DOCs

Question 0

AFib with HF or low EF

Answer 0

Dofetilide (Tikosyn)

Question 1

AFib

Answer 1

Amiodarone (Cordarone)

Question 2

Atrial flutter

Answer 2

Ibutilide (Corvert)

But usually just get zapped

Question 3

Abolishing SVT

Answer 3

Adenosine (Adenocard)

Question 4

Digoxin-reduced arrhythmias

Answer 4

Magnesium sulfate

Question 5

Ventricular arrhythmias, particularly those with “sick hearts” with arrhythmias like post MI

Answer 5

Lidocaine (Xylocaine)

Question 6

First line Rx for HTN

Answer 6

Diuretics

Question 7

First line drug post MI for HTN

Answer 7

ACE Inhibitors

Question 8

HTN complicated by renal disease

Answer 8

Clonidine (Catapres, Duraclon)

Question 9

Coronary spasms or air in the coronaries

Answer 9

Nitroglycerine (Nitrobid, Nitrek)

Question 10

CPB termination

Answer 10

Nitroglycerine and Nitroprusside

Question 11

Edema in emergency situations (pulmonary edema from decompensated CHF)

Answer 11

Loop diuretics

Question 12

2nd line treatment for edema of heart failure

Answer 12

Thiazide diuretics

Question 13

Diuretic of choice for liver failure with edema

Answer 13

Spironolactone (Aldactone)

Question 14

Variant angina

Answer 14

Nifedipine (Procardia)

Question 15

Many supraventricular tachyarrhythmias, such as SVT

Answer 15

Verapamil (Calan, Isoptin)

Question 16

Prevent radial artery spasms during harvest and postoperatively to maintain graft patency

Answer 16

Diltiazem (Cardizem)

Question 17

Exercise induced angina

Answer 17

Beta blockers (particularly B1 blockers)

Question 18

Cardiac arrest

Answer 18

Epinephrine (Adrenaline)

Question 19

Short term HF patients (patients struggling to come off bypass)

Answer 19

Bipyradines 
    Inamrinone (Inocor)
    Milrinone (Primacor)

Question 20

All stages of HF, particularly those with low EF

Answer 20

ACE inhibitors

Question 21

Venous dilators for acute CHF episodes

Answer 21

Nitrates

Question 22

PVC

Answer 22

Lidocaine (Xylocaine)

Question 23

Patients resistant to Lidocaine and/or Mexilitine

Answer 23

Tocainide (Tonocard)

Question 24

Refractory ventricular arrhythmias

Answer 24

Flecainide (Tambocor)

Question 25

Supraventricular tachycardias

Answer 25

Propafenone (Rhythmol)

Question 26

Atrial tachyarrhythmias (AV nodal reentrant most common)

Answer 26

Beta blockers

Question 27

Post MI ventricular arrhythmias

Answer 27

Beta blockers

Question 28

Ideal drug for post MI patients

Answer 28

Sotalol (Betapace, Sorine)

Question 29

Control ventricular response rates in AFib and atrial flutter

Answer 29

Digoxin

Question 30

Hypochromic, microcytic anemia

Answer 30

Iron

Question 31

Megaloblastic anemia

Answer 31

Vitamin B9 (Folic acid)

Question 32

Pernicious anemia

Answer 32

Vitamin B12 (Trim Cyanocobalamin)

Question 33

Anemia in Jehovah's Witness

Answer 33

Darbepotin (Aranesp)

Question 34

Preventing painful acute crisis associated with sickling claudication

Answer 34

Hydroxyurea (Hydria, Droxia)

Question 35

Preventing HIT

Answer 35

Porcine intestinal derived Heparin

Question 36

Elimination of risk of HIT Type II

Answer 36

Fondaparinux (Arixtra)

Question 37

Prevention of pulmonary edema, use on destination VADs and artificial valves (except on pregnant women), AFib patients, and orthopedic surgery

Answer 37

Warfarin (Coumadin)

Question 38

Therapy for HIT and/or alternative anticoagulant to Heparin in patients with HIT

Answer 38

Lepirudan (Refludan)

Question 39

Used during PCTAs to prevent platelet activation and as an anticoagulant for patients wit HIT

Answer 39

Bivalirudin (Angiomax)

Question 40

Anticoagulant used with renal failure

Answer 40

Argatroban (Argatroban)

Question 41

Anticoagulant used with liver failure

Answer 41

Bivalirudin (Angiomax)

Question 42

Prevention of TIAs and strokes

Answer 42

Ticlopidine (Ticlid)

Question 43

Prevent thrombus post stent placement

Answer 43

Aspirin with Ticlopidine

Question 44

Used extensively in ACS and cath labs

Answer 44

Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitors

Question 45

Anticoagulation post prosthetic heart valve implantation

Answer 45

Dipyradimole (Persantine) with either warfarin or aspirin

Question 46

Pulmonary emboli, DVTs, aMI, and thrombosed shunts

Answer 46

Streptokinase (Streptase)

Question 47

Acquired or congenital ATIII deficiency

Answer 47

ATIII

Question 48

Quickly reverse warfarin in a hemorrhagic emergency

Answer 48

15ml/kg FFP

Question 49

Significantly reduce post bypass hemorrhage in patients with previous fibrinolytic therapy

Answer 49

Aminocaproic acid and tranexamic acid

Question 50

Dramatically reduces post op bleeding particularly in Jehovah's Witness, redox, post fibrinolytic therapy

Answer 50

Aprotinin (Transylol)

Question 51

Hemophilia A and Von Willebrands disease

Answer 51

Desmopressin (DDAVP)

Question 52

Bleeding, immediate warfarin reversal, ATIII deficiency, high volume of PRBC, colloidal volume replacement

Answer 52

FFP

Question 53

Factor I, Factor VIII, and vWF replacement

Answer 53

Cryoprecipitate