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Published	05/12/2024	Why do most arrhythmias require treatment
Published	05/12/2024	Common causes of arrhythmias
Published	05/12/2024	CRABSwhat does it stand for? what does it equal?
Published	05/12/2024	TRUE or FALSE: Antiarrhythmics are pro-arrhythmic
Published	05/12/2024	If you are not sure whether a patient has a pulse, you should....
Published	05/12/2024	Unstable patients get the ____
Published	05/12/2024	TRUE or FALSE: Defibrillation and cardioversion are one in the same
Published	05/12/2024	Defibrillation
Published	05/12/2024	Cardioversion (DCCV)what is it for? explain the process/info
Published	05/12/2024	What is the only SVT tachyarrhythmia with a wide QRS complex
Published	05/12/2024	Generally speaking, supraventricular tachycardias have a _____ QRS complex, whereas ventricular tachycardias have a _____ QRS complex
Published	05/12/2024	If a patient has a wide complex tachycardia and is UNSTABLE, assume it is ______ until proven otherwise
Published	05/12/2024	Sinus tachycardia etiology
Published	05/12/2024	Sinus tachycardia clinical manifestations
Published	05/12/2024	Sinus tachycardia management
Published	05/12/2024	Supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) etiology
Published	05/12/2024	Paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia (PSVT)
Published	05/12/2024	SVT clinical manifestations
Published	05/12/2024	SVT management
Published	05/12/2024	Atrial flutter etiology
Published	05/12/2024	Atrial flutter clinical manifestations
Published	05/12/2024	Atrial flutter complications
Published	05/12/2024	Atrial flutter management
Published	05/12/2024	What is the most common presenting atrial flutter block
Published	05/12/2024	Atrial fibrillation etiology
Published	05/12/2024	Classic clinical axiom of Afib
Published	05/12/2024	Afib clinical manifestations
Published	05/12/2024	Afib complications
Published	05/12/2024	Afib management
Published	05/12/2024	What is considered 1st line treatment for Afib for stable patient?
Published	05/12/2024	What are the two risk stratification scores every patient w/ new onset Afib should have calcualted?
Published	05/12/2024	Using HAS-BLED, a score of ____ or greater indicates a high risk of bleeding
Published	05/12/2024	Hemodynamically unstable AF causing hypotension, cardiac ischemia, pulmonary edema tx
Published	05/12/2024	Hemodynamically stable AF w/ high risk of stroke d/t and 1 of the following1. Onset > 48 hrs ago or unknown2. Stroke/TIA 3. Mechanical/rheumatic hear…
Published	05/12/2024	Rate control- stable patients what meds are used in a fib?
Published	05/12/2024	Hemodynamically stable AF w/ low risk of stroke + 1. Onset 2. OAC for at least 3 weeks
Published	05/12/2024	TRUE or FALSE: Cardioversion can dislodge a thrombus, thus leading to stroke
Published	05/12/2024	In afib, anticoagulation use is determined by the ____ score
Published	05/12/2024	DOAC-eligible patients (A fib management)
Published	05/12/2024	Preferred anticoagulant for Afib patients
Published	05/12/2024	DOAC-ineligible patients (a fib treatment)
Published	05/12/2024	TRUE or FALSE: there is a clear benefit from a rhythm-control approach over a rate-control strategy (Afib management)
Published	05/12/2024	What can potentially cure Afib
Published	05/12/2024	What is a common region of the heart clots originate in Afib
Published	05/12/2024	ABC(DE) of Afib
Published	05/12/2024	Multifocal atrial tachycardia (MAT) etiology
Published	05/12/2024	MAT clinical manifestations
Published	05/12/2024	MAT management
Published	05/12/2024	MAT patient vs PSVT patient
Published	05/12/2024	Monomorphic ventricular tachycardia etiolgoy
Published	05/12/2024	Monomorphic Vtach clinical manifestations
Published	05/12/2024	Monomorphic Vtach complication
Published	05/12/2024	Monomorphic Vtach management
Published	05/12/2024	Polymorphic ventricular tachycardia etiology
Published	05/12/2024	Torsades de pointes clinical manifestations
Published	05/12/2024	Complication of Torsades de pointes
Published	05/12/2024	Management of Torsades de pointes
Published	05/12/2024	Long QT syndrome, what is it characterized by? what is it high risk for?
Published	05/12/2024	Etiology of long QT syndrome
Published	05/12/2024	Clinical manifestations of long QT syndrome
Published	05/12/2024	what does ekg show in long QT syndrome?
