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3.2.2. Antiarrythmic Drugs I and II Flashcards

1
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What are Class I drugs?

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Na+ channel blockers

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What are class II drugs?

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Beta Blockers

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What are class III drugs?

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K+ channel blockers

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What are class IV drugs?

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Ca2+ channel blockers

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What do the subtypes of Class I do?

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IA - ↓ ventricular conduction (↑ QRS interval); prolong ventricular AP (↑ QT interval)

IB - slow conduction and ↑ threshold for firing of abnormal cells

IC - ↓ ventricular conduction (↑ QRS interval)

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When do we use each of the subtypes of class I drugs?

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IA - Atrial and ventricular arrhythmias IB - Acute ventricular arrhythmias IC - Ventricular arrhythmias

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Examples of Class IA drugs

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Quinidine, procainamide, disopyramide

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Example of Class IB drugs

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Lidocaine

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Examples of Class IC drugs

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Flecainide, propafenone

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Side effects of Class IA drugs

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Quinidine: cinchonism (headache, tinnitus) and torsades de pointes (polymorphic ventricular tachycardia due to ↑ QT interval);

procainamide: drug-induced lupus like symptoms

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Side effects of Class IB drugs

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CV and CNS depression w/ overdose

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Side effects of Class IC drugs

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Can cause arrhythmias (especially in post-MI patients)

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How do Beta blockers work?

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↓ AV nodal conduction (↑ PR interval)

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14
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When do we use beta blockers?

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Ventricular and supraventricular arrhythmias

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15
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Side effects of Beta Blockers?

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Bradycardia, AV block

Propanolol - Can cause bronchoconstriction

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Examples of Beta Blockers

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Esmolol (IV, rapid acting), metroprolol, propranolol

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How do class III drugs work?

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Prolong ventricular AP (↑ QT interval)

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When do we use Class III drugs?

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Treatment and prevention of ventricular arrhythmias

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Examples of Class III drugs?

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Amiodarone, sotalol, Ibutilide, Dofetilide (AIDS)

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Side effects of class III drugs?

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Amiodarone: pulmonary fibrosis, hepatotoxicity, thyroid disease

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How do class IV drugs work?

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↓ AV nodal conduction

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When do we use class IV drugs?

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Supraventricular arrhythmias

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Examples of Class IV drugs?

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Verapamil, diltiazem

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Side effects of class IV drugs

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Constipation, bradycardia, AV block

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How does Adenosine work and when do we use it?

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↓ AV nodal conduction Supraventricular arrhythmias

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Side effects of Adenosine

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Flushing, hypotension, chest pain

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27
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How does Magnesium work and when do we use it?

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We don’t know how it works… Use it for Torsades de pointes

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28
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Side effects of using Mg2+

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Respiratory depression

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29
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What is our “superstar” drug?

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Amiodarone!

30
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What liver functions can Amioderone afffect and what results from it?

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Potent inhibitor of hepatic CYP3A4, CYP2C9; p-glycoprotein (inhibits renal flow)

31
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What is automaticity?

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In heart physiology, autorhythmicity (also called automacity) is the ability of cardiac cells to depolarize spontaneously, i.e. without external electrical stimulation from the nervous system.

32
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What are 3 mechanisms that can cause a Sinus Rhythm to speed up?

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Beta-1 stimulation, Hypokalemia, or mechanical stretch

33
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What are 3 mechanisms that can cause a Sinus Rhythm to slow down?

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ACh, INa blockers (Inward Sodium current), or Adenosine (Ca 2+ blocker)

34
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What does Digoxin do and what do we use it for?

