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1
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PR interval

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(0.12-0.2 sec)

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QRS complex

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(0.04 – 0.14 sec)

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3
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QT interval

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( < 0.42 sec)

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4
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What can we stop if we see a phase 4 slope (no meds)

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5
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Double quarter pound lettuce mayo fries please

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Class 1A - Disopyramide, Quinidine, Procainamide
Class 1B - Lidocaine, Mexilitine
Class 1C - Flecainide, Propafenone

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Disopyramide dose

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7
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Disopyramide SV, AV, or both

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Both

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8
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Disopyramide 4 AD

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THE BIGGEST ANTICHOLINERGIC AND PROLONGED QTC
HF

hypotension
Tdp

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9
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Quinidine dose

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10
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Quinidine SV, AV, or both

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Both

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Quinidine AD

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BIGGEST cinchonism[ diarrhea,nausea,
tinnitus, visual changes, dizziness, headache]

thrombocytopenia
diarrhea

hypotension
Tdp

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12
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Procainamide Dose

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Only IV

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13
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Procainamide Lab monitoring

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PA 4-8 mcg/mL
NAPA 4-10 mcg/mL
one of the drugs we can monitor

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14
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Procainamide SV, AV, or both

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Both

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15
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Procainamide AD

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BIGGEST - LUPUS-LIKE SYNDROME (oral long-term use)

Hypotension with IV
Tdp
LESS QTC prolonged than quinidine

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16
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Procainamide what is special about this class 1A drug

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It a negative inotrope
worsens heart failure

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17
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Procainamide elimination

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Renal and hepatic

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18
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pot k and mg levles

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4 and 2

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19
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what 3 questions should I ask before using Arrhythmias drugs

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should we treat
do they have symptoms
need pros and cons of drugs

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20
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What drugs are the best at post MI patients

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2 A
lidocaine and mexiletine

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21
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Lidocaine dose

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Lidocaine SV, AV, or both

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ventricular but only 20% effective need combo

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23
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What 2 disease affect Lidocaine?

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liver disease
heart failure

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24
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Lidocaine Lab monitoring

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1.5 - 5 mcg/mL

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25
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Lidocaine AD

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A lot of CNS

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26
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Mexiletine dose

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good for long term use bc analog of lidocaine

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27
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Mexiletine SV, AV, or both

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ventricular but only 20% effective need combo

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28
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Mexiletine AD

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CNS
GI upset

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29
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Flecainide dose

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30
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Flecainide SV, AV, or both

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both but used for only Ventricular

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31
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Flecainide AD

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proarrhythmic
exacerbate heartfailure
heartblock

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32
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what is unique about flecainide and propafenone

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can use as a single dose of a drug in the pocket

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Propafenone dose

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34
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Propafenone SV, AV, or both

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both but usually supraventricular

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35
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Propafenone elminiation

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hepatic and renal

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36
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What class A drugs do we see in practice

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Diosprimide and Flecainide

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37
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Propafenone AD

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pro-arrhythmia
worsening CHF
bronchospasm
CNSeffects

38
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What are the class II drugs

39
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Esmolol dose

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loading: dose 500mcg/kgIV over 1minute
maintenance: dose50mcg/kg/min to start and may increase by 50 mcg/kg/min every 4 minutes until a maximum of 300 mcg/kg/min
may rebolus w/500mcg/kg before each dose increase

40
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Esmolol SV, AV, or both

41
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why is Esmolol good in the ICU

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bc low half-life that makes adjusting everything easy

42
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Esmolol AD

43
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What does ADiDas mean

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Class III
Amiodarone, Dronedarone, Ibutilide, Dofetilide, and Sotalol

44
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Amiodarone dose

45
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Amiodarone SV, AV, or both

46
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Amiodarone AD

A

Slow onset
Large loading dose
iodine allergy
pulmonary fibrosis - over 400mg daily for the long term WATCH OUT
hypotension
bradycardia
eye floaters
Photosensitivity
SMURF SYNDROME

47
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what drug causes smurf syndrome?

A

Amiodarone

48
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What baseline labs do we monitor for Amiodarone?

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thyroid and liver

49
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What do we do for Amiodarone AD

50
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What drug can not be given if I have Iodine allergies?

A

Amiodarone

51
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Why is Amiodarone given to almost every patient

A

highly effective
less Tdp than sotalol
CAN BE USED IN MI and CHF w/ low EF

52
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What is one anti-arrhythmias drug that can be used in both CHF and MI

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Amiodarone

53
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Dronedarone dose

54
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What is the benefit of Drodedarone

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can be used in Iodine allergy and less side effects

55
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Cons of Drodedarone?

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Not a great and effective drug
cant be used in afib or aflutter
no bradycardic patietns
No HF
cant be used in 30 days of heartfailure

56
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Patient comes in with heart failure <30 days ago can i use Dronedarone

57
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Dronedarone SV, AV, or both

58
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Dronedarone AD

59
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Ibutilide dose

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Dose for <60-kg: 0.01mg/kg IV over 10minutes
Dose for ≥60-kg: 1mgIV over 10 minutes
Stop once the arrhythmia is terminated.

60
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Pro of Ibutilide

61
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Ibutilide SV, AV, or both

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niche drug

62
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Ibutilide AD

A

AV and bundle branch blocks
every kind of arrhythmia
HA
hypotension
nausea/vomiting

63
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Cons of ibutilide

64
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Dofetilide dose

65
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Dofetilide SV, AV, or both

66
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what is the issue of Dofetilide

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Renal clearance
requires 3 day hospital

67
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When do we usually use Dofetilide

A

works well in patients with structural heart disease

68
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What happens if they are on a renal cation drug for Dofetilide and what are the drugs

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must stop dofetilide
verapamil, cimetidine, trimethoprim, ketoconazole, prochlorperazine, megestrol

69
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Dofetilide AD

A

Big - QTC prolongation

70
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Sotalol dose

71
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Sotalol SV, AV, or both

72
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Sotalol AD

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Bradycardia, fatigue, depression, bronchospasm, impotenceincreased QT interval, Tdp

73
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What is the range to be concerned on QTC

74
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What limits Sotalol QTC or renal?

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QTC, but renal adjustment is a good starting point

75
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What 2 drugs that are unclassified

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Adenosine and Digoxin

76
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Class IV drugs

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Diltiazem and Verapamil

77
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Diltiazem and Verapamil use in arrhythmia

78
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Adenosine dose

79
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Adenosine SV, AV, or both

80
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Adenosine AD

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flushing, dyspnea, chest pain, asystole but short HL so not a big worry, bronchospasms, abdominal discomfort

81
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Adenosine patient education

A

going to feel really bad but will go away

82
Q
A

stop AV node signals so can tell the difference

83
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What is the on issue of Adenosine?

A

the short half-life and the dosing

84
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How do we administer Adenosine

85
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Digoxin Dose

86
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Digoxin SV, AV, or both

87
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Digoxin AD

88
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What reduces the effectiveness of Digoxin

A

high resting heartrate

89
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What are the DDI with Digoxin

A

p-glycoprotein pump

90
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What labs do we monitor for Digoxin

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0.5-0.9 ng/mL (heart failure)
– 0.5-1.2 ng/mL (rate control – atrial fib/flutter)

91
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What do we use to reverse Digoxin

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Managing toxicity could include atropine (minor toxicity), magnesium, and/0r digoxin immune fab (ovine)

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