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Drugs and Cardiac Conduction Disorders Flashcards

1
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Role of Class 1A Na Channel Blockers

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Lengthens duration of action potential

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2
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Role of a Class 1B Na Channel Blockers

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Shortens or has no effect on the duration of the action potential

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3
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Name a Class 1B Na Blocker

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Lidocaine

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4
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Role of Class 1C Blockers

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No effect on AP

Promote greater Na current depression than other two groups

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5
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Name a Class 1C drug

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Flecainide

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6
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What condition is Quinidine used for

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Atrial arrhythmias, tachycardias and atrial ectopic beats

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7
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What condition is Lidocaine used for

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Ventricular arythmias

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8
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What is the modulated receptor hypothesis

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A - Anti-arrythmic drugs bind to receptor
B - Drugs associated channel differ from drug free channels as they don’t conduct ions and voltage depentace is mor -ve
C - Affinity of receptor is modulated by channel state
D - Each channel state has a different kinetic integration with the drug
E - Affinity of receptor for drug is modulated by mV

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9
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In what channel state does Quinidine have highest affinity to receptor

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Activated

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10
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In what channel state does Lidocaine have the highest affinity to receptor

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Inactivated

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11
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How does Quinidine effect HR

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Unaffected

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12
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How does Lidocaine effect the heart

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Coupled beats inhibited

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13
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How does Quinidine (Class 1A) effect electrical conduction of heart

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No effect

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14
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How does Quinidine (Class 1 A drugs) effect K channels

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Blocks them - prevents REPOLARISATION

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15
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How does Quinidine (Class 1A drugs) effect Cholinergic muscarinic receptors

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Antagonises them

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16
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What is Procaineamide used for

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Ventricular tachycardia, ectopic beats

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17
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Why is Lidocaine used for ventricles and Quinidine used for Atria

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Lidocaine, as a class 1B drug, shortens the duration of the long AP in the ventricles

Quinidine is being used to lengthen the short AP duration of the atria

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18
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Why is the fact that Lidocaine (Class 1B) has a very fast dissociation beneficial in certain condition s

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Used in fibrillation or early extrasystole

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19
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Why is Lidocaine (Class 1B drugs) effective in damaged tissues

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Hypoxia INCREASES extracellular K depolarising channel to inactivated form

Very slow dislocation from channel when tissue is depolarised

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20
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Tocainide/Mexiletine vs Lidocaine

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Orally active

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21
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When is Tocainide/Mexiletine (Class 1B) given

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Reduce incidence of secondary heart attack

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22
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Name two Class II anti-arryhtmic drugs

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Beta adrenceptor antagonists

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23
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What ion does Propranolol activity effect

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Na

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24
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What ion does Stall activity effect

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K

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25
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What beta-blocker is given in early stages of MI

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I/v propranolol in first 4 hours

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26
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Why is Propranolol given in first 4 hours of MI

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25% Reduced risk of ventricular fibrillation/chest pains

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27
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How long do we treat a patient with propranolol for in order to give them an extra year of life

28
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How do Class III anti-arhythmic drugs effect the body

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Delays repolarisation by prolonging refractory period

29
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In what heart conditions are Class III anti-arhythmic drugs beneficial

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Supraventircular and ventricular tachycardias

WPW Syndrome

30
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Property of Amiodarone

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Long elimination half life

Fat Soluble

31
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Advantage of amiodarone being fat-soluble

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Slow accumulation in plasma needs loading dose

32
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Where is Amiodarone metabolised

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Liver by P450

33
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Effect of Amiodarone of CYP P450 system

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Inhibits it

34
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Consequence of CYP inhibition by Amiodarone

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Reduces clearance of many drugs like quinidine

35
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How can Amiodarone effect the lungs

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Fibrosis and interstitial lung disease

36
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How can Amiodarone effect thyroid

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25% becomes hypothyroid

37
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How does Amiodarone effect the eye

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Corneal micro crystalline deposits

38
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What is inward rectifier channel

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Maintains resting mV and closes with depolarisation to prolong plateau

39
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What is Transient Outward current channel

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Opens briefly after depolarisation

40
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What is Outward delayed rectifier channels

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Open at end of plateau initiates depolarisation

41
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What channel does Dofetilide target

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Transient outward current

42
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When is Dofetilde given

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Atrial fibrillation and flutter

43
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How does Dofetilide prevent atrial fibrillation

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  1. Prolongs repolarisation
44
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How is Dofetilide taken in

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Orally active

45
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Can Dofetilide be used in heart failure or post infarction

46
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Adverse effect of dofetilide

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Ventricular Tachycardia

47
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What kind of drug is Verapamil

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Calcium blocker

48
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In what channel state does Verapamil bind to its receptors

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Activated/Inactivated state NOT at rest

49
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When does verapamil binding increase

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Increased HR

50
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What interrupts binding of verapamil

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Intracellular pore blocker (like a gatekeeper)

51
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How does Verapamil effect SA Node

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Protected by reflex tachycardia

52
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How does Verapamil effect AV Node

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Conduction and refractory period prolonged

53
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How does Verapamil effect SV tachycardia

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Converts back to sinus rhythm

54
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How does Verapamil effect digoxin

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suppresses it

55
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Are Dihydropyridines anti-arhythmic

56
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Where are T-channels found

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Smooth muscle cells

57
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Property of T-channels

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Low conductance pathway

58
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How does Mibefradil effectVerapamil binding

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Displaces it

59
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Are there T-channels in the ventricles

60
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How does Clinidipine effect the body

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Inhibits NE release from sympathetic nerves

61
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Name a Class V drug

62
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How is Digoxin delivered to the body

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Orally usually (sometimes IV)

63
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How is Digoxin excreted

64
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What drugs increase plasma Digoxin and why

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Quinidine, Verapamil, amiodarone because it replaces tissue binding sites and reduces digoxin clearance

65
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What channel does Digoxin inhibit

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Na+/K+ ATPase in myocardium

66
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How does Digoxin’s inhibition of Na/K ATPase effect intracellular Na levels

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Increases them which decreases Na/Ca exchanger which ould usually import 3Na into cell and one Ca out of cell

67
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How does Digoxin’s effect on Na/K change cardiac action potential

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Lengthens them, reducing the heart rate as Ca conc. rises due to slower Na/Ca exchanger

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