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Cardiac Drugs Reverse Flashcards

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Acute severe HTN, HF, safe for pregnancy. Given with B-blocker to prevent reflex tachycardia.

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Hydralazine - use? 2+2

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Acute ventricular arrhythmias (ESP POST MI)Digitalis-induced arrhythmias

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Lidocaine & Mexiletine - use? (2)

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AFib/Flutter

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Ibutilide & Dofetilide - use

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AFib/FlutterVT

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Amiodarone & Sotalol - use

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Angina, acute coronary synddrome, pulmonary edema

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Nitroglycerin, Isosorbide dinitrate, Isosorbide mononitrate - use? (3)

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Atrial arrhythmiasVentricular arrhythmiasRe-entrant and ectopic SVT/VTs

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Quinidine, Procainamide, Disopyramide - use? (3)

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Block voltage-dependent L-type Ca channels of cardiac and smooth muscle –> decrease muscle contractility in heartDecrease conduction velocityIncrease ERPIncrease PR interval

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Diltiazem/verapamil - mech? (4)

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Block voltage-dependent L-type Ca channels of cardiac and smooth muscle –> decrease muscle contractility in vascular smooth muscle

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Nimodipine, Clevidipine, Nifedipine - mech?

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Cardiac depressionAV block Peripheral edema, FlushingDizzinessConstipationGingival hyperplasia

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Diltiazem - side fx? (7)

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Cholinergic - nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, blurry yellow vision, arrhythmias, AV block
Hyperkalemia

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Digoxin - side fx

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Cinchonism (headache, tinnitus)
Thrombocytopenia
Torsades de pointes due to increased QT interval

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Quinidine - side fx? (3)

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12
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Class IA antiarrhythmic (Na channel blocker)
Increase AP duration
Increase ERP in ventricular AP
Increase QT interval

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Quinidine, Procainamide, Disopyramide - mech

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Class IB antiarrhythmic (Na channel blocker)
Decrease AP duration
Prefers affect ischemic or depolarized Purkinje and ventricular tissue

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Lidocaine, Mexiletine - mech? (2)

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Class II Antiarrhythmics
Decrease SA and AV nodal activity by decreasing cAMP, Ca currents.
Decreases slope of phase 4
AV node is particularly sensitive - increases PR interval

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B-blockers (-olol) - mech (4)

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Class III Antiarrhythmic - K channel blocker
Increases AP durationIncreases ERP
Increases QT interval

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Ibutilide, Dofetilide, Sotalol - mech? (4)

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Class III Antiarrhythmic - K channel blocker
Increases AP duration
Increases ERP
Increases QT interval
Has Class I - 4 effects
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Amiodarone - mech? (5)

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17
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CN toxicity

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Nitroprusside - side fx?

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18
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CNS stimulation/depression

CV depression

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Lidocaine, Mexiletine - side fx? (2)

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19
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Decrease LDL

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Ezetimibe - use

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20
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Decrease LDL greatly
Increase HDL
Decrease TG

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Statins - use (3)

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21
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Decrease LDL
Increase HDL (best)
Decrease TG

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Niacin (Vit B3) - use?

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22
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Decrease LDL
Increase HDL slightly
Increase TG slightly

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Cholestyramine, Colestipol, Colesevelam - use (3)

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23
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Decrease LDL
Increase HDL
Decrease TG greatly

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Gemfibrozil, Bezafibrate, Clofibrate, Fenofibrate - use?

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24
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Diagnosing and abolishing SVT

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Adenosine - use

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25
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Direct inhibition of Na/K ATPase to indirectly inhibit the Na/Ca exchanger leading to increase in IC Ca = positive inotropy
Stimulates vagus nerve to decrease HR

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Digoxin - mech?

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Dopamine D1 receptor agonist - coronary, peripheral, renal, and splanchnic vasodilation. Decreases BP and increases natriuresis.

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Fenoldopam - mechanism?

27
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Dyslipidemia

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Metoprolol - side fx?

28
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Exacerbate vasospasm in Prinzmetal angina

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Propanolol - side fx?

