CEPS IBHRE – medications UPDATED
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Protamine - CORRECT ANSWER - Heparin antagonist
Narcan (Naloxone) - CORRECT ANSWER - Morphine antagonist
Vitamin K - CORRECT ANSWER - Warfarin Antagonist
Alpha Adrenergic - CORRECT ANSWER - Autonomic receptors for Vasoconstriction
Beta-1 Adrenergic - CORRECT ANSWER - Autonomic receptors for cardiac stimulation
Beta-2 adrenergic - CORRECT ANSWER - Autonomic receptors for Lung-broncho
dilation
Cholinergic - CORRECT ANSWER - Autonomic receptors for cardiac depression
Beta Blocker - CORRECT ANSWER - Autonomic drug type: propanolol
Cholinergic - CORRECT ANSWER - Autonomic drug type: Acetylcholine
Vagal Blocker (Parasympathetic blocker) - CORRECT ANSWER - Autonomic Drug type:
Atropine
Slowed heart rate and av node conduction - CORRECT ANSWER - Hemodynamic effects
of stimulating parasympathetic receptors
, 1.0 - CORRECT ANSWER - Normal, uncoagulated INR
2.0-3.0 - CORRECT ANSWER - Therapeutic INR range of coumadin/warfarin for
someone in AF
4-8 weeks - CORRECT ANSWER - Elimination half life of amiodarone
No known reversal agents - CORRECT ANSWER - Why do many physicians discontinue
Xarelto / Dabigatran on AF patients prior to AF ablation procedures?
Eliquis, Xarelto, Pradaxa - CORRECT ANSWER - 3 Novel anticoagulation drugs:
Pradaxa - CORRECT ANSWER - Novel anticoagulant, a direct thrombin inhibitor
Bridging anticoagulation - CORRECT ANSWER - Method of preprocedural
anticoagulation where a patient stops taking anticoag prior to a PVI, is heparanized during
procedure, and resumes warfarin/coumadin post procedure.
Avoid exercise/stress & take beta blockers - CORRECT ANSWER - Recommended
therapy for asymptomatic patients with Long QTs
Quinidine, Dofetilide, Sotalol, Procainimide, Amiodarone, Ibutilide, Dysopyramide - CORRECT
ANSWER - Drugs that cause long QT (long Qt Dogs should be SPAID)
IA (Na-blockers, Double Quarter Pounder), and III (K-blockers) - CORRECT ANSWER -
Tro anti-arrhythmic drugs classes that cause long QTS
Dofetilide, Ibutilide, Sotalol, Amiodarone - CORRECT ANSWER - Four class III
antiarrhythmic drugs
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Protamine - CORRECT ANSWER - Heparin antagonist
Narcan (Naloxone) - CORRECT ANSWER - Morphine antagonist
Vitamin K - CORRECT ANSWER - Warfarin Antagonist
Alpha Adrenergic - CORRECT ANSWER - Autonomic receptors for Vasoconstriction
Beta-1 Adrenergic - CORRECT ANSWER - Autonomic receptors for cardiac stimulation
Beta-2 adrenergic - CORRECT ANSWER - Autonomic receptors for Lung-broncho
dilation
Cholinergic - CORRECT ANSWER - Autonomic receptors for cardiac depression
Beta Blocker - CORRECT ANSWER - Autonomic drug type: propanolol
Cholinergic - CORRECT ANSWER - Autonomic drug type: Acetylcholine
Vagal Blocker (Parasympathetic blocker) - CORRECT ANSWER - Autonomic Drug type:
Atropine
Slowed heart rate and av node conduction - CORRECT ANSWER - Hemodynamic effects
of stimulating parasympathetic receptors
, 1.0 - CORRECT ANSWER - Normal, uncoagulated INR
2.0-3.0 - CORRECT ANSWER - Therapeutic INR range of coumadin/warfarin for
someone in AF
4-8 weeks - CORRECT ANSWER - Elimination half life of amiodarone
No known reversal agents - CORRECT ANSWER - Why do many physicians discontinue
Xarelto / Dabigatran on AF patients prior to AF ablation procedures?
Eliquis, Xarelto, Pradaxa - CORRECT ANSWER - 3 Novel anticoagulation drugs:
Pradaxa - CORRECT ANSWER - Novel anticoagulant, a direct thrombin inhibitor
Bridging anticoagulation - CORRECT ANSWER - Method of preprocedural
anticoagulation where a patient stops taking anticoag prior to a PVI, is heparanized during
procedure, and resumes warfarin/coumadin post procedure.
Avoid exercise/stress & take beta blockers - CORRECT ANSWER - Recommended
therapy for asymptomatic patients with Long QTs
Quinidine, Dofetilide, Sotalol, Procainimide, Amiodarone, Ibutilide, Dysopyramide - CORRECT
ANSWER - Drugs that cause long QT (long Qt Dogs should be SPAID)
IA (Na-blockers, Double Quarter Pounder), and III (K-blockers) - CORRECT ANSWER -
Tro anti-arrhythmic drugs classes that cause long QTS
Dofetilide, Ibutilide, Sotalol, Amiodarone - CORRECT ANSWER - Four class III
antiarrhythmic drugs
