Antiarrhythmic Drugs

Question 1

What is the cardiac pacemaker

Answer 1

Sinoatrial node

Question 2

What is the normal sinus rhythm

Answer 2

60-100 beats/minute

Question 3

Where is the conduction slow and fast

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Question 4

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Question 5

Action potential occurs when

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When Na+ enters the cell and sets up a depolarizing current

Question 6

What is the Vaughan Williams classification of anti-arrhythmic drugs

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Question 7

Explain quinidine

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Question 8

What are the side effects of quinidine

Answer 8

Question 9

What is procainamide

Answer 9

Question 10

Is quinidine widely used

Answer 10

Its use now is very limited

Question 11

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Question 12

Lidocaine is

Answer 12

Sodium channel blocker

Question 13

Explain how lidocaine acts

Answer 13

Question 14

Lidocaine is also used how

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Question 15

How is lidocaine given

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Question 16

Explain Flecainide

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Question 17

Flecainide is used in treatment of what

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Question 18

What is contraindications of Flecainide

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Question 19

What are the examples of b blockers for antiarrhythmic drugs

Answer 19

Atenolol and propranolol

Question 20

Explain b blockers as anti arrhythmic drugs

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Question 21

B blockers are mainly used in treatment of what

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Question 22

Explain class III of anti arrhythmic drugs

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Question 23

Example of class III of anti arrhythmic drugs

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Amiodarone

Question 24

What is the use of amiodarone

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Question 25

What are the side effects of amiodarone

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Question 26

Which class of calcium channel blockers are not used for arrhythmia

Answer 26

Question 27

Explain verapamil as an anti arrhythmic drug

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Question 28

Verapamil is used for what

Answer 28