17.12.13 Flashcards
Does MAT need anticoagulation?
No
Diff btw FAT and SVT due to reentry
FAT terminates in a QRS complex
Ventricular rate in non paroxysmal junctional tachycardia
70-130
Ventricular rate in focal junctional tachycardia
110-250
Regularisation of RR interval in AF
junctional tachycardia
Rx of non paroxysmal junctional tachy due to digitalis toxicity
phenytoin
DD for SVT with retrograde P waves and RP=PR
Atrial flutter with 2:1 AV block AVRT FAT Junctional tachycardia Atypical AVNRT
Retrograde p waves with AV wenkebach
Focal atrial tachycardia
Dabigatran is eliminated by
kidneys
Switching from warfarin to dabigatran
stop warfarin and start dabigatran when INR is less than 2
Dabigatran should be started _______ hrs before switching from parenteral anticoagulant
0-2hrs
When switching back to parenteral anticoagulant from dabigatran a gap of _______ hrs is required
12-24 hrs
site of re entry in typical atrial flutter
Cavo tricuspid isthmus
Atrial flutter mimics
parkinson
infusion pumps
Rapid ventricular rate in Atrial flutter
accessory pathway
thyrotoxicosis