Q45. A 50 year old patient comes to the emergency department, a day after he has been administered an antibiotic for an on-going infection, with complaint of palpitations. ECG reveals prolonged QT interval. Which one of the following Fluoroquinolones most likely caused this adverse effect?
a) Ciprofloxacin
b) Norfloxacin
c) Levofloxacin
d) Ofloxacin
e) Gatifloxacin
WHY, OH WHY is the answer C? Kpalan says all are likely to cause this arrhythmia. WHere is the special status of Levofloxacin mentioned....?
C)
newer FQs viz LEVO,MOXI n GEMI prolong QT interval n so shud b avoided in pts wth known QT prolongation n those on anti arrythmics.
according to The Washington Manual of Medical Therapeutics 32nd Ed. beloved
omg! i'm starting to panic. If this isn't there in any of the resources we commonly study from, how are we supposed to know!? Read the washington manual now?
No sister, you can use kaplan but if you need more stuff, katzung is better to addon that The WMMT.
Dont panic.
Katzung 8th edition pg 387
(n how do u kno okt dat samo is sis not bro !!)