Antiarrhytmic Drugs Flashcards
Class 1
Sodium Channel Blockers
Local anesthetic activity
Act on Phase 0
Class 2
Beta Adrenergic Blockers
Class 3
Potassium Channel Blockers
Class 4
Calcium Channel Blockers
Class 1a
Prolongs AP
Class 1b
Shortens AP
Significant effects on ischemic tissues
Class 1c
No effect on AP
Class 1A Antiarrhythmics
I Am the Queen that Proclaimed the Diss on the Pyramid
Procainamide
Disopyramide
Quinidine
Atrial and Ventricular Antiarrhythmics
Class 1A
Class 1A drug with antimalarial effect
Quinidine
Class 1A, Antiarrhythmics , Lupus like syndrome
Procainamide
Class 1A, Marked antimuscarinic effects
Disopyramide
Class 1A, Torsades, Cinchonism (Headache, Vertigo Tinnitus)
Quinidine
Treatment for Class 1A overdose
Sodium Lactate
DOC Ventricular Arrhythmias
Digoxin induced arrhythmias
Best for Post MI
Class 1B Antiarrhytmics