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8 Cards in this Set
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Regular Sinus Rhythm 1st intervention? |
Nothing |
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Sinus Bradycardia 1st intervention? |
-Assess! -Tx underlying cause -atropine -temp. pacemaker -epinephrine -02 |
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Sinus Tachy 1st intervention? |
-Assess! -Tx underlying cause...if its pain give pain meds, fever give antipyretics...dehydration give fluids -beta blockers -calcium channel blockers, cardioversion, 02 |
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A-fib 1st intervention? |
-Restore Rate; cardioversion -of greater than 48 hrs may anticoagulant w/hep and obtain echo prior to restoring rhythm -Meds: ibutilide, calcium channel blocker, beta blocker -if unable to convert; calcium channel blocker, digoxin, and coumadin |
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A-flutter treatment |
same as a-fib |
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V-fib treatment |
Begin CPR until defibrillater arrives, defibrillate, slam epi then vasopressin, amiodarone, lidocaine |
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V-tach treatment |
pulse: cardioversion then amiodarone no pulse: same as v-fib |
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Permanent Pacer: procedure? 1st 3 letters? Other Settings? |
-30min-2 hours long -same day surgery -home soon afterwards -sedated...not intubated -small 1-2inch incision 1st letter: Paced 2nd letter: Sensed 3rd letter: mode or response: triggered and inhibited cc |
