Why would nitrostat be given?

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Why would someone with bradycardia be given nitrostat and lidocaine?

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Specializes in Complex pedi to LTC/SA & now a manager.

Is this a homework question? Have you taken ACLS? What has your research found?

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it's not exactly a hw question. I'm just confused because isn't nitrostat given to pt's with MI or chest pain? Would it be given to a bradycardia pt because it increases cardiac output?

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Lidocaine would be given sometime for vfib/vtach. Not sure about bradycardia. Usually, atropine would be given.

Nitrostat would be for chest pain!

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Specializes in Emergency/Trauma/Critical Care Nursing.

I've never heard of those two being given for bradycardia...

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Specializes in OB, Postpartum, Nursery.

We gave nitro for a pt who had a piece of food stuck in his lower esophagus. Airway and breathing were intact. Weird but worked.

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Specializes in Emergency/Trauma/Critical Care Nursing.
We gave nitro for a pt who had a piece of food stuck in his lower esophagus. Airway and breathing were intact. Weird but worked.

I've seen glucagon used for that same situation!

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Specializes in Critical Care, ED, Cath lab, CTPAC,Trauma.

Nitro may be given with coronary artery spasm and is indicated for chest pain IF the patients B/P will support it. Lidocaine is not given in the presence of bradycardia.

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