A patient is having frequent premature ventricular contractions and runs of ventricular tachycar-dia. Which of the following drugs would be considered for this patient?

1. Procainamide
2. Epinephrine HCl
3. Atropine
4. Amiodarone
a. 1 and 3 only
b. 2 only
c. 1 and 4 only
d. 2, 3, and 4 only

ANS: C
Alternative drugs for wide-complex regular tachycardias are procainamide or sotalol.

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