Antiarrhytmics Flashcards
1
Q
Quinidine drug class
A
Sodium channel blocker
Class IA
Antiarrhythmic
2
Q
Lidocaine drug class
A
Sodium channel blocker
Class IB
Antiarrhythmic
3
Q
Flecainide drug class
A
Sodium channel blocker
Class IC
Antiarrhythmic
4
Q
Sotalol drug class
A
Beta-blocker (nonselective)
Antiarrhythmic
5
Q
Sotalol MOA
A
prolong cardiac action potential
6
Q
Amiodarone drug class
A
Potassium channel blocker
Antiarrhythmic
7
Q
Amiodarone indications
A
life-threatening and recurrent ventricular arrhythmias
8
Q
Adenosine drug class
A
Calcium channel blocker
9
Q
Adenosine indication
A
Stop heart via fast bolus
10
Q
Antiarrhythmics indications (long-term and short-term)
A
- Long-term: A-fib
- Short-term: emergency, cardiac arrest
11
Q
Antiarrhythmics monitoring
A
- electrolytes
- ECG
- risk of arrhythmia
