Cardiology Medication Review

Which medication is most appropriate for increasing blood pressure in a bradycardic patient?

What change in heart rate (HR) is most indicative of increased parasympathetic nervous system (PNS) activation?

Epinephrine's effects include all of the following EXCEPT:

What is the primary treatment for Torsades de Pointes?

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic effect of the sympathetic nervous system?

Which of the following is the correct equation for calculating cardiac output (CO)?

Lidocaine exerts its antiarrhythmic effects through which mechanism?

What is the correct dose of epinephrine for pediatric CPR using epinephrine 1:10,000?

A medication with a positive inotropic effect will have what impact on the heart's contractions?

To which drug class does verapamil belong?

What is the initial dose of lidocaine for an adult patient experiencing a life-threatening arrhythmia?

In the context of cardiac arrest, vasopressin can potentially replace which dose(s) of epinephrine?

What is the typical initial bolus dose of amiodarone, followed by the repeat dose for refractory ventricular arrhythmias ?

What paradoxical effect can occur if atropine is administered too slowly?

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic EKG change associated with procainamide infusion?

Epinephrine exhibits its greatest positive inotropic and chronotropic effects and causes vascular dilation. True or false?

Which class of drugs reduces blood pressure primarily by reducing circulatory blood volume via increased excretion through the kidneys?

What is amiodarone's primary mechanism of action on cardiac muscle?

For a patient in cardiac arrest, after initial unsuccessful defibrillation, the subsequent energy level for the second shock should be:

In the treatment of symptomatic bradycardia, when is transcutaneous pacing indicated?