Sinusitis treatment options

Compare and contrast appropriate nonpharmacologic and pharmacologic treatment options for sinus bradycardia and AV nodal blockade. 

Several treatment options are available when confronted with AF dependent on its clinical effect and duration. The hemodynamic effects and/or cardiac ischemia due to a rapid ventricular rate can seriously complicate a catheter procedure and can even be life threatening in some instances, Therefore, one goal can be to alleviate the clinical repercussions of the arrhythmia in order to finalize the procedure. The second goal is to restore sinus rhythm if possible. To achieve the first goal, a strategy called "rate control" might be sufficient if allowed by the hemodynamic... 

Cardiac dysrhythmias in digitalis overdose should be treated only if they are life-threatening. Phenytoin is probably the treatment of choice for ventricular tachydysrhyth-mias, but lidocaine or a beta-adrenoceptor antagonist, such as propranolol, are options. After an overdose of 300 tablets of digoxin (plasma digoxin concentration 50 ng/ml), recurrent ventricular fibrillation was successfully treated with bretylium tosylate (191). Sinus bradycardia may respond to atropine. 

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