Thyroid
This medication should be given 30-60 minutes before breakfast to enhance absorption.
What is levothyroxine (Synthroid)?
If discontinued abruptly this medication may cause rebound tachycardia.
What is propranolol (Inderal)?
This medication is primarily used for ventricular dysrhythmias (given IV).
What is lidocaine (Xylocaine)?
This medication has a long half-life and interacts with many other drugs including grapefruit juice.
What is amiodarone (Cordarone)?
This medication is used for atrial tachycardias.
What is diltiazem (Cardizem)?
This medication takes several months to achieve therapeutic levels.
What is levodopa/carbidopa (Sinemet)?
This medication may cause the patient with asthma to have to have side effects.
What is propranolol (Inderal)?
This medication is used for tachyarrhythmias (SVT, A-fib/flutter, v-tach) and malaria.
What is quinidine (Quinidex)?
This dosage of amiodarone is for stable wide QRS tachycardia with a pulse.
What is 150 mg over 10 minutes (repeat if needed) followed by an infusion of 1 mg/min over 6 hours?
The recommended dosage of diltiazem in unstable atrial fibrillation.
What is 0.25mg/kg bolus followed by 5-15 mg/hour drip?
This test is ordered to evaluate the effectiveness of levothyroxine (Synthroid).
What is a serum T4 level?
This medication is given sublingual for rapid onset when the patient has chest pain.
What is nitroglycerin?
This medication is primarily used for supraventricular tachycardia (SVT).
What is flecainide (Tambocor)?
This dosage of amiodarone is for unstable cardiac arrest.
What is 300 mg bolus followed by 150 mg?
These medications may worsen existing dysrhythmias or cause new ones.
What are all antiarrhythmic drugs?
This medication should be taken 1 hour before breakfast.
What is levodopa/carbidopa (Sinemet)?
A low potassium in combination with this drug causes adverse effects (indicating the patient should eat potassium-rich foods).
What is digoxin (dig toxicity)?
These class 1 antiarrhythmics block conduction velocity in the atria, ventricles, and His-Purkinje system.
What is a sodium channel blocker (quinidine, lidocaine, and flecanide)?
When the patient experiences blurred vision and is instructed to notify PCP.
What is a serious side effect of amiodarone (Cordarone)?
This medication combination is commonly given for atrial fibrillation.
What are calcium channel blockers and beta blockers?
The patient is having problems with the effectiveness of the levodopa/carbidopa (Sinemet)
What is taking a drug holiday?
This interaction may occur when the patient is taking propranolol, warfarin, digoxin, and Lasix.
What are hypotension, hypokalemia, and bradycardia?
This medication is given to a patient with food to reduce side effects.
What is quinidine (Quinidex)?
This medication may cause lung damage when taken orally.
What is amiodarone (Cordarone)?
This medication is taken in many forms including extended-release (ER) and sustained-release (SR) tablets. (Contact the pharmacy if the wrong drug is supplied).
What is diltiazem (Cardizem)?