NSG 6005 Pharm Midterm EXAM 2024/24| 165 QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS

NSG 6005 Pharm Midterm EXAM 2024/24| 165 QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS A patient's nutritional intake and lab work reflect hypoalbuminemia. This is critical to prescribing because: - ANSWER Distribution of drugs to target tissue may be affected Class IC drugs are reserved for what type of arrhythmia - ANSWER severe ventricular tachycardia Class III drugs are effective in treating - ANSWER ventricular fibrillation Half life of procainamide - ANSWER only short acting antiarrhythmic antiarrhythmics are metabolized in the ____________ - ANSWER Liver To treat or not to treat antiarrhythmic - ANSWER Antiarrhythmic drugs are understood to be proarrhythmic, they can paradoxically correct one issue, but then cause another lethal arrhythmia. Deciding not to treat may be a better choice, especially in asymptomatic or minimally symptomatic patients Drugs that have a significant first-pass effect: - ANSWER Are rapidly metabolized by the liver and may have little if any desired action