Treatment Flashcards
Would you put a single or double chamber pacemaker in someone with AF&slow ventricular rate?
Single chamber probs
What veins could you insert transvenous pacer through?
Jugular, subclavian and femoral
Atrial flutter treatment options
- RF ablation
- pharmacological therapy (ventricle rate, SR,SR)
- cardioversion
- warfarin
Acute treatment of supra ventricular tachycardia
- Vagal manoeuvres
- IV adenosine
- IV verapamil
Treatment of atrial ectopic beats
- Generally none
- Beta blockers
Treatment of sinus bradycardia
- Atropine
- Pacing if haemodynamically unstable
Pharmacological treatment of atrial flutter
- Digoxin
- verapamil, beta-blockers, amiodadone
Treatment of sinus tachycardia
- treat underlying cause
- beta blockers
Pharmacological treatment of AVN conduction diseases
- Beta blockers
- Calcium channel blockers
Treatment of 2nd and 3rd AV block
Pacing
Drugs used for rythm control in AF
- beta blocker
- solatolol
- amiodarone
- class 1C agent (flecainide)
Drugs used in rate control of acute AF
- Diltiazem/verapamil/metoprolol
- digoxin or amiodarone as second line
Rate control is when you accept AF and just focus on getting ventricles back to normal
Function of class 3 AAD’s
Prolong the action potential
Solatolol is both a…
Beta blocker and class III AAD
Dronedarone belongs to which class?
Class III
