Anti Arrythmics Flashcards
Cardiac arrhythmia
Also known as cardiac ______ or _______, is a group of conditions in which the heartbeat is _______,_____, or _______
dysrhythmia
irregular heartbeat
irregular, too fast, or too slow.
Cardiac arrhythmia
An abnormality of impulses in terms of _____,_______ , or _______
Usually (symptomatic or asymptomatic?) .
site of origin, rate or conduction.
asymptomatic
Cardiac arrhythmia
When symptoms are present, these may include palpitations miss heartbeats, light-headedness, syncope, shortness of breath, or chest pain.
T/F
T
While most arrhythmias are (serious or not serious?) some predispose a person to complications such as _____ or _______. Others may result in cardiac arrest and death.
Not serious
stroke or heart failure
There are four main types of arrhythmias: ______,_____,______,_____
extra beats, supraventricular tachycardias, ventricular arrhythmias, and bradyarrhythmias.
Anti-Arrhythmic agents are drugs clinically used in treating or preventing abnormalities in _______ and _____
Heart rate and rhythm
Heart rate is the ____________
Normal Heart Rate is ____ to ______
number of heart beat occurring within a minute
60 to 100 bpm
Heart rhythm is the _____________________
Normal Heart rhythm is regular with _____ contracting before ______
pattern in which the heart beats
atrium; ventricles
Heart rate and rhythmic are determined by four major properties of the Heart
______
_______
_______
_______
EXCITABILITY
RHYTHMICITY
CONDUCTIVITY
CONTRACTILITY
MECHANISM
Excitation of SA and AV
Phase 0
_______
Phase 3
_________
Phase 4
____________
Ca2+ Influx
K+ Efflux
Ca2+ influx, Na+ influx , K+efflux
MECHANISM
Excitation of Atrium and Ventricle
Phase 0- ____
Phase 1-______
Phase 2- _______
Phase 3- _____
Phase 4- _______
Na+ influx
Rapid K+ efflux
Ca2+ influx
K+ efflux
Na+/K+ ATPase( resting membrane potential)
If the arrhythmia arises from ____,______, or _______ it is called supraventricular arrhythmia
If the arrhythmia arises from the ———- it is called ventricular arrhythmia
atria, SA node, or AV node
ventricles
Cardiac cell undergo depolarization and repolarisation to form cardiac action potential about ___ times per minute.
6
In the atria, purkinje, and ventricles the AP curve consists of ___ phases
In the SA node and AV node, AP curve consists of __ phases
5
3
Pacemaker cells (automatic cells) have ______ membrane potential so they can generate AP _______
unstable
spontaneously
In Plateau phase of AP generation ,
It’s Due to (fast or slow?) inward current caused by _____channels (__-type _____ channels) opening which also leads to cardiac muscle ———.
Slow ; Ca2+
L; Ca2+
contraction
In phase 4 of regular AP generation,
Spontaneous _____ to threshold where critical voltage activates ____+ channels. If this phase is steeper, then heart rate ___eases. Involves the spontaneous action of various channel types.
depolarisation; Na
incr
Mechnisms of Arrhythmogenesis
Divided into 2
_______
_______
Abnormal impulse generation
Abnormal impulse conduction
Mechnisms of Arrhythmogenesis
Abnormal impulse generation can either be _______ or ———
Automatic rhythms
Triggered rhythms
Mechnisms of Arrhythmogenesis
Abnormal impulse conduction can either be _______ or ———
Conduction block or re-entry
Mechnisms of Arrhythmogenesis
Automatic rhythms can either be ________ which means _____ or ——— which means _____
Ectopic focus; AP arises from sites other than SA node
Enhanced normal automaticity; increased AP from SA node
Mechnisms of Arrhythmogenesis
Triggered rhythms can either be ________ or ———
Delayed afterdepolarization
Early afterdepolarization
Conduction block is when __________
This is when the impulse is not conducted from the atria to the ventricles
Mechnisms of Arrhythmogenesis
Conduction block has _____ types
List them
3
First degree
Second degree
Third degree
Mechnisms of Arrhythmogenesis
Re-entry can either be ——— or _____
Circus movement or reflection
Dihydropiridines works on the _____ while the non- Dihydropiridines works on the _________
Blood vessels, thereby leading to reflex tachycardia
Heart gan gan
Arrhythmias
Examples under Sinus rhythm
?????
