Question

A patient will be taking amiodarone [cordarone]. which baseline tests are necessary before this medication is started? (select all that apply.)

Answer 1

Answer:

Thyroid function test, liver function test, ophthalmologic examination, electrocardiograms and chest x-rays should be done as necessary baseline tests before taking amiodarone as a medicine.

Explanation:

Amiodarone is one of the most common anti-arrhythmic drugs which is used to treat life threatening irregular functions of the heart. Amiodarone has serious adverse side effects on thyroid, liver, eye and pulmonary functions. Hence basement tests should be done before taking the amiodarone as a medicine.  

Further explanation:

• Baseline tests are the treatment parameters like chemistries, cell counts and enzyme levels, against which responses to therapy if any is evaluated.  

• Blood count tests, renal functions tests, liver function tests, urine analysis, electro cardiograms, thyroid function tests, ophthalmologic examination are the main baseline tests that are commonly used by the physicians.  

• Amiodarone is used to treat certain types of serious / sometimes fatal irregular heartbeats.

• Amiodarone blocks certain electrical signals in the heart that can cause irregular heartbeat and restore the normal heart rhythm and maintain regular heartbeat.  

• Amiodarone has serious adverse side effects on thyroid, liver, eye and pulmonary functions.  

Hence, thyroid function test, liver function test, ophthalmologic examination, electrocardiograms and chest x-rays should be done as necessary baseline tests before taking amiodarone.

Learn more:

1. Abnormal heart beat brainly.com/question/11212955 ( answer by Ashirley2022 )

2. Application of Amiodarone drug brainly.com/question/11396854 ( answer by Larus )

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Amiodarone, thyroid function, liver function, ophthalmologic examination, electrocardiogram, chest x-rays, heart function  

Answer 2

Upon researching, I believe the choices are:

A. Chest radiograph and pulmonary function tests
B. Complete blood count with differential
C. Ophthalmologic examination
D. Renal function tests
E. Thyroid function tests

Among these, the baseline tests necessary for the patient before taking the medication are: A. Chest radiograph and pulmonary function tests, C. Ophthalmologic examination, and E. Thyroid function tests. This is because Amiodarone has several possible toxic side effects. Some of these are thyroid toxicity, opthalmic effects, and pulmonary toxicity. Thus, it is necessary to first know the baseline of the patient for these systems and then checking if the results have deviated much after he/she takes the medication.