Author Question: One concern about all antidysrhythmic drugs is that they: a. are not covered by most prescription ... (Read 33 times)

darbym82 · **on:** Jul 23, 2018

One concern about all antidysrhythmic drugs is that they:

a. are not covered by most prescription plans.
b. require high doses to achieve effectiveness.
c. require hospitalization for administration.
d. can worsen existing dysrhythmias or cause new ones.

Question 2

The Cardiac Arrhythmia Suppression Trial (CAST) study demonstrated that pharmacologic suppression of dysrhythmias:

a. decreased mortality by 50 but increased morbidity.
b. significantly decreased the risk of a second myocardial infarction.
c. doubled the risk of a second MI.
d. should be used in all MI patients regardless of rhythm.