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Class II antidysrhythmic medications, also known as beta blockers, are a class of medications that help control dysrhythmias, or abnormal heart rhythms
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Use this EKG interpretation cheat sheet that summarizes all heart arrhythmias in an easy-to-understand fashion
Which side effects noted in the nursing assessment might be related to propranolol (Inderal)? (Select all that apply
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Specifically, beta blockers decrease the heart rate by delaying the conduction through the atrioventricular , or AV, node and decreasing automaticity of the sinoatrial , or SA, node
Sticky patches called sensors are attached to the chest and sometimes to the arms or legs
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The term ‘sudden sniffing death’ refers to acute cardiotoxicity associated with inhaling hydrocarbons
This chapter discusses the antidysrhythmic agents, the medications that are used for prevention and treatment of cardiac dysrhythmias
An adult client with no known history of cardiovascular disease presents with atrial flutter
Propranolol is a nonselective, competitive antagonist at beta adrenergic receptors
Dysrhythmias are the result of long-standing, uncontrolled hypertension
"Dysrhythmias interrupt the normal electrical pathways in the heart so it can't beat properly
It is used after a heart attack to help prevent future heart attacks and lengthen life