KAISER EKG TEST STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS ALREADY PASSED!!
What drug is used to treat sinus bradycardia? - ANSWER Atropine 0.5mg
Do you pace sinus bradycardia? - ANSWER Yes, with external or transvenous
pacemakers
What drugs should you HOLD with sinus bradycardia? - ANSWER Digoxin and
beta blockers
How do you treat sinus tachycardia? - ANSWER treat the underlying cause
What drugs are used to treat sinus pause/block? - ANSWER Atropine 0.5mg or
epinephrine
What type of pacemaker is used to treat sinus node disease (sinus pause/block)? -
ANSWER Atrial pacemaker
What drugs treat atrial flutter and atrial fibrillation? - ANSWER beta blockers,
diltiazem, verapamil, digoxin, amiodarone, coumadin, lovenox
What is a treatment option for symptomatic (unstable) atrial flutter? - ANSWER
Synchronized cardioversion at 50-100J
What is a treatment option for symptomatic (unstable) atrial fibrillation? - ANSWER
Synchronized cardioversion at 120-200J
What is the treatment for stable SVT? - ANSWER Vagal maneuvers and adenosine
what is the treatment for unstable SVT? - ANSWER Synchronized cardioversion
What is the treatment for symptomatic junctional escape? - ANSWER atropine
0.5mg
What is the treatment for symptomatic first degree block? - ANSWER atropine
0.5mg
what is the drugs and treatment for symptomatic second degree block type 1? -
ANSWER atropine 0.5mg, epinephrine or a temporary pacemaker?
What is the drugs and treatment for symptomatic second degree block type 2? -
ANSWER 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? - ANSWER Atropine,
epinephrine, or dopamine
AND ANSWERS ALREADY PASSED!!
What drug is used to treat sinus bradycardia? - ANSWER Atropine 0.5mg
Do you pace sinus bradycardia? - ANSWER Yes, with external or transvenous
pacemakers
What drugs should you HOLD with sinus bradycardia? - ANSWER Digoxin and
beta blockers
How do you treat sinus tachycardia? - ANSWER treat the underlying cause
What drugs are used to treat sinus pause/block? - ANSWER Atropine 0.5mg or
epinephrine
What type of pacemaker is used to treat sinus node disease (sinus pause/block)? -
ANSWER Atrial pacemaker
What drugs treat atrial flutter and atrial fibrillation? - ANSWER beta blockers,
diltiazem, verapamil, digoxin, amiodarone, coumadin, lovenox
What is a treatment option for symptomatic (unstable) atrial flutter? - ANSWER
Synchronized cardioversion at 50-100J
What is a treatment option for symptomatic (unstable) atrial fibrillation? - ANSWER
Synchronized cardioversion at 120-200J
What is the treatment for stable SVT? - ANSWER Vagal maneuvers and adenosine
what is the treatment for unstable SVT? - ANSWER Synchronized cardioversion
What is the treatment for symptomatic junctional escape? - ANSWER atropine
0.5mg
What is the treatment for symptomatic first degree block? - ANSWER atropine
0.5mg
what is the drugs and treatment for symptomatic second degree block type 1? -
ANSWER atropine 0.5mg, epinephrine or a temporary pacemaker?
What is the drugs and treatment for symptomatic second degree block type 2? -
ANSWER 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? - ANSWER Atropine,
epinephrine, or dopamine