29
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Flushing
hTN
Chest pain
Sense of impending doom
Bronchospasm
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Adenosine - side fx

30
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GI upset

Decreased absorption of other drugs and fat soluble vitamins

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Cholestyramine, Colestipol, Colesevelam - side fx? (2)

31
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Heart failure
Thrombocytopenia
Torsades de pointes due to increased QT interval

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Disopyramide - side fx? (3)

32
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Hepatotoxicity (LFTs)

Myopathy (esp w/ fibrates & niacin)

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Statins - side fx? (2)

33
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HF (increase contractility)AFib (decrease conduction at AV node and depression of SA node)

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Digoxin - use? (2)

34
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HTN
Angina
AFib/flutter rate control
Prevention of nodal arrhythmias

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Diltiazem/verapamil - use? (4)

35
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HYPERPROLACTINEMIA
Cardiac depression
AV block 
Peripheral edema, 
Flushing
Dizziness
Constipation
Gingival hyperplasia
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Verapamil - side fx? (8)

36
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Hypertensive emergency (5)

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Nitroprusside, Fenoldopam, Clevidipine, Labetalol, Nicardipine - use? (1)

37
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Impotence
Exacerbation of COPD and asthma
CV fx (bradycardia, AV block, HF)
CNS fx (sedation)
Mask hypoglycemia
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B-blockers (-olol) - side fx? (5)

38
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Increases cGMP –> smooth muscle relaxation. Vasodilates arterioles > veins; afterload reduction

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Hydralazine - mechanism?

39
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Inhibit conversion of HMG-CoA to mevalonate, decrease mortality in CAD patients

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Statins - mech?

40
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Inhibits lipolysis (hormone-sensitive lipase) in adipose tissueReduces hepatic VLDL synthesis

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Niacin - mech? (2)

41
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Myopathy (increased risk with statins)Cholesterol gallstones

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Gemfibrozil, Bezafibrate, Clofibrate, Fenofibrate - side fx

42
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None

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Dofetilide - side fx

43
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Prevent cholesterol absorption at small intestine brush border

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Ezetimibe - mech

44
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Prevent intestinal reabsorption of bile acids; liver uses cholesterol to make more

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Cholestyramine, Colestipol, Colesevelam - mech

45
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Proarrhythmic, especially post-MI (contraindicated)

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Flecainide, Propafenone - side fx?

46
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Pulmonary fibrosis
Hepatotoxicity
Hypo/hyperthyroidism
Neurologic fx
Constipation
CV effects (bradycardia, heart block, HF)
Check PFTs, LFTs, and TFTs
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Amiodarone - side fx (7)

47
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Rare increase in LFTs

Diarrhea

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Ezetimibe - side fx? (2)

48
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Red flushed face (fix with NSAIDs/long term use)
Hyperglycemia
Hyperuricemia

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Niacin (Vit B3) - side fx?

49
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Reflex tachycardia (tx with B-blockers)
Flushing
Headache
“Monday disease”

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Nitroglycerin, Isosorbide dinitrate, Isosorbide mononitrate - side fx? (4)

50
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Reflex tachycardia, fluid retention, headache, angina, lupus-like syndrome

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Hydralazine - toxicity? (5)

51
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Reversible SLE-like syndrome
Thrombocytopenia
Torsades de pointes due to increased QT interval

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Procainamide - side fx? (3)

52
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Saline
Atropine
Glucagon

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B-blockers (-olol) - antidote? (3)

53
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Shifts K out of cells to hyperpolarize and decrease Ca
Very short acting
Effects blunted by theophylline and caffeine

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Adenosine - mech & considerations (2)

54
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Short acting, increase cGMP via direct release of NO

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Nitroprusside - mechanism?

55
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Significantly prolongs ERP in AV node and accessory bypass tracts
No effect on ERP in Purkinje and ventricular tissue
Minimal effect on AP duration

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Flecainide, Propafenone - mech? (3)

56
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Slowly normalize K+Cardiac pacer
Anti-digoxin Fab fragments
Mg2+

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Digoxin - antidote (4)

57
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Subarachnoid hemorrhage

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Nimodipine - use? (1)

58
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SVTs, including AFibLast resort in refractory VT

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Flecainide, Propafenone - use? (2)

59
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SVT

Ventricular rate control for AFib/flutter

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B-blockers (-olol) - use (2)

60
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Torsades de pointes

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Ibutilide - side fx

61
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Torsades de pointes

Digoxin toxicity

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Mg2+ - use (2)

62
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Torsades de pointes

Excessive B blockade

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Sotalol - side fx

63
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Upregulate LPL to increase TG clearance

Activates PPAR-a to induce HDL synthesis

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Gemfibrozil, Bezafibrate, Clofibrate, Fenofibrate - mech

64
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Vasodilate by increasing NO in vasc smooth muscle - increase cGMP and smooth muscle relaxation. Veins more than arteries to decrease preload.

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Nitroglycerin, Isosorbide dinitrate, Isosorbide mononitrate - mech?

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