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Digoxin - used to lower resting potential used to treat arrhythmias complicated by Heart Failure

35
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Describe what is meant by slow response cells

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Sino-Atrial Node cells (slow response cells) - Phase 0 (upswing/depolarization) is driven by Ca channels - Phase 3 is K channel these cells are ONLY time dependent

36
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Describe what is meant by fast response cells

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Atrial & Ventricular Muscle Cells (fast response cells)

  • Phase 0 is driven by INa
  • Phase 1& 2 (plateau) (2 = absolute refractory period) is driven by Ca channels (ICaL (long), ICaT (transient))
  • Phase 3 (relative refractory) is K channel (IK, IK1)

These cells are time AND voltage dependent

37
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Effect of INa blockers on fast response cells

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with INa blockers (Class I), these cells become ONLY time dependent

38
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Effect of IK blockers on fast response cells

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with IK blockers (Class III), these cells become ONLY voltage dependent

39
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What is happening during the p wave?

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P wave = SA depolarization

40
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What is occurring between P and S

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P through QRS = atrial (SA node) depolarization and complete repolarization

41
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What is the QRS wave?

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QRS = depolarization of the ventricles

42
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What is happening with the T wave?

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T wave = repolarization of the ventricles

43
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What is happening with the QT interval?

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QT Interval = complete ventricular depolarization and repolarization

44
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many drugs can prolong the time in the QT interval and predispose people to _____.

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many drugs can prolong the time in this interval and predispose people to arrhythmias

45
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How does the Na channel work?

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Opens for a VERY short amount of time and gets inactivated via the “ball and chain” mechanism Goes from closed → Open → inactivated → Closed (and repeat)

46
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What activates and deactivates the Na Channel?

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phosphorylation = inactivation dephosphorylation = activation

47
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In the process of the Na channel Goes from closed → Open → inactivated → Closed (and repeat) What portion is slow? Fast?

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Closed → Open = fast Inactivated → Closed = slow

48
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What part of the Na channel pathway do Na channel blockers act?

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Inactivated → Closed = slow this is when Na channel blockers act.

49
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What type of channel positions do Na Channel blockers act?

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some bind to open some bind to inactivated does not bind to closed state

50
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How do Na Channel blockers work?

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Na channel blockers decrease the potential at which Na channels can recover

51
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What does this show? How do you know?

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Sinus tachycardia (A); arrows = P waves

52
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What does this show? How do you know?

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Sinus bradycardia (B); arrows = QRS complex (P wave = tiny)

53
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What does this show?

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Irregular Arrhythmia

54
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Arrhythmias due to conduction issues are treated how? What is happening in these cases?

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If Vagal input becomes too high, you can get P waves without associated QRS complexes, because the AP cannot get passed the AV node

No drugs to treat this, we just use pacemakers

55
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Effect of Class Ia, b, and c drugs on the ventricular action potential:

56
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Clinically, what do we use for supraventricular tachycardia?

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IV adenosine and Verapamil

57
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Clinically what do we use for Atrial Fibrillation with heart failure?

58
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Clinically, what do we use for non-life threatening tachycardia?

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Beta blockers

59
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Clinically, what do we use for Ventricular tachcardia?

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IV Amiodarone, Lidocaine, Sotalol, Procainamide

60
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What is the first and most important therapeutic principle of antiarrhythmic drugs?

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Identify and remove the precipitating factors

(Hypoxia, ischemia, electrolyte disturbances, diseases, etc)

61
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There are two main mechanisms that generate arrhythmias, what are they?

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  1. reduce automaticity
  2. increase refractoriness
62
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How can we reduce automaticity?

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decrease phase 4 slope

increase threshold

increase maximum diastolic potential

increase AP duration

63
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How can we increase refractoriness?

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blockade of Na channels

prolong action potential (K channels)

64
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Where does Atropine do its thing?

A

M2 neurotransmitter receptor

65
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Where does Digoxin do its thing?

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Na/K ATPase pump

66
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Compare the Cardiac EKG phases of a pacemaker vs. standard ventricular contraction

67
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What type of pattern is this?

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Paroxysmal Super Ventricular Tachy

68
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What is PSVT? How do we treat it?

69
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Describe Torsades de Pointes and what it looks like on an ECG

70
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Explain triggered arrhythmias and the two types

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