Cardiovascular Week 1 Flashcards
Class I anti-arrhythmics
Sodium channel blockers
- depression of Phase 0, depolarization
Class Ia, Ib, Ic
Class II anti-arrhythmics
Beta adrenergic antagonist
- Atenolol, Acebutolol, Carvedilol, Esmolol, metoprolol, pindolol, propranolol, timolol
Class III anti-arrhythmics
Potassium channel blockers
- Amiodarone, Bretylium, Dofetilide, Ibutilide, Sotalol
Class IV anti-arrhythmics
Calcium channel blockers
- Diltiazem
- Verapamil
Class V anti-arrhythmics
Unclassified
Adenosine, Adenosine triphosphate, Atropine, Digoxin,
Class Ia anti-arrhythmic
Moderate sodium channel blockers;
moderate depression; prolonged depolarization (slower upstroke) & longer refractory period
- disopyramide
- procainamide
- qinidine
Class Ib anti-arrhythmic
Weak sodium channel blockers;
weak depression; shortened depolarization (shortened phase 2)
- lidocaine, mexiletine, phenytoin, tocainide
Class Ic anti-arrhythmic
Strong sodium channel blocker;
Strong depression; minimal effect on repolarization
- flecainide, propafenone, moricizine
What occurs in phase 0 of cardiac AP
rapid depolarization
- Fast Na channels open, Na rushes in
What occurs in phase 1 of cardiac AP
begin repolarization
- Fast Na channels begin to close
What occurs in phase 2 of cardiac AP
plateau
- SLOW Ca channels open,
Ca inward
What occurs in phase 3 of cardiac AP
repolarization
- Ca channels close
- K channels open, slow K eflux
What occurs in phase 4 of cardiac AP
RMP
What occurs in phase 0 of cardiac PACEMAKER AP
upstroke
- critical firing threshold -40mV
- slower & Ca mediated
What occurs in phase 3 of cardiac PACEMAKER AP
repolarization
- Ca & Na channels close
- K channels open; slow outward K
What occurs in phase 4 of cardiac PACEMAKER AP
gradual depolarization
- slow inward Na & Ca
4 ways to classify arrhythmia
- site of origin
- Narrow or broad complexes
- Regular or Irregular
- ↑ or ↓ HR
Underlying factors that may contribute to arrhythmia development (8)
- Arterial hypoxemia
- Electrolyte imbalance
- Acid-base abnormalities
- Myocardial ischemia
- Altered SNS activity
- Bradycardia
- Administration of certain drugs
- Enlargement of failing ventricle
4 mechanisms of arrhythmia/electrical disturbance initiation & production in the heart
- altered automaticity
- delayed after-depolarization
- Re-entry
- conduction block
When does an arrhythmia require treatment? (3)
- can’t be corrected by removing cause
- hemodynamic instability
- disturbance predisposes more serious arrhythmia or co-morbidities
What are 3 non-pharmacological treatments to arrhythmias?
- pacing (external, temporary, permanent)
- prophylaxis (ablation)
- acute (vagal down, cardiovert)
Antiarrhythmic medications are administered to ___, ___, or ____ arrhythmias.
- Prevent
- Supress
- Treat
Medication used to treat:
sinus bradycardia
Class V: Atropine (IV)
Medications (2) & class used to treat: Ventricular rhythms
Class Ib (sodium channel blockers)
- Lidocaine (IV)
- Mexiletine
**NOT Class IV Ca Channel blockers
Medications used to treat:
Supraventricular rhythms
2 classes
3 medications
Class V:
- Adenosine (IV)
- Digoxin
Class IV:
- Verapamil
Medications used to treat:
Ventricular & Supraventricular
3 classes
2 medications in each class
Class Ia:
- Procainamide
- Disopyramide
Class Ic:
- Flecainide
- Propafenone
Class III:
- Amiodarone
- Sotalol
Medications used to treat:
stress induced arrhythmias
1 class 3 medications
Class II:
- Atenolol
- Propranolol
- Sotalol
(beta blockers)
Atropine class
Class V;
muscarinic receptor antagonist
Atropine indication
symptomatic bradycardia
Atropine dose
0.4-1mg
repeat as necessary
Use caution with atropine doses _____
Under 0.4mg d/t paradoxical response
Atropine onset
<1min
Atropine duration
30-60 minutes
Magnesium is Class ___ anti-arrhythmic
Class V
Magnesium has effects on which channels?
- sodium channels
- potassium channels
- calcium channels
Magnesium can be given during ____
Torsades de Pointe