KAISER EKG TEST STUDY GUIDE
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KAISER EKG Test Study Guide Questions & Accurate Answers
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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 epinephrine
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?:
Synchronized cardioversion at 50-100J
9. What is a treatment option for symptomatic (unstable) atrial fibrillation?: -
Synchronized cardioversion at 120-200J
10. What is the treatment for stable SVT?: Vagal maneuvers and adenosine
11. what is the treatment for unstable SVT?: Synchronized cardioversion
12. What is the treatment for symptomatic junctional escape?: atropine 0.5mg
13. What is the treatment for symptomatic first degree block?: atropine 0.5mg
14. what is the drugs and treatment for symptomatic second degree block type 1?:
atropine 0.5mg, epinephrine or a temporary pacemaker?
15. 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.
16. What is the drugs and treatment for third degree block?: Atropine,
epinephrine, or dopamine transcutaneous pacing as a bridge to a permanent pacemaker.
17. Treatment for PVCs: Correct hypoxemia, low K+, low Mg++
18. Drugs used to treat PVCs: Amiodarone, Lidocaine,Pronestyl
19. Treatment for Monomorphic VT with pulse (stable): Amiodarone, lidocaine,
procainimide and synchronized cardioversion
20. treatment for Monomorphic VT with pulse (unstable): Amiodarone,
synchronized cardioversion
21. Treatment for monomorphic and polymorphic pulseless VT (unstable):
Defibrillation, CPR, Epinephrine
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KAISER EKG Test Study Guide Questions & Accurate Answers
2024 /2025 ( A+ Graded 100% Verified)
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 epinephrine
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?:
Synchronized cardioversion at 50-100J
9. What is a treatment option for symptomatic (unstable) atrial fibrillation?: -
Synchronized cardioversion at 120-200J
10. What is the treatment for stable SVT?: Vagal maneuvers and adenosine
11. what is the treatment for unstable SVT?: Synchronized cardioversion
12. What is the treatment for symptomatic junctional escape?: atropine 0.5mg
13. What is the treatment for symptomatic first degree block?: atropine 0.5mg
14. what is the drugs and treatment for symptomatic second degree block type 1?:
atropine 0.5mg, epinephrine or a temporary pacemaker?
15. 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.
16. What is the drugs and treatment for third degree block?: Atropine,
epinephrine, or dopamine transcutaneous pacing as a bridge to a permanent pacemaker.
17. Treatment for PVCs: Correct hypoxemia, low K+, low Mg++
18. Drugs used to treat PVCs: Amiodarone, Lidocaine,Pronestyl
19. Treatment for Monomorphic VT with pulse (stable): Amiodarone, lidocaine,
procainimide and synchronized cardioversion
20. treatment for Monomorphic VT with pulse (unstable): Amiodarone,
synchronized cardioversion
21. Treatment for monomorphic and polymorphic pulseless VT (unstable):
Defibrillation, CPR, Epinephrine
