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001. This drug is a Class IA antiarrhythmic drug:

a) Sotalol

b) Propranolol
d
c) Verapamil

d) Quinidine

002. This drug is a Class IC antiarrhythmic drug:

a) Flecainide

b) Sotalol a

c) Lidocaine

d) Verapamil

003. This drug is a Class IC antiarrhythmic drug:

a) Flecainide

b) Sotalol

c) Lidocaine a

d) Verapamil
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004. This drug is a Class II antiarrhythmic drug:

a) Flecainide

b) Propranolol
b
c) Lidocaine

d) Verapamil

005. This drug is a Class III antiarrhythmic drug:

a) Flecainide

b) Sotalol
b
c) Lidocaine

d) Verapamil

006. This drug prolongs repolarization:

a) Flecainide

b) Sotalol
b
c) Lidocaine

d) Verapamil
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007. This drug is a Class IV antiarrhythmic drug:

a) Flecainide

b) Sotalol d

c) Lidocaine

d) Verapamil

008. This drug is used in treating supraventricular

tachycardias:

a) Digoxin

b) Dobutamine
a
c) Amrinone

d) Dopamine

009. This drug is associated with Torsades de

pointes.

a) Flecainide

b) Sotalol b

c) Lidocaine

d) Verapamil
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010. This drug has beta-adrenergic blocking

activity:

a) Flecainide

b) Sotalol b

c) Lidocaine

d) Verapamil

011. This drug is useful in terminating atrial but not

ventricular tachycardias:

a) Flecainide

b) Sotalol d

c) Lidocaine

d) Verapamil

012. This is a drug of choice for acute treatment

of ventricular tachycardias:

a) Flecainide

b) Sotalol

c) Lidocaine c

d) Verapamil
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013. The calcium channel blockers have direct

negative inotropic effects because they reduce the
inward movement of calcium during the action
potential. Thic consideration is:
a

a) True

b) False

014. Common unwanted effects of the

dihydropyridines are due to vasodilation. It’s:

a) True

b) False

015. Verapamil is a more potent vasodilator than

nifedipine. This statement is:

a) True

b) False

016. This drug is contraindicated in patients with

moderate to severe heart failure:

a) Nifedipine

b) Verapamil
b
c) Both of the above

d) None of the above

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017. This drug is an effective bronchodilator:

a) Nifedipine

b) Verapamil

c) Both of the above. d

d) None of the above

018. This drug is used intravenously to terminate

supraventricular tachycardias:

a) Nifedipine

b) Verapamil
b

c) Both of the above

d) None of the above

019. This drug has a little or no direct effect on

chronotropy and dromotropy at normal doses

a) Nifedipine

b) Diltiazem

c) Verapamil

d) All of the above

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020. Verapamil has a significant effect on

automaticity in the SA node. It’s:

a) True a

b) False

021. This drug acts by inhibiting slow calcium

channels in the SA and AV nodes:

a) Quinidine

b) Adenosine
d
c) Flecainide

d) Diltiazem

022. All of the following statements regarding

verapamil are true EXCEPT:

a) It blocks L-type calcium channels

b) It increases heart rate b

c) It relaxes coronary artery smooth muscle

d) It depresses cardiac contractility

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023. All of the following calcium channel blockers

are useful in the treatment of cardiac arrhythmias
EXCEPT:

a) Bepridil

b) Diltiazem
d

c) Verapamil

d) Nifedipine

024. All of the following are common adverse

effects of calcium channel blockers EXCEPT:

a) Skeletal muscle weakness

b) Dizziness
a

c) Headache

d) Flushing

025. Tick the adverse reactions characteristic for

lidocaine:

a) Agranulocytosis, leucopenia

b) Extrapyramidal disorders
c
c) Hypotension, paresthesias, convulsions

d) Bronchospasm, dyspepsia