Calcium Channel Blockers

Question 0

What is the other name for cardizem?

Answer 0

Diltiazem

Question 1

What is the other name for diltiazem?

Answer 1

Cardizem

Question 2

What is the class of diltiazem?

Answer 2

Calcium channel blocker

Question 4

What is the class, and indications for diltiazem?

Answer 4

Calcium channel blocker 
Supraventricular tachydysrhythmias (atrial fibrillation, atrial flutter, and PSVT refractory to
adenosine) and to increase coronary artery perfusion in angina.

Question 5

What are the indications and adult dose for cardizem?

Answer 5

Supraventricular tachydysrhythmias (atrial fibrillation, atrial flutter, and PSVT refractory to
adenosine) and to increase coronary artery perfusion in angina.

0.25 mg/kg IV over 2 min, may repeat as needed with 0.35 mg/kg followed by a drip of 5 to 10 mg/hr not to exceed 15 mg/hr over 24 hours.

Question 6

What are the contraindications for diltiazem?

Answer 6

Hypersensitivity, sick sinus syndrome, 2nd- or 3rd-degree heart block, systolic BP < 90, diastolic BP < 60, wide-complex tachycardia and WPW.

Question 7

What are the precautions of cardizem?

Answer 7

CHF (especially with beta blockers), conduction abnormalities

Question 8

What are the common concentrations of cardizem?

Answer 8

vial 25mg/5ml

Question 9

What are the two other names of verapamil?

Answer 9

Isoptin

Calan

Question 10

What are the two other names of Isoptin?

Answer 10

Calan

Verapamil

Question 11

What are the two other names of Calan?

Answer 11

Verapamil

Isoptin

Question 12

What is the class for Verapamil?

Answer 12

Calcium Channel Blocker

Question 13

What are the class and indications for Verapamil?

Answer 13

Calcium channel blocker

PSVT refractory to adenosine, atrial flutter, and atrial fibrillation with rapid ventricular response.

Question 14

What are the class, indications, and adult dose for verapamil?

Answer 14

Calcium channel blocker
PSVT refractory to adenosine, atrial flutter, and atrial fibrillation with rapid ventricular response.
2.5 to 5 mg IV bolus over 2 to 3 min, then 5 to 10 mg after 15 to 30 min to a max of 30 mg in 30 min

Question 15

What are the contraindications for verapamil?

Answer 15

Severe hypotension, cardiogenic shock, 2nd- or 3rd-degree heart block, CHF, sinus node disease, and accessory AV pathways, WPW syndrome. It should not be administered to persons takingbeta blockers.

Question 16

What are the precautions of verapamil?

Answer 16

MI with coronary artery occlusion, or myocardial stenosis

Question 17

What is the description of verapamil?

Answer 17

Verapamil is a calcium channel blocker that slows AV conduction, suppresses reentry dysrhythmias
such as PSVT, and slows ventricular responses to atrial tachydysrhythmias. Verapamil also dilates
coronary arteries and reduces myocardial oxygen demand.

Question 18

What is the description of Cardizem?

Answer 18

Diltiazem is a slow calcium channel blocker similar to verapamil. It dilates coronary and peripheral arteries and arterioles, thus increasing circulation to the heart and reducing peripheral vascular resistance.