Drug of choice CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM

Drug of choice
CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM

▪️Drug of choice for digoxin toxicity - Potassium

▪️1st line drug of choice for CHF- ACE inhibitors (Eg: Captopril, Enalapril)

▪️Drug of choice for rapid fast diuresis - Loop diuretics (Eg: Furosemide)

▪️Drug of choice for multi-focal atrial tachycardia - Verapamil (Calcium channel blocker)

▪️Drug of choice for paroxysmal supra-ventricular tachycardia (PSVT) - Adenosine (Anti-arrhythmic agent)

▪️Drug of choice for supra-ventricular tachycardia (SVT) - Verapamil

▪️Drug of choice for digitalis-induced ventricular arrhythmia - Lignocaine (Anti-arrhythmic agent)

▪️Drug of choice for ventricular arrhythmias - Lidocaine

▪️Drug of choice for ventricular tachycardia and fibrillation - Lidocaine

▪️Drug of choice for ventricular extra-systole - Beta blocker (Eg: Atenolol)

▪️Drug of choice for atrial fibrillation - Digitalis

▪️Drug of choice for maintaining sinus rhythm - Amiodarone (Anti-arhythmic agent)

▪️Drug of choice for Wolff-Parkinson-white syndrome - Procainamide or Amiodarone

▪️Drug of choice for digitalis-induced arrhythmia - Lignocaine

▪️Drug of choice for acute left ventricular failure - I.V Furosemide

▪️Drug of choice for the scleroderma induced hypertensive crisis - ACE inhibitors

▪️Drug of choice for acute long QT syndrome - MgSO4

▪️Drug of choice for congenital long QT syndrome - Beta blocker

▪️Drug of choice for hypertension with peripheral vascular disease - Calcium channel blockers

▪️Drug of choice for the Hypertensive emergency - Sodium nitroprusside (Vasodilator)

▪️Drug of choice for malignant hypertension - Nitroprusside (Vasodilator)

▪️Drug of choice for producing controlled hypotension - Sodium nitroprusside

▪️Drug of choice for pulmonary hypertension - Bosentan

▪️Drug of choice for atrial flutter and fibrillation - Ibutilide

▪️Drug of choice for paradoxical tachycardia - Digoxin (Digitalis glycosides)

▪️Drug of choice for angina - Nitrates (Vasodilator)

▪️ Drug of choice for prophylaxis of stable angina - Beta blockers

▪️Drug of choice for variant angina - Calcium channel blockers (Eg: Verapamil)

▪️Drug of choice for the cardiogenic shock with renal failure - Dopamine

▪️Drug of choice for pulmonary edema with Congestive heart failure (CHF) - Furosemide (Loop diuretic)

▪️Drug of choice for rheumatic fever - Benzathine, Penicillin

▪️Drug of choice for TOF - Morphine

▪️Drug of choice for reducing mortility in CHF - Spironolactone

▪️Drug of choice for inotropic effect - Dobutamine

▪️Drug of choice for a hypertensive patient with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) - Alpha 1 Blocker (Eg: Prazosin, Terazosin, Doxazosin, Alfuzosin)

▪️Drug of choice for perioperative arrhythmias - Esmolol (Cardio selective beta blocker)