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CORONARY CARE DRUGS

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Adenosine is the first drug of choice for PSVT (narrow complex)
Adenosine is given 6mg IV rapidly over ____, followed by _______ 1-3 seconds, 20ml NS
How soon should a second dose of Adenosine be given (if indicated) 12mg in 1-2 minutes
Adenosine is less effective if patients are taking theophylline and caffeine.
Adenosine will not convert A-fib and A-flutter
Amiodarone is indicated for wide complex tachycardias
which drug is indicated for narrow complex? adenosine
which drug is indicated for wide complex tachycardias? amiodarone
beta blockers enhance bradycardia and hypertension
amiodarone may cause what conditions that indicate a physician should be called? hypotension, bradycadia, widening QRS and ARDS.
a loading dose of amiodarone for wide complex tach is 150mg over 10 minutes
the amiodarone dose for cardiac arrest is 300mg
atropine is indicated for symptomatic bradycardia
atropine is given to increase heart rate
the usual dose of atropine for symptomatic bradycardia is 0.5mg
atropine may be repeated every 3-5 minutes
what is the max dose of atropine? 4mg/kg
digoxin depresses what node? AV
digoxin prolongs AV conduction
Digoxin should not be given if the HR is <60
loading dose of digoxin is 0.5 - 1mg in divided doses
maintenance dose of digoxin is 0.125mg - 0.5mg QD
maintenance dose of digoxin is ____ - 0.5mg QD 0.125mg
0.125mg - 0.5mg QD is the maintenance dose of digoxin
dig toxicity includes halos, blurry vision, seizures, EKG changes
what three drugs may increase serum dig concentrations? quidine, amiodarone and verapamil
dig concentrations can be increased how much by quidine, amiodarone and verapamil? 50-70%
Cardizem is a calcium channel blocker
cardizem is indicated for a-fib c RVR, SVT, a-flutter c RVR and multifocal atrial tachycardia
cardizem IV bolus is 0.25mg/kg over 2 minutes
cardizem IV bolus is 0.25mg/kg over 2 minutes
withhold IV dilitiazem if a patient goes into a 2nd degree AV block or 3rd degree heart block and tachy/brady syndrome or if hypotension develops.
withold IV diltiazem if patient goes in to _____ or ______ and tachy/brady syndrome or if hypotension develops. 2nd or 3rd degree blocks
hold iv diltiazem if a patient goes into 2nd or 3rd degree block AND _________ or if hypotension develops. tachy/brady syndrome
Diltiazem is also referred to as cardizem
cardizem is also referred to as diltiazem
propanolol is also referred to as inderal
inderal is also referred to as propanolol
inderal's action is that of a beta blocker
inderal is contrainticated in CHF, brady, blocks, hypotension, asthma, DM
what beta blocker is contraindicated in asthma and DM? inderal
Inderal is contraindicated in ____,bradycardia, _____, hypotension, asthma and ____ CHF, blocks,DM
Inderal should/should not be stopped abruptly. should not
abrupt withdrawal of inderal may exacerbate angina, MI, _________ or arrhythmias hypertension
abrupt withdrawal of inderal may exacerbate ____, ____, _____ or __________ angina, MI, hypertension or arrhythmias.
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