IHD

Question 1

Carvedilol/Coreg

Answer 1

25-50 mg BID

Question 2

Eplerenone/Inspra

Answer 2

Initial: 25 mg QD

Target: 50 mg QD

Question 3

Nicardipine/Cardene

Answer 3

20-40 mg TID

Question 4

Nifedipine/Adalat

Answer 4

10-20 mg TID

Question 5

Nitroglycerin/Minitran/NitroDur/Nitrostat

Answer 5

Patch: 0.1-0.8 mg/hr QD, on for 12-14, off for 10-12 hrs

SL: 0.3-0.6 mg PRN

IV: 5 mcg/min up by 5 every 5 to 75-100 mcg/min (max 200)

Question 6

Propanolol/Inderal

Answer 6

40-80 mg Q6-8 hrs

Question 7

Ranolazine/Ranexa

Answer 7

500-1000 mg BID

Question 8

Tenecteplase/TNKase

Answer 8

Less than 60 kg: 30 mg IV

60-69.9: 35 mg

70-79.9: 40 mg

80-89.9: 45 mg

Over 90: 50 mg

Question 9

Ticagrelor/Brilinta

Answer 9

90 mg BID

Question 10

Clopidogrel/Plavix

Answer 10

75 mg QD

Question 11

Metoprolol/Lopressor/Toprol/Toprol XL

Answer 11

Lopressor/Toprol: 50-100 mg BID (angina), 25-50 mg Q6 hrs (MI)

XL: 100-200 mg QD

Question 12

Prasugrel/Effient

Answer 12

10 mg QD

Question 13

Verapamil/Isoptin/Calan/Covera-HS/Verelan

Answer 13

Isoptin/Calan: 60-90 mg TID-QID

Verelan/Covera-HS: 240 mg QD

Question 14

Alteplase/Activase/t-PA

Answer 14

15 mg IV bolus

0. 75 mg/kg over 30 min (max 50)
1. 5 mg/kg over 60 min (max 35)