ACLS: Bradycardia: Difference between revisions

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##Use cautiously in pts w/ ongoing ischemia (tachycardia may worsen ischemia)
##Use cautiously in pts w/ ongoing ischemia (tachycardia may worsen ischemia)
##0.5mg q3-5min (max 3 mg or 6 doses)
##0.5mg q3-5min (max 3 mg or 6 doses)
###may not work in 2nd/3rd deg HB, heart transplantTranscutaneous pacing
###may not work in 2nd/3rd deg HB, heart transplant
#'''Chronotropes'''
#'''Chronotropes'''
##Dopamine 2-10mcg/kg/min
##Dopamine 2-10mcg/kg/min
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*'''Antidotes for toxicologic causes:'''
===Antidotes for toxicologic causes===
**[[Beta-Blocker Toxicity]]  
**[[Beta-Blocker Toxicity]]  
***glucagon 5mg IV Q10min (rpt up to 3 doses)
***glucagon 5mg IV Q10min (rpt up to 3 doses)

Revision as of 14:51, 30 October 2013

Background

  • Only intervene if pt is symptomatic (hypotension, AMS, chest pain, pulm edema)

Categories

  1. Sinus node dysfunction
    1. Sinus bradycardia
    2. Sinus arrest
    3. Tachy-brady syndrome (sick sinus)
    4. Chronotropic incompetence
  2. AV node dysfunction
    1. 1st degree AV block
    2. 2nd degree AV block Mobitz I/Wenckebach
    3. 2nd degree AV block Mobitz II
    4. 3rd degree AV block (complete heart block)

Differential

  1. Ischemia/Infarction
    1. Inferior MI (involving RCA)
  2. Neurocardiogenic/reflex-mediated
    1. Increased ICP
    2. Vasovagal reflex
    3. Hypersensitive carotid sinus syndrome
    4. Intra-abdominal hemorrhage (i.e. ruptured ectopic)
  3. Metabolic/endocrine/environmental
    1. Hyperkalemia
    2. Hypothermia (Osborn waves on ECG)
    3. Hypothyrodism
  4. Toxicologic
    1. B-blocker
    2. Ca-channel blocker
    3. Digoxin toxicity
    4. Opioids
    5. Organophosphates
  5. Infectious/Postinfectious
    1. Chagas dz
    2. Lyme dz
    3. Syphilis

Treatment

  1. Atropine
    1. Can be used as temporizing measure (while awaiting pacing and/or chronotropes)
    2. Use cautiously in pts w/ ongoing ischemia (tachycardia may worsen ischemia)
    3. 0.5mg q3-5min (max 3 mg or 6 doses)
      1. may not work in 2nd/3rd deg HB, heart transplant
  2. Chronotropes
    1. Dopamine 2-10mcg/kg/min
    2. Epinephrine 2-10mcg/min
  3. Transcutaneous Pacing
  4. Transvenous Pacing


Antidotes for toxicologic causes

See Also