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common cardiovascular agents EKG
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| oxygen | given to all patients with acute chest pain that may be due to cardiac ischemia, suspected hypoxemia of any cause, and cardiopulmonary arrest. |
| epinephrine | is indicated in the management of cardiac arrest. |
| isoproterenol | produces an overall increase in heart rate and myocardial contractility, but newer agents have replaced it in most clinical setting. |
| dopamine | indicated for significant hypotension in the absence of hypovolemia. |
| beta blockers | reduce heart rate, boood pressure, myocardial contractility, and myocardial oxygen consumption. |
| lidocaine | the drug of choice for the suppression of ventricular ectopy, including ventricular tachycardia and ventricular flutter. |
| verapamil | used in the treatment of paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia (PSVT). |
| digitalis | increasess the force of cardiac contraction as well as cardiac output. |
| morphine sulfate | the traditional drug of choice for the pain and anxiety associated with acute myocardial infarction. |
| nitroglycerin | a powerful smooth muscle relaxant effective in relieving angina pectoris. |