Discussion
Thursday December 17, 1998 - Question 13
Which of the following statements about the treatment of beta-adrenergic receptor antagonist toxicity is correct?
A. Excessive doses of glucagon may predispose
a patient to arrhythmias.
B. Catecholamines are consistently effective
in the management of beta adrenergic receptor antagonist induced hypotension.
C. The doses of catecholamines required after
beta-adrenergic receptor antagonist overdose might be much greater than
those required for other indications.
D. Sotalol-induced torsades de pointes does not
respond to magnesium sulfate.
E. Since beta adrenergic receptor antagonists
have large volumes of distribution, there is no role for hemodialysis.