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9 ECG Strips On The NCLEX: 1. Normal Sinus Rhythm

This document provides an overview of 9 common ECG strips that may appear on the NCLEX: 1) normal sinus rhythm, 2) bradycardia, 3) ventricular fibrillation, 4) ventricular tachycardia, 5) atrial fibrillation, 6) atrial flutter, 7) supraventricular tachycardia, and 8) torsades de pointes. For each ECG strip, the document lists typical causes, treatments, and memory tricks to help recall the information.

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9 ECG Strips On The NCLEX: 1. Normal Sinus Rhythm

This document provides an overview of 9 common ECG strips that may appear on the NCLEX: 1) normal sinus rhythm, 2) bradycardia, 3) ventricular fibrillation, 4) ventricular tachycardia, 5) atrial fibrillation, 6) atrial flutter, 7) supraventricular tachycardia, and 8) torsades de pointes. For each ECG strip, the document lists typical causes, treatments, and memory tricks to help recall the information.

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9 ECG Strips on the NCLEX

1. Normal sinus rhythm

Treatment:

Causes:

Memory tricks

Normal beat - evenly spaced

2. Bradycardia

Treatment:
BRADY ONLY

<60 Causes: ATROPINE

Memory tricks

BRADY

3. Ventricular Fibrillation (V Fib)


Treatment:
1.

*NO
2. L A P

Causes:
Memory tricks LIDOCAINE
AMIODARONE
PROCAINAMIDE

4. Ventricular Tachycardia (V Tach) Memory tricks


Causes:
C
Treatment: C
C
1. NCLEX TIP
First

D
Memory tricks D
2. NCLEX TIP
D
*NO
Pulse D

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9 ECG Strips on the NCLEX II

5. Atrial Fibrillation (A Fib) Digoxin


Causes:
Valvular disease, Heart failure, Pulm. HTN,
A T
Treatment:
Max 2.0
1.
60
2.
ATP 40 kg

A
T
P
P
Memory tricks
< 3.5
3.
No P PP Potassium

K+

6. Atrial Flutter (A Flutter) Causes:


Valvular disease, Heart failure, Pulm. HTN,

Treatment:
DIGOXIN

1.

2.
Max 2.0
ATP 60
A 40 kg

T
< 3.5
K
P
Memory tricks
Potasssium

3.
K+
A FluTTer = sawTooTh

7. SVT - Supraventricular Tachycardia KAPLAN


48-hours
Causes: cardioversion for SVT?
Digoxin

heart disease
Client with SVT
Treatment:
1.

PRIORITY
2. RAPID PUSH
Memory tricks
3.
Super Fast = Supra

8. Torsades de Pointes Memory tricks

M
Magnesium

Causes: Magnesium

Low magnesium Mg+


Treatment:
NCLEX TIP
M
Mellows out the heart
Memory tricks

Tornado Pointes
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