drugs

Question 1

Hydrochlorothiazide

Answer 1

25mg, one tablet daily

Question 2

Chlorthalidone

Answer 2

50mg, one tablet daily

Question 3

Furosemide

Answer 3

40mg, one tablet twice a day

Question 4

Amiloride

Answer 4

10mg, one tablet daily

Question 5

Spironolactone

Answer 5

25mg, one tablet twice a day

Question 6

ACEi for HF

Answer 6

Lisinopril - 40mg, one tablet daily

Question 7

Diuretic for HF

Answer 7

Furosemide - 40mg, one tablet twice daily

Question 8

ARB for HF

Answer 8

Valsartan - 80mg, one tablet twice a day

Question 9

BB for HF

Answer 9

Carvedilol - 25mg, one tablet twice a day

Question 10

Aldosterone antagonist for HF

Answer 10

Eplerenone - 50mg, one tablet daily

Question 11

Vasodilator for HF

Answer 11

BiDil - one tablet three times a day

Question 12

Cardiac glycoside for HF

Answer 12

Digoxin - 125mcg, one tablet daily

Question 13

Beta agonist for HF

Answer 13

Dobutamine infusion - 5mcg/kg/minute, titrate to effect

Question 14

Phosphodiesterase inhibitor for HF

Answer 14

Milrinone - 50mcg/kg IV over 10 minutes then maintenance infusion of 0.5mcg/kg/min

Question 15

Fast sodium channel blocker used for anti-arrhythmia

Answer 15

Propafenone - 225mg, one tablet every 8 hours

Question 16

Beta blocker an an anti-arrhythmic

Answer 16

Metoprolol - 50mg, one tablet twice a day

Question 17

BB ACLS

Answer 17

Metoprolol - 5mg slow IV every 5 minutes prn as needed up to 15mg

Question 18

BB ACS

Answer 18

Metoprolol - 5mg q2mins then 50mg q6hours followed by maintenance

Question 19

Vaughn williams type III as antiarrhythmic

Answer 19

Amiodarone - 200mg, one tablet daily

Question 20

Diltiazem as an antiarrhythmic

Answer 20

Diltiazem - 20mg IV bolus now and infuse IV at a rate of 10mg per hour for no longer than 24 hours

Question 21

Verapamil as an antiarrhythmic

Answer 21

Verapamil - 5mg IV push

Question 22

Adenosine antiarrhythmic

Answer 22

6mg IV bolus, repeat dose at 12mg if first dose ineffective

Question 23

lidocaine ACLS

Answer 23

1-1.5mg/kg IV push

Question 24

oral antiplatelet

Answer 24

Clopidogrel - 75mg, once daily

Question 25

Aspirin in ED

Answer 25

chew 2 tablets in ED

Question 26

IV antiplatelet

Answer 26

Integrellin - 180mcg/kg IV bolus over 1-2 minutes then infuse 2mcg/kg/min IV

Question 27

Nitroglycerin

Answer 27

0.4mg sublingually, one tablet under the tongue every 5 minutes for 3 doses

Question 28

Nitroglycerine patch

Answer 28

0.4mg/hour, apply one patch in the morning, remove at 8pm and repeat each day

Question 29

metoprolol maintenance therapy after ACS

Answer 29

100mg, twice a day

Question 30

heparin

Answer 30

X units IV push now and start an infusion of heparin at X units/hour

Question 31

fibrinolytic

Answer 31

Alteplase - 15mg IV bolus over 1-2 minutes then infuse 50mg over 30mins and then 35mg over one hour

Question 32

epinephrine

Answer 32

1mg every 3-5 minutes in adult cardiac arrest; follow each dose with 20ml flush, intraosseous administration

Question 33

epinephrine ET tube

Answer 33

2-2.5 mg, same directions as other dose

Question 34

vasopressin

Answer 34

40 unites IV push once, intraosseous administration

Question 35

Amiodarone in cardiac arrest

Answer 35

300mg IV push, repeat in 150mg doses every 3-5 minutes prn

Question 36

Amiodarone in wide complex tachycardia

Answer 36

150mg IV over 10 minutes and every 10 minutes prn; slow infusion 360mg IV over 6 hours - intraosseous administration

Question 37

atropine in bradycardia

Answer 37

1mg IV push

Question 54

magnesium sulfate

Answer 54

1-2mg IV push diluted to 10ml 5%dextrose injection over 5-20 minutes

Question 57

lidocaine in cardiac arrest

Answer 57

1-1.5mg/kg IV push (ET 2-4)

Question 58

lidocaine in refractory VF

Answer 58

0.5-0.75mg/kg every 5-10 minutes to 3 mg/kg maximum

Question 60

sodium bicarbonate

Answer 60

1mEq/kg IV push followed by 0.5 mEq/kg every 10 minutes depending on ABG

Question 61

naloxone

Answer 61

200-400mcg IV or IM repeated every 2-3 minutes if no response (could be 1-2g)

Question 62

Diltiazem ACLS

Answer 62

0.25mg/kg bolus (2 min) then 0.35mg/kg (2 min)

Question 63

Verapamil ACLS

Answer 63

2.5-5mg IV push, then 5-10mg q15 min (max 20mg)