Joined
·
1,827 Posts
The latest edition to our forum is the new Practice Questions section found here in the Board Exams section. Questions will cover topics found on both the USMLE and PLAB. Users may feel free to post a question, an answer, or both. So, today's first question is:
[Question #1]
A 57-year-old man is brought to the emergency room for a suspected myocardial infarction. An electrocardiogram indicates the appearance of a wide-complex ventricular tachycardia with a rate of 126 beats per minute. The physician prescribes a drug to decrease SA node automaticity, increase AV node refractoriness, and decrease AV node conduction velocity. Which of the following agents was most likely prescribed?
A.
Amiodarone
B.
Disopyramide
C.
Lidocaine
D.
Propranolol
E.
Verapamil
If you have an answer, please reply with "[Answer to Question #n]" in your post.
[Question #1]
A 57-year-old man is brought to the emergency room for a suspected myocardial infarction. An electrocardiogram indicates the appearance of a wide-complex ventricular tachycardia with a rate of 126 beats per minute. The physician prescribes a drug to decrease SA node automaticity, increase AV node refractoriness, and decrease AV node conduction velocity. Which of the following agents was most likely prescribed?
A.
Amiodarone
B.
Disopyramide
C.
Lidocaine
D.
Propranolol
E.
Verapamil
If you have an answer, please reply with "[Answer to Question #n]" in your post.