Fortis Pharmacology Exam #3 2026
Questions and Answers
T/F: is Quinidine an antiarrhythmic? - Correct answer-T
Name 3 medications you can't give with Quinidine due to potential drug
interactions? - Correct answer-Digoxin, Amiodarone, Erythromycin
T/F: is Amiodarone an antiarrhythmic? - Correct answer-T
T/F: is Lidocaine an antiarrhythmic? - Correct answer-T
If a patient is taking Amiodarone can you give them Lidocaine? - Correct answer-
No
What are some more common adverse effects of Quinidine? - Correct answer-GI
upset, Tinnitus, Ventricular ectopic beats
What is an adverse effect of Amiodarone? - Correct answer-Pulmonary toxicity
What is a major complication of atrial fibrillation? - Correct answer-Stroke
What does Verapamil treat? - Correct answer-recurrent paroxysmal
supraventricular tachycardia (psvt)
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, Should Adenosine be given as a fast IV push? - Correct answer-yes
What can/does Amiodarone treat? - Correct answer-ventricular fibrillation
What can/does Lidocaine treat? - Correct answer-ventricular fibrillation
Don't use an antiarrhythmic is a patient has what conditions? - Correct answer-
congestive heart failure, AV block, bundle branch block, ventricular ectopy.
T/F: verapamil is an antiarrhythmic? - Correct answer-T
What type of antiarrhythmic is Verapamil? - Correct answer-calcium channel
blocker
A patient is taking Digoxin and their radial pulse is 52, or low, what do you do
next? - Correct answer-listen to the apical pulse for 1 min
Digoxin toxicity symptoms - Correct answer-nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, vision
changes, arrythmias
When using Milrinone (Primacor) what should you monitor? why? - Correct
answer-cardiac status b/c a side effect is cardiac dysrhythmia
What does 'ACE' stand for? - Correct answer-angiotensin-converting enzyme
What labs do you monitor for a patient on an ACE? - Correct answer-WBC, serum
potassium, creatinine level, and blood urea nitrogen
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Questions and Answers
T/F: is Quinidine an antiarrhythmic? - Correct answer-T
Name 3 medications you can't give with Quinidine due to potential drug
interactions? - Correct answer-Digoxin, Amiodarone, Erythromycin
T/F: is Amiodarone an antiarrhythmic? - Correct answer-T
T/F: is Lidocaine an antiarrhythmic? - Correct answer-T
If a patient is taking Amiodarone can you give them Lidocaine? - Correct answer-
No
What are some more common adverse effects of Quinidine? - Correct answer-GI
upset, Tinnitus, Ventricular ectopic beats
What is an adverse effect of Amiodarone? - Correct answer-Pulmonary toxicity
What is a major complication of atrial fibrillation? - Correct answer-Stroke
What does Verapamil treat? - Correct answer-recurrent paroxysmal
supraventricular tachycardia (psvt)
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, Should Adenosine be given as a fast IV push? - Correct answer-yes
What can/does Amiodarone treat? - Correct answer-ventricular fibrillation
What can/does Lidocaine treat? - Correct answer-ventricular fibrillation
Don't use an antiarrhythmic is a patient has what conditions? - Correct answer-
congestive heart failure, AV block, bundle branch block, ventricular ectopy.
T/F: verapamil is an antiarrhythmic? - Correct answer-T
What type of antiarrhythmic is Verapamil? - Correct answer-calcium channel
blocker
A patient is taking Digoxin and their radial pulse is 52, or low, what do you do
next? - Correct answer-listen to the apical pulse for 1 min
Digoxin toxicity symptoms - Correct answer-nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, vision
changes, arrythmias
When using Milrinone (Primacor) what should you monitor? why? - Correct
answer-cardiac status b/c a side effect is cardiac dysrhythmia
What does 'ACE' stand for? - Correct answer-angiotensin-converting enzyme
What labs do you monitor for a patient on an ACE? - Correct answer-WBC, serum
potassium, creatinine level, and blood urea nitrogen
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