Fortis Pharmacology Exam 3 | 100% Correct
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T/F: is Quinidine an antiarrhythmic? - ✔✔T
Name 3 medications you can't give with Quinidine due to potential drug interactions? - ✔✔Digoxin,
Amiodarone, Erythromycin
T/F: is Amiodarone an antiarrhythmic? - ✔✔T
T/F: is Lidocaine an antiarrhythmic? - ✔✔T
If a patient is taking Amiodarone can you give them Lidocaine? - ✔✔No
What are some more common adverse effects of Quinidine? - ✔✔GI upset, Tinnitus, Ventricular ectopic
beats
What is an adverse effect of Amiodarone? - ✔✔Pulmonary toxicity
What is a major complication of atrial fibrillation? - ✔✔Stroke
What does Verapamil treat? - ✔✔recurrent paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia (psvt)
Should Adenosine be given as a fast IV push? - ✔✔yes
What can/does Amiodarone treat? - ✔✔ventricular fibrillation
What can/does Lidocaine treat? - ✔✔ventricular fibrillation
, Don't use an antiarrhythmic is a patient has what conditions? - ✔✔congestive heart failure, AV block,
bundle branch block, ventricular ectopy.
T/F: verapamil is an antiarrhythmic? - ✔✔T
What type of antiarrhythmic is Verapamil? - ✔✔calcium channel blocker
A patient is taking Digoxin and their radial pulse is 52, or low, what do you do next? - ✔✔listen to the
apical pulse for 1 min
Digoxin toxicity symptoms - ✔✔nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, vision changes, arrythmias
When using Milrinone (Primacor) what should you monitor? why? - ✔✔cardiac status b/c a side effect is
cardiac dysrhythmia
What does 'ACE' stand for? - ✔✔angiotensin-converting enzyme
What labs do you monitor for a patient on an ACE? - ✔✔WBC, serum potassium, creatinine level, and
blood urea nitrogen
What does Nesiritide treat? - ✔✔congestive heart failure
T/F: worsening heart failure is indicated by a lower BNP? - ✔✔F
What does BNP stand for? - ✔✔B-type natriuretic peptide
Name the 4 categories of antianginal medications? - ✔✔nitrates, calcium agonists, beta blockers,
ranolazine
Name 2 nitrates - ✔✔nitroglycerin, isosorbide
Answers | Verified | Latest 2024 Version
T/F: is Quinidine an antiarrhythmic? - ✔✔T
Name 3 medications you can't give with Quinidine due to potential drug interactions? - ✔✔Digoxin,
Amiodarone, Erythromycin
T/F: is Amiodarone an antiarrhythmic? - ✔✔T
T/F: is Lidocaine an antiarrhythmic? - ✔✔T
If a patient is taking Amiodarone can you give them Lidocaine? - ✔✔No
What are some more common adverse effects of Quinidine? - ✔✔GI upset, Tinnitus, Ventricular ectopic
beats
What is an adverse effect of Amiodarone? - ✔✔Pulmonary toxicity
What is a major complication of atrial fibrillation? - ✔✔Stroke
What does Verapamil treat? - ✔✔recurrent paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia (psvt)
Should Adenosine be given as a fast IV push? - ✔✔yes
What can/does Amiodarone treat? - ✔✔ventricular fibrillation
What can/does Lidocaine treat? - ✔✔ventricular fibrillation
, Don't use an antiarrhythmic is a patient has what conditions? - ✔✔congestive heart failure, AV block,
bundle branch block, ventricular ectopy.
T/F: verapamil is an antiarrhythmic? - ✔✔T
What type of antiarrhythmic is Verapamil? - ✔✔calcium channel blocker
A patient is taking Digoxin and their radial pulse is 52, or low, what do you do next? - ✔✔listen to the
apical pulse for 1 min
Digoxin toxicity symptoms - ✔✔nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, vision changes, arrythmias
When using Milrinone (Primacor) what should you monitor? why? - ✔✔cardiac status b/c a side effect is
cardiac dysrhythmia
What does 'ACE' stand for? - ✔✔angiotensin-converting enzyme
What labs do you monitor for a patient on an ACE? - ✔✔WBC, serum potassium, creatinine level, and
blood urea nitrogen
What does Nesiritide treat? - ✔✔congestive heart failure
T/F: worsening heart failure is indicated by a lower BNP? - ✔✔F
What does BNP stand for? - ✔✔B-type natriuretic peptide
Name the 4 categories of antianginal medications? - ✔✔nitrates, calcium agonists, beta blockers,
ranolazine
Name 2 nitrates - ✔✔nitroglycerin, isosorbide
