IBHRE CEPS Exam Questions with 100% Correct Answers

IBHRE CEPS Exam Questions with 100% Correct Answers what is the common name for Versed - Correct Answer midazolam standard adult dose of atropine - Correct Answer .04 mg/kg how much NPH insulin should a patient be administered prior to an EP study? (they are fasting think about blood sugar) - Correct Answer half dose What is the elimination half life of amiodarone? - Correct Answer 4-8 weeks how long should an anti arrhythmic drug be discontinued prior to EP study? - Correct Answer 4 half lives what do class I drugs primarily affect? - Correct Answer sodium channel what do class 1 drugs effect on sodium channels primarily do? - Correct Answer slope of phase 0 (depolarization speed) slow conduction velocity and increase refractoriness - Correct Answer Class 1A drugs drugs that shorten refractory periods - Correct Answer Class 1B drugs pronounced depressants on conduction velocity - Correct Answer Class 1C drugs What class antiarrhythmic are beta blockers - Correct Answer class II drugs Prevent catecholamine-mediated action on the heart, blocks sympathetic nervous system cardiac effects (no effect on AP, decreases sympathetic tone) - Correct Answer Class II Drugs (Beta Blockers) increase AP duration by increasing refractoriness but do not affect conduction velocity -