Exam 2 Review Flashcards
Bradycardia can be caused by
hypoxia
what medication can we give to fix bradyacardia
atropine
what is our first goal for Vtach
pulse
agonal rhythm is called
dying heart
what do we do in agonal rhythm
CPR
what med do we use for agonal
epi
what do we do in Vfib
check pulse
torsades is treated with
mag
failure to capture we need to increase
milliamp
SVT med
adenosine
SVT treatment
cardioversion
A fib treatment and some contraindications
cardioversion but this depends on the time because Afib are more at risk for mural thrombi and we would not want to release a clot
PR interval normal
0.12-0.20
how to measure PR
beginning of P to start of Q
QRS normal
0.10 or less
how to measure QRS
start of Q to end of S
QT interval time
0.38 or less
how to measure QT
start of Q to end of T
chronotropic drugs
affects the rate
inotropic drugs
contractility
epi chrono and ino
increase for both
dig chrono and ino
increase ino
decrease chrono
dopmine chrono and ino
increase both
beta blockers chrono and ino
decrease both
low does of dopamine does what
dilates renal and mesentery arteries
increase of dopamine does what
beta and alpha stimulation
what should we monitor with dig
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