Emergency drugs: practice question

A Pharmacology question in the style of the NEET PG paper. Answer it first, then read why the right option is right and why each of the others is wrong.

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Pharmacology · Emergency drugs

Sample item

What is the immediate pharmacological treatment for torsades de pointes with prolonged QT?

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The answer and the reasoning

D. Intravenous magnesium sulfate

Intravenous magnesium is used for torsades de pointes, alongside correcting electrolytes, stopping QT-prolonging drugs, and treating instability.

Option by option

  • A. Atropine eye drops

    Eye drops do not treat arrhythmia.

  • B. Oral vitamin K

    Vitamin K reverses warfarin.

  • C. Protamine infusion

    Protamine reverses heparin.

  • D. Intravenous magnesium sulfate (correct)

    Correct: magnesium stabilizes this polymorphic ventricular tachycardia.

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What is the answer to this Pharmacology question?

The best answer is D, Intravenous magnesium sulfate. Intravenous magnesium is used for torsades de pointes, alongside correcting electrolytes, stopping QT-prolonging drugs, and treating instability.

Why is "Atropine eye drops" not the answer?

Eye drops do not treat arrhythmia.

Why is "Oral vitamin K" not the answer?

Vitamin K reverses warfarin.

Why is "Protamine infusion" not the answer?

Protamine reverses heparin.

What concept does this question test?

It tests Emergency drugs in Pharmacology. The correct option holds because: Correct: magnesium stabilizes this polymorphic ventricular tachycardia.

How hard is this question?

We tag it as an application question: it asks you to use a fact on a patient or a finding. The tag is our own editorial judgement, not an official difficulty rating, so read the reason for every option, not only the answer.

How should I study Emergency drugs?

Learn drugs as classes, then the exception in each class that an examiner would pick. Then use the flashcards and the other Pharmacology questions on this site to test what stuck.

Is this a real NEET PG question?

No. It is an original practice item (editorial status: sample, version 1). NextPrep does not publish recalled or leaked questions, and independent faculty review of this item has not been completed yet, so confirm important facts in a standard textbook.