Cardio Pharmacology Flashcards
1
Q
Rationale for BB use in CHF
A
Prevention of catecholamine toxicity
2
Q
Digoxin toxicity?
A
Nausea vomiting diarrhea abdominal pain xanthopsia proarrhytmic ( atrial tachycardia av block)
EKG: downslope ST, increased PR ,decreased QT T wave inversion
3
Q
QT prolonged congenital
A
In clinical
BB propanolol
Beta blockers, such as propranolol, are first-line treatments for congenital long QT syndrome (LQTS) and have been shown to decrease the risk of cardiac events.
Not amiodarone not sotalol not procainamide
