Calcium Channel Blockers Flashcards
What is the other name for cardizem?
Diltiazem
What is the other name for diltiazem?
Cardizem
What is the class of diltiazem?
Calcium channel blocker
What is the class, and indications for diltiazem?
Calcium channel blocker Supraventricular tachydysrhythmias (atrial fibrillation, atrial flutter, and PSVT refractory to adenosine) and to increase coronary artery perfusion in angina.
What are the indications and adult dose for cardizem?
Supraventricular tachydysrhythmias (atrial fibrillation, atrial flutter, and PSVT refractory to adenosine) and to increase coronary artery perfusion in angina.
0.25 mg/kg IV over 2 min, may repeat as needed with 0.35 mg/kg followed by a drip of 5 to 10 mg/hr not to exceed 15 mg/hr over 24 hours.
What are the contraindications for diltiazem?
Hypersensitivity, sick sinus syndrome, 2nd- or 3rd-degree heart block, systolic BP < 90, diastolic BP < 60, wide-complex tachycardia and WPW.
What are the precautions of cardizem?
CHF (especially with beta blockers), conduction abnormalities
What are the common concentrations of cardizem?
vial 25mg/5ml
What are the two other names of verapamil?
Isoptin
Calan
What are the two other names of Isoptin?
Calan
Verapamil
What are the two other names of Calan?
Verapamil
Isoptin
What is the class for Verapamil?
Calcium Channel Blocker
What are the class and indications for Verapamil?
Calcium channel blocker
PSVT refractory to adenosine, atrial flutter, and atrial fibrillation with rapid ventricular response.
What are the class, indications, and adult dose for verapamil?
Calcium channel blocker
PSVT refractory to adenosine, atrial flutter, and atrial fibrillation with rapid ventricular response.
2.5 to 5 mg IV bolus over 2 to 3 min, then 5 to 10 mg after 15 to 30 min to a max of 30 mg in 30 min
What are the contraindications for verapamil?
Severe hypotension, cardiogenic shock, 2nd- or 3rd-degree heart block, CHF, sinus node disease, and accessory AV pathways, WPW syndrome. It should not be administered to persons takingbeta blockers.
What are the precautions of verapamil?
MI with coronary artery occlusion, or myocardial stenosis
What is the description of verapamil?
Verapamil is a calcium channel blocker that slows AV conduction, suppresses reentry dysrhythmias
such as PSVT, and slows ventricular responses to atrial tachydysrhythmias. Verapamil also dilates
coronary arteries and reduces myocardial oxygen demand.
What is the description of Cardizem?
Diltiazem is a slow calcium channel blocker similar to verapamil. It dilates coronary and peripheral arteries and arterioles, thus increasing circulation to the heart and reducing peripheral vascular resistance.
