Telemetry Test Review 28 Questions with Verified Answers
Sinus Brady - CORRECT ANSWER Intervention: Monitor for symptoms and progression, talk to provider, monitor
First Degree Heart Block - CORRECT ANSWER Interven
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Telemetry Test Review 28 Questions with Verified Answers
Sinus Brady - CORRECT ANSWER Intervention: Monitor for symptoms and progression, talk to provider, monitor
First Degree Heart Block - CORRECT ANSWER Intervention: Check for symptoms, continue to monitor
Second Degree Heart Block Type 1 - CORRECT ANSWER Intervention: Check pt for symptoms, continue to monitor.
Symptomatic: atropine 1mg, (max of 3 mg), epinephrine/dopamine drips, TCP
Second Degree Heart Block Type 2 - CORRECT ANSWER Intervention: Check pt for symptoms.
Symptomatic: Atropine 1mg (max of 3mg), epinephrine/dopamine drips, TCP
Third Degree Heart Block - CORRECT ANSWER Intervention: Check pt for symptoms
Symptomatic: TCP
Junctional - CORRECT ANSWER Rate 40-60, narrow QRS, inverted p wave/absent p wave)
Intervention: Check the pt for symptoms, continue to monitor
Symptomatic: atropine, epinephrine/dopamine drips, TCP
Idioventricular - CORRECT ANSWER Rate 20-40, no p wave, wide QRS
Intervention: check pt for symptoms, continue to monitor
Symptomatic: Atropine, epinephrine/dopamine drips, TCP
Sinus Tachycardia - CORRECT ANSWER Rate 120
Intervention: Check pt for symptoms
Treat underlying cause- pain, fever, dehydration
Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT) - CORRECT ANSWER Intervention: Vagal, adenosine (6 mg the 12 mg), BB/CCB
Unstable: Cardioversion
Atrial Fibrillation - CORRECT ANSWER Intervention: Check pt for symptoms. Possible anticoagulant therapy, possible BB/CCB
Atrial Fibrillation with Rapid Ventricular Response - CORRECT ANSWER Intervention: Check pt for symptoms
Possible AC/BB/CCB
Unstable: Cardioversion
Atrial Flutter - CORRECT ANSWER Intervention: Check pt for symptoms.
Possible anticoagulant therapy, possible BB/CCB
VTACH with a pulse - CORRECT ANSWER Intervention: Check pt for symptoms
Asymptomatic: Amiodarone (150 mg over 10 minutes), adenosine (with expert consultation).
Symptomatic: cardioversion
Asystole - CORRECT ANSWER Intervention: Call code, start CPR, epinephrine 1mg 3-5 min, and consider cause (Hs and Ts)
Pulseless Electrical Activity (PEA) - CORRECT ANSWER Intervention: Call code, initiate CPR, epinephrine 1mg 3-5 min, and consider causes (Hs and Ts)
Ventricular Fibrillation, fine - CORRECT ANSWER Intervention: Call code, initiate CPR, DEFIBRILLATION, epinephrine 1 mg 3-5 min, amiodarone 300 mg for the first dose (if the second dose of amiodarone given dose 150 mg)
VTACH no pulse - CORRECT ANSWER Intervention: Call code, initiate CPR, DEFIBRILLATION, epinephrine 1 mg 3-5 min, amiodarone 300 mg for first dose (if second dose of amiodarone given dose 150 mg)
Tordes de Pointes - CORRECT ANSWER Intervention: Seek expert consult. In addition to normal treatment of pulseless vtach (Call code, initiate CPR, DEFIBRILLATION, epinephrine 1 mg 3-5 min, amiodarone 300 mg for first dose (if second dose of amiodarone given dose 150 mg)), check/replace magnesium sulfate
Ventricular Fibrillation, coarse - CORRECT ANSWER Intervention: Call code, initiate CPR, DEFIBRILLATION, epinephrine 1 mg 3-5 min, amiodarone 300 mg for first dose (if second dose of amiodarone given dose 150 mg)
NSR with unifocal PVCs - CORRECT ANSWER Intervention: Check pt, continue to monitor, treat underlying cause- electrolytes, O2?
NSR with multifocal PVCs - CORRECT ANSWER Intervention: Check pt, continue to monitor, treat underlying cause- electrolytes, O2?
SR with 10 beat run of VTACH - CORRECT ANSWER Intervention: Check pt, continue to monitor, treat underlying cause- electrolytes, O2?
100% atrial pacing (a-paced) - CORRECT ANSWER Intervention: Continue to monitor
100% ventricular pacing - CORRECT ANSWER Intervention: Continue to monitor
100% AV paced - CORRECT ANSWER Intervention: Continue to monitor
failure to sense - CORRECT ANSWER Intervention: Interrogate pacemaker (Can lead to R on T phenomenon)
Failure to capture - CORRECT ANSWER Intervention: Interrogate pacemaker, increase output/ma
ST elevation, possible MI - CORRECT ANSWER Intervention: Check pt, VS, 12 lead, EKG, cardiac enzymes, possible nitro, O2, morphine, aspirin
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