Dear Colleague,

How are you at ECG interpretation? Try your hand at the following questions…

• What is the drug of choice for treating symptomatic bradycardia?
• For which patients is the “ablate and pace” procedure a treatment option?
• Which dysrhythmia is associated with excessive alcohol consumption in patients without heart disease?
• True or False? The primary leads used to assess bundle branch blocks are V1 and V6.
• True or False? The escape interval is the time from the sensed intrinsic ventricular beat to the next ventricular paced beat.
• In addition to rate and rhythm control, what other treatment strategy is indicated for patients with atrial fibrillation?

• Too Fast, Too Slow, Too Ugly: Dangerous Dysrhythmias Heart Beats: Understanding Bundle-Branch Blocks Pacing Therapies For Atrial Fibrillation ECG Challenges: Pacemaker Timing and Electrocardiogram Interpretation Heart Beats: Atrial Fibrillation: Control Or Convert? Cardiac Care: Treatment Strategies for Atrial Fibrillation Atrial Fibrillation Ablation

  Why is an EGD typically performed within 24 hours of radiofrequency catheter ablation?

Find these answers and more by examining the articles in More Resources. Want more of a challenge? Give Drug Challenge: Antiarrhythmic drugs a try!

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Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP
Clinical Editor

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