Tuesday October 20, 1998 - Question 11

Which of the following statements about calcium administration following calcium channel blocker ingestion is correct?

A. Calcium may reverse the myocardial depression that occurs in calcium channel blocker toxicity.

B. Calcium is a very effective antidote in all cases of calcium channel blocker toxicity.

C. The doses of calcium chloride and calcium gluconate used in calcium channel blocker toxicity are equivalent.

D. On a gram per gram basis, calcium gluconate contains more elemental calcium than calcium chloride.

E. Administration of large doses of calcium in the setting of calcium channel blocker toxicity consistently causes significant increases in serum calcium concentrations.
 
 

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