Antiarrhythmic Agents
- Previous year questions on Antiarrhythmic Agents for NEET PG (National Eligibility cum Entrance Test - Postgraduate), from the Pharmacology section of the exam.
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- 33 live questions in Antiarrhythmic Agents.
- 4 of 33 questions carry a verified exam year: 2019, 2020.
- Pharmacology is worth about 20 of 300 questions on the exam. See every subject’s weightage.
- Question set last updated 6 Sept 2026.
Q1.About lidocaine all are true, except
- ADose need to altered in renal failure✓ Correct answer
- BLoading dose before infusion
- CIt is little effected by heat & pH
- DProlongs refractory period
Q2.Preferred drug for the treatment of ventricular tachycardia is
- ADigoxin
- BPropranolol
- CDiltiazem
- DLignocaine✓ Correct answer
Q3.All of the following arrhythmias can be treated with Adenosine, except
- AAtrial flutter✓ Correct answer
- BParoxysmal atrial tachycardia
- CSupraventricular tachycardia
- DArrhythmia with aberrant pathways
Q4.Ibutilide acts by
- ABlockade of Na+ current
- BInterference with the action of catecholamines at the b-adrenergic receptor
- CDelay of repolarization due to inhibition of K+ current✓ Correct answer
- DInterference with calcium conductance
Q5.Which of the following decreases defibrillation threshold:-
- AAmiodarone
- BVerapamil
- CSotalol✓ Correct answer
- DDiltiazim
Q6.A 55 year old cardiac patient who was on long-term treatment comes for follow up visit. The physician observes the following finding on ophthalmological examination. Which drug prescribed by the physician would most probably be responsible for this?
- ADigoxin
- BVerapamil
- CAmiodarone✓ Correct answer
- DPropranolol
Q7.A patient with pulmonary fibrosis comes to emergency with arrhythmia. Which anti-arrhytmia drug should be avoided?
- ALignocaine
- BProcainamide
- CAmiodarone✓ Correct answer
- DVerapamil
Q8.All of the following can be used for the chronic oral treatment of arrhythmia except
- AAmiodarone
- BEsmolol✓ Correct answer
- CQuinidine
- DVerapamil
Q9.which of the following antiarrhythmic drug is avoided in a patient with interstitial lung disease ?
- AVerapamil
- BQuinidine
- CSotalol
- DAmiodarone✓ Correct answer
Q10.Which of the following antiarrhythmic drug is contraindicated in a patient with interstitial lung disease?
- AAmiodarone✓ Correct answer
- BSotalol
- CQuinidine
- DLignocaine
Answer key
Q1: A. Dose need to altered in renal failure; Q2: D. Lignocaine; Q3: A. Atrial flutter; Q4: C. Delay of repolarization due to inhibition of K+ current; Q5: C. Sotalol; Q6: C. Amiodarone; Q7: C. Amiodarone; Q8: B. Esmolol; Q9: D. Amiodarone; Q10: A. Amiodarone.
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