Beta Blockers and Calcium Channel Blockers (Class II and IV)

Question 1

Your patient has SVT at a rate of 180 BPM. Adenosine fails to convert the rhythm. The physician may consider using what other drug?

Answer 1

Cardizem

Question 2

Where are Beta 1 receptors found?

Answer 2

Heart

Question 3

Chronic Beta blockade increases beta receptor density. This is an example of what?

Answer 3

up regulation

Question 4

A drug with negative chronotropic effect causes what?

Answer 4

slower heart rate

Question 5

Beta blockers are potentially dangerous to which patient.

Answer 5

Asthmatics

Question 6

An overdose of verapamil can be reversed by what drug?

Answer 6

CaCl

Question 7

The effect of CCB can be potentiated by eating what?

Answer 7

grapefruit

Question 8

Where are calcium channels located?

Answer 8

cell membranes of muscle and conduction tissue

Question 9

What is the CCB of choice for Atrial Fibrillation?

Answer 9

Diltiazem

Question 10

What do CCB reduce?

Answer 10

contractility
afterload
oxygen demand

Question 11

Atenolol

Answer 11

Tenormin

Question 12

Esmolol

Answer 12

Brevibloc

Question 13

Labetelol

Answer 13

Normodyne

Question 14

Dilitiazem

Answer 14

Cardizem

Question 15

Nifedipine

Answer 15

Procardia

Question 16

propanolol

Answer 16

Procardia

Question 17

Nadolol

Answer 17

Corgard

Question 18

Verapamil

Answer 18

Isoptin

Question 19

Metropolol

Answer 19

Brevibloc