Sinus arrhythmia
Sinus tachycardia
Sinus bradycardia
Arrhythmias
Examples under atrial arrythmia
Paroxysmal Atrial Tachycardia
Atrial Flutter
Atrial Fibrillation
Arrhythmias
Examples under nodal arrhythmia
AV Nodal blocks
Nodal re-entrant arrhythmia
Arrhythmias
Examples under ventricular arrhythmia
Paroxysmal Ventricular Tachycardia
Ventricular Tachycardia
Ventricular Fibrillation
Sinus Tachycardia: high sinus rate of ____-___ beats/min, occurs during _____ or other conditions that lead to ______________
100-180; exercise
increased SA nodal firing rate
Atrial Tachycardia: a series of __ or more consecutive _______ occurring at a frequency >____/min
3
atrial premature beats
100
Paroxysmal Atrial Tachycardia (PAT): tachycardia which ___________________
begins and ends in acute manner
Atrial Flutter: sinus rate of _____-___beats/min.
250-350
Atrial Fibrillation:_______ atrial
depolarizations.
uncoordinated
AV blocks
A __________ within the ______ , occasionally in the _______, that impairs impulse conduction from the atria to the ventricles.
conduction block
AV node
bundle of His
Ventricular Flutter - ventricular depolarizations >____/min.
200
Ventricular Fibrillation -________ ventricular depolarizations
uncoordinated
2 main things used in DIAGNOSIS of arrhythmias
______
______
Pulse
Electrocardiogram (ECG
A Regular irregular Pulse can be caused by ???
Heart block
Sinus arrhythmia
An IRegular irregular Pulse can be caused by ???
Atrial arrhythmia
Ventricular tachycardia
P wave = _______
QRS wave=———-
T wave _________
Atrial depolarization
Ventricular depolarization
Ventricular repolarization
Describe the following
PR interval
QRS interval
QT interval
Start of P wave to start of QRS wave
Start of QRS wave to end of QRS wave
Start of QRS wave to end of T wave
Describe the following
PR Segment
ST segment
End of P wave to start of QRS wave
End of QRS wave to start of T wave
End of QRS wave is also knows as ______
J point
COMPLICATIONS caused by heart arrhythmias
_____tension
___________
_____ failure
_______ shock
______
______
Hypo
Thromboembolism
Heart
Cardiogenic
Cardiac arrest
Stroke
Pharmacologic Rationale & Goals
The ultimate goal of antiarrhythmic drug therapy:
Restore normal ______ and _____
Prevent _______________ from occurring.
sinus rhythm and conduction
more serious and possibly lethal arrhythmias
Antiarrhythmic drugs are used to:
decrease ________
change the duration of the ___________
suppress _________
conduction velocity
effective refractory period (ERP)
Abnormal automaticity
With regards to management of atrial fibrillation, Class _____ and _____ are used in _______ control as medical cardioversion agents while Class ____ and _____ are used as ____ control agents.
I and III ; rhythm
II and IV ; rate
There are _____ main classes in the Singh Vaughan Williams classification of antiarrhythmic agents
five
Class I agents interfere with the _______
Class II agents are __________agents. Most agents in this class are ______
sodium (Na+) channel.
anti-sympathetic nervous system
beta blockers.
Class III agents affect __________
Class IV agents affect ———— and the ______
Class V agents work by _________
potassium (K+) efflux.
calcium channels ; AV node.
other or unknown mechanisms.
Anti-arrhythmic drug
Class I - Fast Channel Blockers
Ia - _______,______,______
Ib - ________,_____,________ , Tocaininde
Ic - ______ ,_______ ,________, Indecainide, Moricizine
Quinidine, Disopyramide, Procainamide
Lidocaine, Phenytoin, Mexilitine
Ecainide, Flecainide, Propafenone,
Anti-arrhythmic drug
Class II - ________
Propanolol, Acebutolol, Atenolol, Betaxolol, Bisoprolol, Esmolol, Labetalol, Metoprolol, Nadolol, Oxprenolol, Penbutolol, Pindolol, Sotalol, Timolol
Beta Blockers
Anti-arrhythmic drug
Class III
_______,_______,_____
Bretylium, Amiodarone, Sotalol