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Clinical Application - Unit 3 Flashcards

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1
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Which is more prevalent, atrial fibrillation or atrial flutter?

A

Atrial fibrillation

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2
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What is the target for drugs that aim to slow ventricular rate?

A

AV node

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What are 4 drugs (classes) that can be used to slow ventricular rate?

A

Beta blocker
Calcium channel blocker
Adenosine
Digoxin

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4
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What drug can be used to prevent / treat electrical or chemical cardioversion?

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Amiodarone

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During supraventricular tachycardia, what 2 drugs (classes) can be used to break the re-entry circuit?

A

Calcium channel blocker

Adenosine

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During supraventricular tachycardia, what 2 drugs (classes) can be used to prevent reoccurence? Beyond pharmacological treatment, proceedure can be used to treat SVT?

A

Calcium channel blockers
Beta blockers
Ablation

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Regarding ventricular tachycardia, what 2 drugs (classes) can be used to break an acute arrythmia? What drug can be used to prevent occurence? What 2 drugs to prevent recurrence?

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Break acutely - lidocaine, amiodarone
Prevent - Beta blockers
Reoccurence - Beta blockers, amiodarone

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Regarding ventricular tachycardia, what are 2 non-pharmacological treatments?

A

Ablation

Implantable cardioverter / defibrilator

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Regarding ventricular fibrillation, what drug can be used to break acute arrythmia? Prevent occurence? Prevent reoccurence?

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Acute - Amiodarone
Prevent - Beta blockers
Reoccurence - Amiodarone

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Regarding torsade de pointes, to break acute arrythmia, what drug is used? What about to prevent occurence? Prevent reoccurence?

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Acute - Amiodarone
Prevent - Beta blockers
Reoccurence - Amiodarone

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In the setting of heart failure, what 2 drug classes promote survival?

A

Beta blockers, ACE inhibitors

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What are 3 drug classes used for the treatment of angina?

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Beta blockers, nitrates and calcium channel blockers

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What are 3 drugs used fr the treatment of atrial flutter?

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Beta blockers, diltiazem and verapamil

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In a situation where a patient has bradycardia or a conduction disease, what 2 drugs can be used? What drug should be avoided with bradycardia?

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Diltiazem and verapamil

Beta blockers should be avoided

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