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Arrhythmias: pharmacology practice questions

Arrhythmias is a high-yield area on the PEBC, NAPLEX, OPRA and FPGEE exams. Phartoonz has 34 exam-style Arrhythmias questions, each written to test the clinical decisions these licensing exams actually reward — mechanism of action, dosing, monitoring parameters, adverse effects, contraindications and patient counseling.

Try the sample questions below to see the style and difficulty, then practice the full set with instant feedback and progress tracking.

Sample questions

Sample 1

CF is a 60-year-old male admitted to the hospital after a motor vehicle accident. He takes digoxin 0.125 mg PO daily at home for rate control of atrial fibrillation. On admission, his serum digoxin level is therapeutic. He will be NPO for numerous surgeries over the next several days. What equivalent dose of IV digoxin should be recommended?

  • 1Digoxin 0.125 mg IV daily
  • 2Digoxin 0.16 mg IV daily
  • 3Digoxin 0.1 mg IV daily
  • 4Digoxin 0.25 mg IV daily
  • 5Digoxin 0.125 mg IV Q8H
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Sample 2
MJ is a 52-year-old male with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation, hypertension and dyslipidemia. He presents to the pharmacy complaining of ringing in the ears, blurred vision and confusion. Which antiarrhythmic is most likely causing his symptoms?

 

 
  • 1Quinidine
  • 2Amiodarone
  • 3Diltiazem
  • 4Digoxin
  • 5Procainamide
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Sample 3

Which drug is correctly matched with its Vaughan Williams class?

  • 1Flecainide: Class III
  • 2Amiodarone: Class Ia
  • 3Lopressor: Class III
  • 4Cardizem: Class IV
  • 5Lidocaine: Class II
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