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Worksheetspost test cardiovascular pharmacology
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 6mins
When given orally, what is the calcium channel blocker with the most rapid onset of action?
Nifedipine
Verapamil
Felodopine
Diltiazem
Significant intravenous absorption/inadvertent intravenous injection of bupivacaine can cause profound bradycardia and sinus node arrest. Which of the following best describes the mechanism of cardiac toxicity of bupivacaine?
Bupivacaine binds inactivated fast sodium channels and dissociates from them
slowly
Bupivacaine binds activated fast sodium channels and dissociates from them
slowly
Bupivacaine binds inactivated slow sodium channels and dissociates from them
slowly
Bupivacaine binds activated slow sodium channels and dissociates from them
slowly
Which of the following antianginal agents has the highest coronary vasodilating
potential?
Nitrates
Verapamil
Dihydropyridines
β-Blockers
Administration of protamine to a patient who has not received heparin can
result in
Anticoagulation
Hypercoagulation
Profound bradycardia
Hypertension
Hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism could develop in patients receiving
which of the following antidysrhythmic drugs ?
Amiodarone
Verapamil
Procainamide
Lidocaine
A 54- year-old patient is undergoing a three- vessel coronary artery bypass
graft (CABG) under general anesthesia. After induction, the pulmonary
capillary wedge pressure is 15 mmHg and PA pressures are 26/13 mmHg.
Suddenly, new 30-mmHg V waves appear on the monitor screen. Systemic
blood pressure is 120/70 mmHg, heart rate is 75 beats/min, and PA pressure
is 50/35 mmHg. Which of the following drugs should be administered to the patient ?
Nitroglycerin
Nitroprusside
Esmolol
Dobutamine
A 22- year-old man with HOCM is undergoing an elective cholecystectomy
under general anesthesia. Immediately after induction with propofol, 2.5
mg/kg IV , the arterial blood pressure decreases from 140/82 to 70/40 mmHg.
What would be the most appropriate drug for treatment of hypotension in this
patient ?
Ephedrine
Epinephrine
Isoproterenol
Phenylephrine
Allergic reactions to protamine can occur with each of the following
EXCEPT
Diabetes treated with NPH insulin
Diabetes treated with regular insulin
Diabetes treated with PZI insulin
Previous vasectomy
Which of the following medications blocks angiotensin at the receptor ?
Losartan
(Cozaar)
Terazosin
(Hytrin)
Lisinopril
(Prinivil, Zestril)
Spironolactone
(Aldactone)
The effects of clopidogrel (Plavix) can be rev ersed with
Fresh frozen plasma
Factor VIII concentrate
Aprotinin
None of the above
