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What drug is used to treat sinus bradycardia? - Atropine 0.5mg Do you pace sinus bradycardia? - Yes, with external or transvenous pacemakers What drugs should you HOLD with sinus bradycardia? - Digoxin and beta blockers How do you treat sinus tachycardia? - treat the underlying cause What drugs are used to treat sinus pause/block? - Atropine 0.5mg or epinephrine What type of pacemaker is used to treat sinus node disease (sinus pause/block)? - Atrial pacemaker What drugs treat atrial flutter and atrial fibrillation? - beta blockers, diltiazem, verapamil, digoxin, amiodarone, coumadin, lovenox What is a treatment option for symptomatic (unstable) atrial flutter? - Synchronized cardioversion at 50-100J What is a treatment option for symptomatic (unstable) atrial fibrillation? - Synchronized cardioversion at 120-200J What is the treatment for stable SVT? - Vagal maneuvers and adenosine what is the treatment for unstable SVT? - Synchronized cardioversion What is the treatment for symptomatic junctional escape? - atropine 0.5mg What is the treatment for symptomatic first degree block? - atropine 0.5mg what is the drugs and treatment for symptomatic second degree block type 1? - atropine 0.5mg, epinephrine or a temporary pacemaker? What is the drugs and treatment for symptomatic second degree block type 2? - Atropine 0.5mg, epinephrine or dopamine transcutaneous pacing as a bridge to a permanent pacemaker. What is the drugs and treatment for third degree block? - Atropine, epinephrine, or dopamine transcutaneous pacing as a bridge to a permanent pacemaker. Treatment for PVCs - Correct hypoxemia, low K+, low Mg++ Drugs used to treat PVCs - Amiodarone, Lidocaine,Pronestyl Treatment for Monomorphic VT with pulse (stable) - Amiodarone, lidocaine, procainimide and synchronized cardioversion treatment for Monomorphic VT with pulse (unstable) - Amiodarone, synchronized cardioversion Treatment for monomorphic and polymorphic pulseless VT (unstable) - Defibrillation, CPR, Epinephrine Treatment for polymorphic VT with pulse (stable and unstable) - Magnesium and defibrillation treatment for ventricular fibrillation - Defibrillation, CPR, and Epinephrine Treatment for idioventricular rhythm/ventricular escape rhythm - Atropine, Epinephrine, Isoproterenol transcutaneous pacing as a bridge to permanent pacemaker. Treatment for asystole - CPR and Epinephrine Treatment for PEA - CPR and Epinephrine