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KAISER EKG TEST STUDY GUIDE
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Question 1: What drug is used to treat sinus bradycardia?
CORRECT ANSWER : Atropine 0.5mg
Question 2: Do you pace sinus bradycardia?
CORRECT ANSWER : Yes, with external or transvenous
pacemakers
Question 3: What drugs should you HOLD with sinus
bradycardia?
CORRECT ANSWER : Digoxin and beta blockers
Question 4: How do you treat sinus tachycardia?
CORRECT ANSWER : treat the underlying cause
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Question 5: What drugs are used to treat sinus pause/block?
CORRECT ANSWER : Atropine 0.5mg or epinephrine
Question 6: What type of pacemaker is used to treat sinus node
disease (sinus pause/block)?
CORRECT ANSWER : Atrial pacemaker
Question 7: What drugs treat atrial flutter and atrial fibrillation?
CORRECT ANSWER: beta blockers, diltiazem, verapamil,
digoxin, amiodarone, coumadin, lovenox
Question 8: What is a treatment option for symptomatic
(unstable) atrial flutter?
CORRECT ANSWER : Synchronized cardioversion at 50-100J
Question 9: What is a treatment option for symptomatic
(unstable) atrial fibrillation?
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CORRECT ANSWER : Synchronized cardioversion at 120-200J
Question 10: What is the treatment for stable SVT?
CORRECT ANSWER : Vagal maneuvers and adenosine
Question 11: What is the treatment for unstable SVT?
CORRECT ANSWER : Synchronized cardioversion
Question 12: What is the treatment for symptomatic junctional
escape?
CORRECT ANSWER : atropine 0.5mg
Question 13: What is the treatment for symptomatic first degree
block?
CORRECT ANSWER : atropine 0.5mg
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Question 14: What is the drugs and treatment for symptomatic
second degree block type 1?
CORRECT ANSWER : atropine 0.5mg, epinephrine or a
temporary pacemaker
Question 15: What is the drugs and treatment for symptomatic
second degree block type 2?
CORRECT ANSWER: Atropine 0.5mg, epinephrine or
dopamine transcutaneous pacing as a bridge to a permanent pacemaker.
Question 16: What is the drugs and treatment for third degree
block?
CORRECT ANSWER : Atropine, epinephrine, or dopamine
transcutaneous pacing as a bridge to a permanent pacemaker.