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1
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What are the drugs of class Ia?

A

quinidine, procainamide, disopyramide

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what do the drugs of class Ia do?

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blocks inward potassium at normal concentration
blocks fast Na at high concentration

depress phase 0 and increase AP duration

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what are the drugs of class ib?

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Lidocaine and Mexiletine

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What do the drugs of class Ib do?

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blocks Na+ in inactive state

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What are the drugs of class Ic?

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Flecainide, propafenone, moricizine

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What do the drugs of class Ic do?

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blocks sodium channels, depresses phase 0

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What are the drugs of class II?

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beta blockers

propanolol, metoprolol, carvedilol, esmolol

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What is do the drugs of class II do?

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decrease SA and AV node activity and phase 4 depolarization

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What are the drugs of class III?

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sotalol, ibutilide, dofetilibide, amiodarone, dronedarone

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What do the drugs of class III do?

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K+ blockade, prolong repolarization

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What are the drugs of class IV?

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verapamil and dilitiazam

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What do the drugs of class IV do?

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block L type calcium channels, slow AVN and SAN

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What does adenosine do?

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dec cAMP, inc IKach

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what does digoxin do?

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blocks na/k pumps, slows AVN, positive inotropic

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What is the treatment for acute afib/flutter?

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digoxin, beta blockers, class IV

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What is the treatment for chronic afib/flutter?

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digoxin, beta blockers, class IV

control sinus rhythm: class III

17
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What is the treatment for acute SVTs?

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IV adenosine, class IV

18
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What is the treatment for chronic SVTs?

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beta blockers, digoxin , class Ic, class III, Class IV

19
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What is the treatment for nonsustained VT?

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asymptomatic - no treatment

symptomatic - beta blockers

20
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what is the treatment for sustained VT/VFIB?

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amiodarone and ICD

21
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What is the treatment for glycoside induced VT?

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digoxin FAB fragments

22
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What is the treatment for drug induced Tdp?

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discontinue offending drug, magnesium sulfate

23
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What is the treatment for WPW?

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amiodarone and procainamide

24
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Which arrythmias require cardioconversion?

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Vflutter, v fib

25
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What else besides antiarrythmics would you give some with afib?

A

anticoagulants

26
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What arrythmias can vagal stimulation treat?

A

paroxysmal SVT and AVN reentry

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