KAISER EKG TEST STUDY
GUIDE
, 1. What drug is used to treat sinus bradycardia?: Atropine
0.5mg
2. Do you pace sinus bradycardia?: Yes, with external or
transvenous pacemakers
3. What drugs should you HOLD with sinus bradycardia?:
Digoxin and beta blockers
4. How do you treat sinus tachycardia?: treat the underlying
cause
5. What drugs are used to treat sinus pause/block?: Atropine
0.5mg or epineph- rine
6. What type of pacemaker is used to treat sinus node
disease (sinus pause/block)?: Atrial pacemaker
7. What drugs treat atrial flutter and atrial fibrillation?: beta
blockers, diltiazem, verapamil, digoxin, amiodarone, coumadin,
lovenox
8. What is a treatment option for symptomatic (unstable)
atrial flutter?: Syn- chronized cardioversion at 50-100J
GUIDE
, 1. What drug is used to treat sinus bradycardia?: Atropine
0.5mg
2. Do you pace sinus bradycardia?: Yes, with external or
transvenous pacemakers
3. What drugs should you HOLD with sinus bradycardia?:
Digoxin and beta blockers
4. How do you treat sinus tachycardia?: treat the underlying
cause
5. What drugs are used to treat sinus pause/block?: Atropine
0.5mg or epineph- rine
6. What type of pacemaker is used to treat sinus node
disease (sinus pause/block)?: Atrial pacemaker
7. What drugs treat atrial flutter and atrial fibrillation?: beta
blockers, diltiazem, verapamil, digoxin, amiodarone, coumadin,
lovenox
8. What is a treatment option for symptomatic (unstable)
atrial flutter?: Syn- chronized cardioversion at 50-100J