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What drugs do you use for Cardiac Arrhythmias

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Class I: sodium channel blockers

  • IA: quinidine, procainamide (bind activated)
  • IB: lidocaine (bind inactivated)
  • IC:flecainide (bind all)

Class II: BB
*olol

Class III: K channel blocker (prolong repol)
*Amiodarone, Sotalol

Class IV: CCB
*verapamil, diltiazem

Misc: adenosine, Mg, digoxin, K

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Diuretics

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CA inhibitors
LOOPS
thiazide and thiazide like
K sparing (aldosterone antagonist and K channel blocker)
Osmotic Diuretics
ADH agonists and antagonists
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Drugs used in CHF

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Inotropic agents

  • Digitalis: digoxin
  • PDE inhibitors (bipiridines): imamrinone, milrinone
  • sympathomimetics: Dobutamine, Dopamine

Drugs w/o inotropic effect

  • Diuretics: loopd, aldo antag, K sparing, thiazide
  • ACEI: pril
  • BB: carvedilol, metropolol
  • ARB: artan
  • vasodilators: sodium nitroprusside, hydralazine, isosorbide dinitrate
  • digitalis antibody: fab (digibind)
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anti HTN drugs

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  • Diuretics
  • SNS altering: central a2 agonist, a1 blocker (zosin), BB
  • Vasodilators: NO, minoxidil, CCB, D1 agonist
  • RAS inhibitors: ACEI, RB
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5
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vasodilators/ tx angina

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nitrates/nitrites
CCB
BB
PDE5
others: ranolazine
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Heparin use

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IV anticoag,

post op DVT, PE prophylaxis

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Enoxaprin/Fondaparinux use

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DVT/PE prophylax

  • replace warfarin in preg
  • less incidence HIT
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Warfarin use

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prevent embolism (not effective on already formed thrombi)
chronic DVT/PE prophylaxis
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Clopidogrel use

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DOX platelet inhibition/prevent thrombosis in stent replacement
*used if ASA allergy to decrease risk thrombosis post MI/stroke

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10
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ASA use

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primary prevention MI

prophylaxis for pt at risk for embolism

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Abciximab/eptifibatide/tirofiban use

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combine with heparin for PCI

used in pt undergoing angioplasty, atherectomy, stent

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aminocaproic acid use

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reverse tPA aka alteplase (anti fibrinolytic)

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Alteplase/ tenectaplase/ use

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activates plasminogen to lyse clots and re establish tissue perfusion post MI

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Bile acid binding resins

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high LDL/chol

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15
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Niacin

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decrease VLDL and LDL
**increase HDL
effective in heterozygous familial hyperchol

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statin

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decrease LDL, TAG and increase HDL
decrease CRP, lipoprotein ox, platelet aggregation
increase NO production and plaque stability

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17
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fibrates

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decrease TAG

*inhibit statin metab

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18
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Zetia

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dec LDL (blocks intestinal abs)

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19
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Quinidine use

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acute and chronic SV and V arrhythmia

*procainamide is same by increased SLE risk

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Lidocaine use

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Ventricular arrhythmia DOC (IV) - acute?

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21
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Flecainide use

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SV and lifethreatening V arrhthmia *LAST RESORT

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BB use

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early stage CHF: dec HR, contractility, renin, BP, post MI mortality, classic angina

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23
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amiodarone use

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SV and V arrhythmia (w/o torsade)

DOC for chronic V arrhythmia (ACLS) instead of lidocaine

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Sotalol use

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SV and V arrrhythmia

25
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Verapamil use

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Reentrant SV tachy

A fib/flutter

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Diltiazem use

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dec HR, PSVT, control ventricular rate in a fib and a flutter

27
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adenosine use

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ODC PSVT, WPW

*depends on reentry

28
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Mg use

A

DOC for torsade
digitalis induced arrhythmia
mgmt seizures, HTN ,ecclampsia

29
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K use

A

DOC digoxin toxicity

30
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Acetazolamide use

A

alkalinization of urine

*metabolic/respiratory mountain sickness

31
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Dorzolamide/brinzolamide use

A

DOC closed angle glaucoma

32
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Furosemide use

A

most effective diuretic: large fluid mvmt CHF, pulm edema, hyperCa, pulm congestion (increase venous capacitance)

33
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Ethacrynic acid use

A

sulfa allergy and need loop

34
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Thiazide use

A

DOC HTN, CHF,

vasodilation (PG synthesis dep), nephrogenic DI, nephrolithiasis

35
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Metolazone use

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thiazide for GFR <20 pt

36
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Indapamide use

A

thiazide that doesn’t increase plasma lipid, biliary excretion so good if renal problems, and causes pronounced vasodilation

37
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Spironolactone use

A

hyperaldosteronism
K sparing but watch out for androgen
*for CHF pt, increases lifespan bc inhibits aldo receptor

38
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amiloride use

A

DOC Li induced DI

main use in combo with K losing diuretic

39
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Osmotic diuretics use

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diuresis in acute kidney disease, decrease ICP, decrease IOP before eye surgery, protect kidney from nephrotoxic substances

40
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desmopressin use

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DOC central DI

41
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Digoxin use

A

decrease normal tone via Na/K ATPase inhibition

decrease HR: increase contractility causes decrease SNS in failing heart = more vasodilation, increase CO?

42
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Dopamine use

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+inotropic for end stage CHF (b1 specific)

only use in refractory CHF

43
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ACEI, ARB use

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DOC HTN and CHF (decrease cardiac workload by decreasing preload and afterload and remodeling)
increase diuretic effectiveness

44
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Inamrinone and milrinone (bipyridine use)

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increase CO in acute HF

45
Q

BB use

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early stage CHF: decrease mortality, decrease HR and renin, decrease remodeling

preferred HTN drug for pt post MI, angina, migraine

46
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Esmolol use

A

short acting 2nd line PSVT

47
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Clonidine

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decrease SNS outflow, decrease renin in HTN

48
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Methyldopa

A

DOC HTN in preg

49
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alpha 1 blockers

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HTN: dilate aa and vv without effecting lipids

BPH

50
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Labetolol

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Preferred HTN emergency in preg w/o reflex tachy

51
Q

Carvedilol

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HTN and CHF esp after MI
lipid neutral
no tachy

52
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Minoxidil

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chronic HTN, can cause hair growth

53
Q

Fenoldopam

A

HTN emergencies specific D1 agonist

54
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Nifedipine

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CCB with vasodilatory effect (thus reflex tachy)

55
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Diltiazem

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dec HR, PSVT, control ventricular rate in a fib and a flutter

56
Q

Verapamil use

A

Reentrant SV tachy
A fib/flutter
angina

57
Q

nitrates use

A

DOC acute angina

58
Q

nitrates + CCB

A

DOC prinzmetals angina