Solutions
Someone post status CABG or myocarditis is at most risk for
which serious issue?
-PVC's
-Tachycardia
-Heart block
heart block
Symptoms of a heart block are? SATA
A. lightheaded
B. dizziness
C. poor pulses
D. slow cap refill
E. low UOP
F. altered mental status
G. ALL OF THE ABOVE
All of the above
Which drug do you give for symptomatic heart block?
a. dopamine
b. atropine
c. amiodarone
B. atropine
, Labs that would be altered in symptomatic heart block
High creatinine
Lactate trending up, could lead to lactic acidosis
Hypoxemia
Low PH
The patient in the ICU has hypoglycemia, hypokelamia, and
have a low temperature of 95. What may this patient be at risk
for?
ventricular dysrhythmias
Someone who has an infection may be put on this type of
pacemaker until the infection clears:
a. defibrillator
b. transvenous
c. transcutaneous
b. transvenous
This pacemaker is capable of distinguishing Vtach and Fib and
is used prophylactically in high-risk patients:
a. defibrillator
b. transvenous
c. transcutaneous
A. defibrilator
This pacing problem puts the patient at risk for R on T
phenomenon, leading to Vtach or Vfib?
a. failure to fire