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Cardiac morphology
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Undergraduate 4
09/14/2008

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Term
Amidiarone
(Cordarone)
Definition
Preferred med for ATRIAL fib&Tach
Ventricle Fib/tach/SVT
Term
Adenosine (Adenocard
Definition

Treating (PSVT) supraventricular tachycardia, a rhythm disturbance of the heart.

Adenosine is an antiarrhythmic.

Slowsg the electrical conduction in the heart

slowing heart rate, or normalizing heart rhythm

Term
Atropine
Definition
sympotmatic sinus bradycardia
II degree type one heart block
asystole
PEA
(NOT EFFECTIVE IN TYPE II HB or3RD DEGREE HB
Term
Digoxin
(Lanoxin)
Definition
Positive chronotrope/ inotrope
Will slow vent response in A flutter/fib
Term
Dilatezem
(Cardiazem)
CCB
Definition
Slows Vents when overstimulated (in a a fib/flutter, PSVT)
Term
Dopaamine (Inotropin)
Definition
Bradycardia, hypotension, & cardiogenic shock.
Term
EPi
Definition
Cardiac arrest, PEA, Asystole, pulseless VT, VF, hypotension with bradycardia
Term
Lidocaine (Xylocaine)
Definition
Slows: Use for V tach, fib, pulseless VT, wide QRS.
Term
Magnesium Sulfate
Definition
Torsades de Pointe
Term
Vasopressin (Pitressin)
Definition
second choice for shock behind EPI
Term
Verapamil
(Calan, Isoptin)
CCB
Definition
PSVT (with narrow QRs & good b/p), refractory to adenosine as it slows
Term
Bicoarbonate
Definition
use for correction of acidosis, (long resus, existing hyperkalemia)
Term
BB
olol
Definition
MI, unstable angina, HTN, A fib, etc
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