Pradaxa - ANSWERS✔✔Novel anticoagulant, a direct thrombin inhibitor
Bridging anticoagulation - ANSWERS✔✔Method of preprocedural
anticoagulation where a patient stops taking anticoag prior to a PVI, is heparanized
during procedure, and resumes warfarin/coumadin post procedure.
Avoid exercise/stress & take beta blockers - ANSWERS✔✔Recommended
therapy for asymptomatic patients with Long QTs
Quinidine, Dofetilide, Sotalol, Procainimide, Amiodarone, Ibutilide,
Dysopyramide - ANSWERS✔✔Drugs that cause long QT (long Qt Dogs should
be SPAID)
IA (Na-blockers, Double Quarter Pounder), and III (K-blockers) -
ANSWERS✔✔Tro anti-arrhythmic drugs classes that cause long QTS
Dofetilide, Ibutilide, Sotalol, Amiodarone - ANSWERS✔✔Four class III
antiarrhythmic drugs
Magnesium - ANSWERS✔✔Drug indicated in patients with unstable Torsades
that are non-responsive to defib.
ACT - ANSWERS✔✔Recommended test for monitoring heparin in interventional
cardiology procedures
300 s - ANSWERS✔✔Minimum ACT while mapping/ablating in the LA
Diphynhydramine (benadryl) - ANSWERS✔✔Prophylactic drug against contrast
reaction
Midazolam (versed) - ANSWERS✔✔Drug used for sedation & amnesia
analgesic - ANSWERS✔✔drug that relieves pain
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