The patient who presented to the emergency department complaining of chest pain is found to have a heart rate of 32 beats per minute and a blood pressure of 90/50 mm Hg. The nurse prepares to administer which medication?

Atropine 0.5 mg IV push. The correct treatment for symptomatic bradycardia is atropine. The correct dose is 0.5 mg given intravenously in a bolus. The increased heart rate from atropine should improve cardiac output, blood pressure, and (probably) chest pain. An ECG should be used to check for myocardial infarction in this patient. Although an epinephrine drip can be used to increase blood pressure and cardiac output, it is not the appropriate drug for symptomatic bradycardia.

The patient who presented to the emergency department complaining...

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Topics: Cardiovascular Crisis Management Medication and Blood Products Routes of Administration

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