Drug Function

Question 1

Acetaminophen Class

Answer 1

Antipyretic and analgesic.
Mild anti-inflammatory

Question 2

Acetaminophen Action

Answer 2

Rapidly absorbed through GI tract. Believed to raise pain threshold

Question 3

Acetaminophen Onset

Answer 3

15 minutes and lasts up to 3 hrs

Question 4

Acetaminophen Metabolism

Answer 4

Primary hepatic metabilism

Question 5

Acetaminophen Toxic Dose

Answer 5

Little as 4g daily. Leads to hepatic cell necrosis.

Question 6

Adenosine Class

Answer 6

Antiarrhythmic

Question 7

Adenosine Action

Answer 7

Slows conduction through AV node, interrupting re-entry pathways through the AV, allowing normal sinus rhythm to resume.

Causes coronary vasodilation and increased blood flow in normal coronary arteries with little to no increase in stenotic coronary arteries.

Question 8

Adenosine Onset

Answer 8

Rapid

Question 9

Adenosine Half-Life

Answer 9

<10 s

Question 10

Adenosine Metabolism

Answer 10

Blood and tissue

Question 11

Amiodarone Class

Answer 11

Antiarrhythmic (Class I, II, III, and IV)

Question 12

Amiodarone Action

Answer 12

Blocks sodium channels, lengthening cardiac potential. Slows cardiac conduction through the AV node. Antisympathetic action and negative inotropic effects in cardiac nodal tissue.

Question 13

Amiodarone Onset

Answer 13

15 minutes

Question 14

Amiodarone Time to Peak

Answer 14

1 to 4 hours

Question 15

Amiodarone Duration

Answer 15

3-6 hours

Question 16

Amiodarone Half-Life

Answer 16

9-36 hrs