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What drug is used to treat sinus bradycardia? Answer- Atropine 0.5mg Do you pace sinus bradycardia? Answer- Yes, with external or transvenous pacemakers What drugs should you HOLD with sinus bradycardia? Answer- Digoxin and beta blockers How do you treat sinus tachycardia? Answer- treat the underlying cause What drugs are used to treat sinus pause/block? Answer- Atropine 0.5mg or epinephrine What type of pacemaker is used to treat sinus node disease (sinus pause/block)?Answer- Atrial pacemaker What drugs treat atrial flutter and atrial fibrillation? Answer- beta blockers, diltiazem, verapamil, digoxin, amiodarone, coumadin, lovenox What is a treatment option for symptomatic (unstable) atrial flutter? Answer- Synchronized cardioversion at 50-100J What is a treatment option for symptomatic (unstable) atrial fibrillation? Answer- Synchronized cardioversion at 120-200J What is the treatment for stable SVT? Answer- Vagal maneuvers and adenosine what is the treatment for unstable SVT? Answer- Synchronized cardioversion What is the treatment for symptomatic junctional escape? Answer- atropine 0.5mg What is the treatment for symptomatic first degree block? Answer- atropine 0.5mg what is the drugs and treatment for symptomatic second degree block type 1?Answer- atropine 0.5mg, epinephrine or a temporary pacemaker?What is the drugs and treatment for symptomatic second degree block type 2?Answer- Atropine 0.5mg, epinephrine or dopamine transcutaneous pacing as a bridge to a permanent pacemaker.
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