[Unit 5] Pharm Quiz 2 (Part 1)

A 57 year old man is being treated for atrial arrhythmia. He complains of headache, dizziness and a "ringing noise in his ears" that is constant. Which of the following drugs is the most likely cause?
Amiodarone
Procainamide
Propranolol
Quinidine
Verapamil
Which of the following antiarrhythmic drugs is not orally active?
Quinidine
Flecainide
Lidocaine
Mexiletine
Verapamil
Of the following antiarrhythmic drugs, which has the highest risk of producing torsades de pointes?
Sotalol
Verapamil
Propafenone
Lidocaine
Adenosine
A 64-year-old female with a history of diabetes mellitus and uncontrolled asthma presents with new-onset atrial fibrillation. Which of the following drug(s) would be the best choice for the management of rate control in this patient?
Diltiazem
Sotalol
Nadolol
Flecainide
All of the above
Choose the mechanism that most accurately describes how atrial fibrillation treatment efficacy is obtained through digoxin therapy.
It decreases intracellular sodium and increases intracellular potassium
It lowers intracellular calcium
It decreases stroke volume and cardiac output
It reduces the elimination of water and sodium
It increases vagal activity and decreases AV node conduction
This medication can reduce the number of early-afterdepolarizations by impacting the late sodium and potassium rectifier currents??
Ranolazine
Diltiazem
Metoprolol
Amiodarone
Dronedarone
A patient is admitted to the Emergency Department and manifests ventricular tachycardia following an acute myocardial infarction (MI). This arrhythmia is life threatening and must be controlled immediately. Which of the following, which are available to you in the ED, is best to control this condition?
Dobutamine
Digoxin
Quinidine
Lidocaine
Atropine
Which medication can cause hypothyroidism after prolonged use?
Diltiazem
Amiodarone
Coumadin
Carvedilol
Flecainide
Which of the following drugs should not be used for rate control in a patient with atrial fibrillation who has Wolff- Parkinson-White syndrome?
Amiodarone
Flecainide
Verapamil
Digoxin
Both C & D
Organic nitrovasodilators such as nitroglycerin alleviate angina by which of the following mechanisms?
Increasing blood supply to the ischemic area of the heart
Decreasing HR
Blocking pain receptors in the heart
Decreasing preload and wall tension
A & D
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