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Antidysrhythmic Drugs - Ch. 52 Flashcards

1
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What is a dysrhythmia?

A

Any deviation from the normal rate/rhythm of the heart

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What is an arrhythmia?

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“no rhythm”

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What is Asystole?

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No heartbeat

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What are tachydysrhythmias?

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Increased heart rate
-More common
-treated with drugs and other stuff

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What are bradydysrhythmias?

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Slowed heart rate
Electrical pacing
-Treated with Atropine

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What caused dysrhythmias?

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Ischemic heart disease
MI
Cardiomyopathy
myocarditis
electrolyte imbalanses (e.g, abnomral K+ level)

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What are antidysrythmics?

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Drugs used for the treatment and prevention in cardiac rate and/or rhythm

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Most antidysrythmics do what?

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Supress abnormal electrical impulse formation or conduction

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9
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What produces cardiac electrical activity?

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SA node cells
AV node cells
Purkinje fibres cells
Ventricular cells

-Electrical activity differs with each cell type

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What results in action potential in cardiact muscle?

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Movement of ions across the cardiac cell membranes

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What does action potential cause the contarction of?

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Myocaridal muscle

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In SA and AV node cells what does action potential depend on?

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Ca2+ influx via calcium channels

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In ventricular/atrial cardiac muscle cells how does action potential start?

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With Na+ influx (depolarization) via sodium channels

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In ventricular/atrial cardiac muscle cells how does action potential end?

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K+ efflex (repolarization) via potassium channels

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What are the symptoms of dysrhythmias?

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Palpitations
Dizziness
Fainting
Dyspnea
or asymptomatic sometimes

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What is the HR of someone with supraventricular tachycardia?

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120-250 beats/min

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What are the kinds of supraventricular tachycardia?

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Paroxysmal
Persistent
Permanent
Atrial flutter
Atrial fibrillation

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What is Paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia?

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Episodic, starts suddenly and returns to normal within ~24 hours

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What is Persistent supraventricular tachycardia?

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Episodes last longer than 7 days
Usually treatment is needed to return the heart to a normal rhythm

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What is Permanent supraventricular tachycardia?

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dysrhythmia lasts for more than a year despite medications and other treatments

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What is the most common supraventricular tachycardia type?

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Atrial fibrillation

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What is Ventricular tachycardia (VT)?

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problem with ventricular muscle

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How long is non-sustained VT?

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<30sec

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How long is sustained VT?

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> 30sec

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What do supraventricular dysrythmias affect?

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Ventricular contraction rate
-A-V block desireable

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What dysrhythmias are more dangerous?

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Ventricular are more dangerous than supraventricular

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27
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How is the large variety of antidysrhythmic drugs classified?

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Vaughan Williams classification

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What can allantidysrhythmics cause?

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Dysrhythmias
-Create new and/or worsen existing ones

29
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How are drugs classified with Vaughan Williams classification?

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Into Class Ia,b,c, Class II, Class III, Class IV and unclassified

30
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What are Class Ia, Ib, Ic antidysrhythmic drugs?

A

Na Channel blockers

31
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What are Class II antidysrythmic drugs?

A

beta-blockers

32
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What are Class III antidysrythmic drugs?

A

K channel blockers (+ others)

33
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What are Class IV antidysrythmic drugs?

A

Calcium channel blockers

34
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What are unclassified antidysrythmic drugs?

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Adenosine, digoxin

35
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What do Class I: Na channel blockers do?

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All block Na channels which slows depolarization

36
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Why are Class I: Na channel blockers subdivided?

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Because they have differing pharmacological effects

37
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What Na channel blockers are in Class Ia?

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Quinidine, procainamide and disopyramide

38
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What do Class Ia: Na channel blockers do?

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-Block Na channels
Slows atrial and ventricular rates
Delay repolarization (Class III acgtion)
Increase the AP duration

39
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What are Class Ia: Na channel blockers used for?

A

Acute onset atrial fibrillation
-Premature atrial contractions (PAC)
-Premature ventricula contractions (PVCs)
-Ventricular tachycardia
-Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome (cause Tachy, atrial fib/flutter)

40
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What Na channel blockers are in Class Ib?

A

IV Lidocaine

41
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What do Class Ib: Na channel blockers do?

A

-Block Na channels
Accelerate repolarization
Decrease AP duration

42
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What are Class Ib: Na channel blockers used for?

A

Ventricular dysrhythmias only
-PVC
-Ventricular tachycardia
-Fibrillation after MI

43
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What Na channel blockers are in Class Ic?

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Flecainide, encainide, propafenone

44
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What do Class Ic: Na channel blockers do?

A

-Block Na channels
Little effect on AP duration or repolarization

45
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What are Class Ic: Na channel blockers used for?

A

Severe ventricular dysrhythmias
Atrial fibrillation

46
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What beta-blockers are in Class II?

A

Metaprolol, esmolol (IV), propanolol, sotalol

47
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What do Class II: Beta-blockers do?

A

reduce or block sympathetic nervous system stimulation
-AV block

48
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What are Class II: Beta-blockers used for?

A

Myocardial depressents for supraventricular and ventricular dysrhythmias

49
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What Potassium channel blockers are in Class III?

A

Amiodarone, dofetilide, sotalol, bretylium

50
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What do Class III: Potassium channe blockers do?

A

Prolong repolarization
Prolong cardiac AP, extends refractory period of cells

51
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What does Amiodarone also affect?

A

SA node contractility

52
Q

What is Amiodarone?

A

Very effective drug but ~75% have serious adverse effects
-Lung fibrosis, thyroid

53
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How long do you need to use Amiodarone to have serious adverse effects (~75%)?

54
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What percentage of cases of amiodarone causing adverse effects are fatal?

55
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What is Amiodarone used for?

A

Ventricular tachycardia
Ventricular fibrillation
Atrial fibrillation
Atrial flutter
-resistant to other drugs
Sustained ventricular tachycardia

56
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What do Class IV: Calcium Channel Blockers do?

A

Inhibit Ca entry into the cell (Cardio-active)
Act on AV node which reduces conduction velocity
-AV block

57
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What Calcium channel blockers are in Class IV?

A

Diltiazem, verapamil

58
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What are Class IV: Ca channel blockers used for?

A

Proxysmal (periodic attack) SVT
Rate control for atrial fib and flutter
NOT for ventricular dysrythmias

59
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What do Unclassified antidysrythmics do (Digoxin and adenosine)?

A

Decrease AV conduction and SA node automaticity

60
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What does digoxin do?

A

AV block
Slows heartrate

61
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What does adenosine ddo?

A

Slows conduction through AV node (AV block)

62
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What is Adenosine used for?

A

Convert paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia to sinus rhythm

63
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Describe the hald life of adenosine?

A

Short
10-20 sec

64
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What is the only way adenosine is administered?

A

Fast IV push

65
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What may adenosine cause?

A

Asytole for a few seconds

66
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What should the client know to notify a HCP about when taking antidysrhythmics?

A

Worsening dysrythmia
Shortness of breath
Edema
Dizziness
Syncope
Signs of toxicity

67
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What should clients taking Beta-blockers or digoxin be taught to how to do?

A

How to take their own radial pulse for 1 full minute
-Notify physician if pulse is less than 60bpm before taking next dose

68
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What therapeutic response should the nurse monitor for?

A

Decrease BP in hypertensive clients
Decreased edema
Regular pulse rate
Pulse rate without major irregularities
Improved cardiac output

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