T/F: is Quinidine an antiarrhythmic? - -T
Name 3 medications you can't give with Quinidine due to potential drug interactions? -
-Digoxin, Amiodarone, Erythromycin
T/F: is Amiodarone an antiarrhythmic? - -T
T/F: is Lidocaine an antiarrhythmic? - -T
If a patient is taking Amiodarone can you give them Lidocaine? - -No
What are some more common adverse effects of Quinidine? - -GI upset, Tinnitus,
Ventricular ectopic beats
What is an adverse effect of Amiodarone? - -Pulmonary toxicity
What is a major complication of atrial fibrillation? - -Stroke
What does Verapamil treat? - -recurrent paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia
(psvt)
Should Adenosine be given as a fast IV push? - -yes
What can/does Amiodarone treat? - -ventricular fibrillation
What can/does Lidocaine treat? - -ventricular fibrillation
Don't use an antiarrhythmic is a patient has what conditions? - -congestive heart
failure, AV block, bundle branch block, ventricular ectopy.
T/F: verapamil is an antiarrhythmic? - -T
What type of antiarrhythmic is Verapamil? - -calcium channel blocker
A patient is taking Digoxin and their radial pulse is 52, or low, what do you do next? - -
listen to the apical pulse for 1 min
Digoxin toxicity symptoms - -nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, vision changes, arrythmias