ACLS Pharmacology QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% GUARANTEED 2023

ACLS Pharmacology QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% GUARANTEED 2023 2 Medications used to treat asystole Epinephrine Vasopressin 2 Medications used to treat PEA Epinephrine Vasopressin 2nd degree heart block type two is a sign of bilateral bundle branch disease 3 Medications used to treat bradycardia Atropine Epinephrine Dopamine 7 Medications used to treat tachycardia Adenosine Diltiazem Beta-blockers Amiodarone Digoxin Verapamil Magnesium Action of epinephrine Causes vasoconstriction and increases cardiac output A-fib impulses that cause a rapid heart rate causes decreased cardiac output & symptoms Afib occurs when normal impulses from the SA node are overwhelmed by disorganized electrical impulses in the atria Amiodarone can treat and during cardiac arrest that is unresponsive to shocking, CPR, and vasopressors vfib, vtach Amiodarone caution High toxicity Amiodarone is classified as an Antiarrhythmic drug Amiodarone is used to treat SVT & ventricular arrhythmias Amiodarone should not be used in pt with polymorphic VT Asstole reflects no cardiac activity Asystole: assess for properly connected leads, underlying cause Atrial fibrilation contains no discernible P-waves Atrial flutter is caused by electrical activity that moves in a self-perpetuating loop within the atria