BCPS EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS, GRADED A+/ VERIFIED.| latest update 2024/25|

BCPS EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS, GRADED A+/ VERIFIED. Loop diuretics conversion Bumetanide-torsemide-furosemide-ethacrynic acid - -0.5-10-20-25 HF max dose: captopril - -50 TID HF max dose:enalapril - -10 BID HF max lisinopril - -20 daily HF max ramipril - -10 daily HF max losartan - -150 daily HF max valsartan - -150 BID HF max carvedilol - -25 BID HF max Metoprolol S - -200 daily Digoxin HF trough level - -0.5-0.9 Non-selective beta blockers - -labetalol, carvedilol Use if AF and HTN Dabigatran renal dosing - -CrCl>30: 150 BID CrCl 15-30:75 BID CrCl<15 CI Antidote:idarucizumab Normal CVP - -8-12 mmHg Dopamine AE - -arrhythmias- can be used in tachycardia Prolonged infusion can deplete endogenous NE stores- loss of vasopressor response lowdose-beta1, DA moderate- all high-alpha1,beta1, DA Phenylephrine AE - -reflex bradycardia, reduction in CO Minimal cardiac activity- alpha 1 only Use in vasopressor-induced tachycardia or persistent hypotension Dobutamine AE - -MI- tacharrhythmias, change in BP Hypotension alpha 1, beta 1, beta 2 Milrinone - -hypotension, arryth