Test Quiz: Pharmacotherapy Of Arrhythmia

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The heart is one of the major organs in the human body and its beating signifies whether or not it is not working as it should. If someone’s heartbeat becomes irregular it can be a sign Arrhythmia and may need to undergo pharmacotherapy. Do you wish to test your knowledge when it comes to pharmacotherapy of Arrhythmia? Take up this test and do that.

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Test Quiz: Pharmacotherapy Of Arrhythmia

Purkinje fibers are a type of . Their depolarization is due to influx.

The most common form of abnormal impulse conduction is reentry where instead of traveling down the heart in a normal fashion, the impulse begins to go in a circular motion. These types of reentry circuits often occur in areas with _____________.

In an automatic cell, there is a slow and gradual Phase 0 initiated by _______.

The conduction time from the atria to the ventricles is the:

Ventricular depolarization and repolarization are the:

PSVT, A-fib, and sinus Brady/tachycardia are types of:

Which of the following are class IA drugs? (Check all that apply)

Which of the following are class III agents? (Select all that apply)

The ER physician wants to use a drug that slows conduction through the AV node, thus interrupting the reentry cycle and decreasing or slowing the ventricular rate. The drug of choice is ____________ given by IV push.

This patient is at an increased risk of thrombotic stroke.

The physician tells you that she wants to slow the ventricular rate with AV nodal blocking drugs. What drugs are the best drugs to use in this Step 1 process?

The nurse is wondering what Step 1 agent (digoxin, beta blocker, verapamil/diltiazem) would be the best choice for high sympathetic tone.

What Step 1 drug is usually effective unless there is high sympathetic tone? It has a slow onset of action, may take relatively high doses, and caution must be used if the patient has renal failure.

The patient's daughter quickly darts through the ER door and tells you that the patient has been in A-fib for an unknown duration. What do you do?

The patient walks into the pharmacy and said that he had read some really horrible things about amiodarone online. He wants to know which of the following are true about amiodarone: (select all that apply)

You assured the patient that most of the side effects were not common, but he returns a few months later and tells you that his ophthalmologist found corneal microdeposits in his eye. What do you tell him?

The patient said his doctor warned him that amiodarone can increase digoxin serum levels by 70% but it also doubles the effects of another medication. What medication?

Which indicates a CHADS2 scoring of 2 points (making the patient high risk). (Select all that apply.)

Age 75 years or older, history of HTN, history of HF or LVD, and diabetes all score 1 point with CHADS2 scoring?

A 65-year old Afib patient with diabetes presents to the doctor's office. According to CHADS2 should she receive anticoagulation therapy or antiplatelet therapy?

What drug has a common side effect of diarrhea?

A patient tells you that he is having ringing in his ears. Which drug that he is currently taking is likely to cause this?

Which drug may cause lupus?

Which drug causes nausea that may be minimized by taking it with food to delay gastric emptying and slow absorption rate? Key drug interactions are CYP450 enzyme inhibitors or inducers.

Class IA and Class III drugs may cause Torsades.

Which drug has a half-life of 53 days, and also has alpha, beta, and calcium channel blocking activity?

Quinidine doubles digoxin serum levels, but __________ increases digoxin levels by 70%.

Verapamil/Diltiazem is useful for supraventricular arrhythmias only.

Test Quiz: Pharmacotherapy Of Arrhythmia

Purkinje fibers are a type of ________. Their depolarization is due to ________ influx.

The most common form of abnormal impulse conduction is reentry where instead of traveling down the heart in a normal fashion, the impulse begins to go in a circular motion. These types of reentry circuits often occur in areas with _____________.

In an automatic cell, there is a slow and gradual Phase 0 initiated by _______.

The conduction time from the atria to the ventricles is the:

Ventricular depolarization and repolarization are the:

PSVT, A-fib, and sinus Brady/tachycardia are types of:

Which of the following are class IA drugs? (Check all that apply)

Which of the following are class III agents? (Select all that apply)

The ER physician wants to use a drug that slows conduction through the AV node, thus interrupting the reentry cycle and decreasing or slowing the ventricular rate. The drug of choice is ____________ given by IV push.

This patient is at an increased risk of thrombotic stroke.

The physician tells you that she wants to slow the ventricular rate with AV nodal blocking drugs. What drugs are the best drugs to use in this Step 1 process?

The nurse is wondering what Step 1 agent (digoxin, beta blocker, verapamil/diltiazem) would be the best choice for high sympathetic tone.

What Step 1 drug is usually effective unless there is high sympathetic tone? It has a slow onset of action, may take relatively high doses, and caution must be used if the patient has renal failure.

The patient's daughter quickly darts through the ER door and tells you that the patient has been in A-fib for an unknown duration. What do you do?

The patient walks into the pharmacy and said that he had read some really horrible things about amiodarone online. He wants to know which of the following are true about amiodarone: (select all that apply)

You assured the patient that most of the side effects were not common, but he returns a few months later and tells you that his ophthalmologist found corneal microdeposits in his eye. What do you tell him?

The patient said his doctor warned him that amiodarone can increase digoxin serum levels by 70% but it also doubles the effects of another medication. What medication?

Which indicates a CHADS2 scoring of 2 points (making the patient high risk). (Select all that apply.)

Age 75 years or older, history of HTN, history of HF or LVD, and diabetes all score 1 point with CHADS2 scoring?

A 65-year old Afib patient with diabetes presents to the doctor's office. According to CHADS2 should she receive anticoagulation therapy or antiplatelet therapy?

What drug has a common side effect of diarrhea?

A patient tells you that he is having ringing in his ears. Which drug that he is currently taking is likely to cause this?

Which drug may cause lupus?

Which drug causes nausea that may be minimized by taking it with food to delay gastric emptying and slow absorption rate? Key drug interactions are CYP450 enzyme inhibitors or inducers.

Class IA and Class III drugs may cause Torsades.

Which drug has a half-life of 53 days, and also has alpha, beta, and calcium channel blocking activity?

Quinidine doubles digoxin serum levels, but __________ increases digoxin levels by 70%.

Verapamil/Diltiazem is useful for supraventricular arrhythmias only.

Purkinje fibers are a type of . Their depolarization is due to influx.