✔✔afib causes - ✔✔TEMPORARY
- emotional distress
- alcohol excess
- dig tox
- hypoxia
CHRONIC
- valvular heart disease
- htn
- CAD
- smoking
- copd
- acute mi
- PE
- hyperthyroidism
✔✔aflutter
- rate
- rhythm
- p waves
- pr interval
- qrs complex - ✔✔rate
- atrial(p) 250-400
- ventricular variable
rhythm
- atrial regular
- ventricular may be irregular
ANSWERS SET A+
✔✔causes of bradycardia - ✔✔- vagal
- dig, beta blockers
- compensatory response in acute MI
- ischemic heart disease
- sick sinus. synd
- inc intracranial pressure
✔✔bradycardia symptoms - ✔✔hypotension, AMS, signs of shock, ischemic chest
discomfort, HF
✔✔bradycardia tx - ✔✔atropine
- 1 mg q3-5min
- max dose 3 mg
dopamine
- 2-20 mcg/kg/min
epinephrine
- 2-10 mcg/min
✔✔atropine for bradycardia dose - ✔✔- 0.5 mg q3-5min
- max dose 3 mg
✔✔dopamine for bradycardia dose - ✔✔- 2-20 mcg/kg/min
✔✔epinephrine for bradycardia dose - ✔✔- 2-10 mcg/min
✔✔afib
- rate
- rhythm
, - p waves
- pr interval
- qrs complex - ✔✔rate
- atrial(p) 350-400
- ventricular is variable
rhythm
- irregular
p wave
- abnormal
pr interval
- not discernable
qrs complex
- narrow 0.06-0.12
✔✔afib causes - ✔✔TEMPORARY
- emotional distress
- alcohol excess
- dig tox
- hypoxia
CHRONIC
- valvular heart disease
- htn
- CAD
- smoking
- copd
- acute mi
- PE
- hyperthyroidism
✔✔aflutter
- rate
- rhythm
- p waves
- pr interval
- qrs complex - ✔✔rate
- atrial(p) 250-400
- ventricular variable
rhythm
- atrial regular
- ventricular may be irregular