A 64-year-old man is brought to the emergency department complaining of crushing chest pain radiating to his left arm. He is admitted, stabilized, and treated for an acute myocardial infarction. Later, he developed ventricular tachycardia and is treated with an antiarrhythmic. After a week of antiarrhythmic treatment, he began having difficulty breathing. A chest X-ray reveals pulmonary fibrosis. Which antiarrhythmic was he taking?

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A 64-year-old man is brought to the emergency department complaining of crushing chest pain radiating to his left arm. He is admitted, stabilized, and treated for an acute myocardial infarction. Later, he developed ventricular tachycardia and is treated with an antiarrhythmic. After a week of antiarrhythmic treatment, he began having difficulty breathing. A chest X-ray reveals pulmonary fibrosis. Which antiarrhythmic was he taking?

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.

Question 2 of 4

Five patient subtypes have hypertension. Which of the following patients would best respond to a calcium channel blocker?

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.

Question 3 of 4

Clopidogrel:

Correct Answer: B

Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.

Question 4 of 4

The following statements about nitroglycerine are correct EXCEPT:

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.

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