Published	05/12/2024	Complications of long QT syndrome
Published	05/12/2024	Management of long QT syndrome
Published	05/12/2024	Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome (WPW) etiology
Published	05/12/2024	Clinical manifestation of WPW
Published	05/12/2024	Complication of WPW
Published	05/12/2024	Management of WPW
Published	05/12/2024	Orthodromic WPW
Published	05/12/2024	Antidromic WPW
Published	05/12/2024	Orthodromic AVRT
Published	05/12/2024	Antidromic AVRT
Published	05/12/2024	What is the treatment of choice when a patient has a symptomatic bradycardia w/ signs of poor perfusion (unstable)
Published	05/12/2024	Transcutaneous pacingwhen should you be prepared to iniate this? what do you need to give in addition? what are the steps?
Published	05/12/2024	Bradycardias
Published	05/12/2024	Sinus bradycardia etiology
Published	05/12/2024	Sinus brady clinical manifestations
Published	05/12/2024	Sinus brady management (stable and unstable)
Published	05/12/2024	Sick sinus syndrome (SSS)
Published	05/12/2024	TRUE or FALSE: SSS is easy to diagnose
Published	05/12/2024	SSS etiology
Published	05/12/2024	SSS clinical manifestations
Published	05/12/2024	SSS complications
Published	05/12/2024	Sick sinus syndrome  management
Published	05/12/2024	1st degree AV block etiology
Published	05/12/2024	1st degree AV block clinical manifestations
Published	05/12/2024	1st degree AV block complications
Published	05/12/2024	1st degree AV blcok management
Published	05/12/2024	2nd degree AV block type 1 (Wenckebach) etiology
Published	05/12/2024	Wenckebach clinical manifestations
Published	05/12/2024	Wenckebach complications
Published	05/12/2024	Wenckebach management
Published	05/12/2024	2nd degree AV block type II etiology
Published	05/12/2024	2nd degree AV block type II clinical manifestations
Published	05/12/2024	Complications of 2nd degree AV block type II
Published	05/12/2024	Management of 2nd degree AV block type II
Published	05/12/2024	3rd degree AV block etiology
Published	05/12/2024	Clinical manifestations of 3rd degree AV block
Published	05/12/2024	Complications of 3rd degree AV block
Published	05/12/2024	Management of 3rd degree AV block
Published	05/12/2024	Extrasystoles
Published	05/12/2024	Premature atrial contractions (PACs) etiology
Published	05/12/2024	PACs clinical manifestations
Published	05/12/2024	PACs management
Published	05/12/2024	Premature ventricular contractions (PVCs) etiology
Published	05/12/2024	PVCs clinical manifestations
Published	05/12/2024	PVCs management
Published	05/12/2024	What are the only two things proven to change the outcome of cardiac arrest?
Published	05/12/2024	What are the three forms of cardiac arrest
Published	05/12/2024	5 H's of ACLS
Published	05/12/2024	5 T's of ACLSaka potential causes of cardaic arrest (the patient is dead and we trying ot restart the heart_
Published	05/12/2024	Ventricular fibrillation (or pulseless VT) etiology
Published	05/12/2024	Vfib clinical manifestations
Published	05/12/2024	Vfib management
Published	05/12/2024	Asystole etiology
Published	05/12/2024	Asystole clinical manifestations
Published	05/12/2024	Asystole management
Published	05/12/2024	Pulseless electrical activity (PEA) etiology
Published	05/12/2024	PEA clinical manifestations
Published	05/12/2024	PEA management
Published	05/12/2024	When is debrillation possible vs not possible
Published	05/12/2024	TRUE or FALSE: you can stop CPR to place an advanced airway
Published	05/12/2024	Return of sponteneous circulation (ROSC)
Published	05/12/2024	describe the procedure of giving adenosine
Published	05/12/2024	After the rate if controlled with SVT, what are you senidng the patient home with?
Published	05/12/2024	what is the treatment difference for a fib and a flutter in regards to cardioversion?
Published	05/12/2024	what drug is contraindicated in a fib?
Published	05/12/2024	at what time frame can you cardioversion for a fib in a stable patient?
Published	05/12/2024	what does CHADSVAS stand for?
Published	05/12/2024	what are therapeutic warfarin  levels?
Published	05/12/2024	what do we avoid in MAT?
Published	05/12/2024	monomorphic ventricular tachycardia vs polymorphic ventricular tachycardia stable tx
Published	05/12/2024	what is considered pathological for PVCs?
Published	05/12/2024	3+ consecutive PVCS =
Published	05/12/2024	what is the most common cause of PEA?
Published	05/12/2024	how does hypovolemia (most common cause of PEA) lead to PEA?
Published	05/12/2024	what are causes of new onset A fib?
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