Arrhythmias - Part 2

Question 1

Activation down AP and conduction through the AV node in a retrograde fashion

Answer 1

Antidromic Reciprocating Tachycardia

Question 2

Acute termination of atrial tachycardia

Answer 2

Adenosine

Question 3

Acute therapy for hemodynamically stable patients with VT

Answer 3

Amiodarone

Question 4

Acute treatment of AV nodal reentrant tachycardia

Answer 4

Adenosine, Vagal maneuvers, Class II/IV AADs

Question 5

Acute treatment of AV reentrant tachycardia

Answer 5

Procainamide

Question 6

Best long term treatment of atrial flutter

Answer 6

Ablation

Question 7

Causes of Atrial Fibrillation (4)

Answer 7

Post-operative, aging, heart disease, hyperthyroidism

Question 8

Long term consequences of chronic atrial fibrillation (2)

Answer 8

Thromboembolism and Heart Failure

Question 9

Long term treatment of atrial tachycardia

Answer 9

Rate control and rhythm control

Question 10

Rate control drugs

Answer 10

Class II/IV AADs

Question 11

Rhythm control drugs

Answer 11

Class I/III AADs

Question 12

Treatment of reversible AV block

Answer 12

Positive chronotrope (Ex. dopamine)

Question 13

Ventricular depolarization down AV node followed by conduction back into the atria via the AP

Answer 13

Orthodromic Reciprocating Tachycardia

Question 14

What pathology? age-related bradycardia involving dysfunction of the SA node

Answer 14

Sick Sinus Syndrome