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What drug class is Epinephrine?

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Sympathetic Agonist

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MOA for Epinephrine?

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Acts directly on alpha and Beta receptors; B is effected more. ^ in HR contractile force BP, Electrical activity; helps with vasoconstriction in Cardiac Arrest

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Drug Class of NeoEpinephrine (Levophed)

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Sympathetic Agonist

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MOA for Neoepinephrine (Levophed)

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Acts on Alpha and Beta adergenic receptors. Acts more on Alpha; potent vasoconstrictor; ^ in BP in cardiogenic shock and hypotensive emergencies

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What drug class is Phenylephrine (Neo- synephrine)

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Sympathetic Agonist

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MOA of Pnenylephrine

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Synthetic Catecholomine: works on Alpha receptors, ie smooth muscle of heart and lungs; increased peripheral vascular resistance and ^BP. Also used in mucosal capacity for nasotracheal intubation

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What drug class in Isoproterenal?

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Sympathetic Agonist

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MOA of Isoproterenol

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Synthetic catecholomine that acts on B receptors

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What drug class is Dopamine considered?

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Sympathetic Agonist

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MOA for Dopamine

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Useful in hypotension; increases BP by acting on Alpha and B1. B1= intropic effect on the heart. A= vasoconstriction which increases systolic BP and Pulse pressure

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What drug class in Dobutamine?

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Sympathetic Agonist

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MOA of Dobutamine?

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Acts on B1; increase systolic contraction + intropic effect with little chronotropic activity; useful in CHF when increase in HR is not desired.

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Drug class of Inamrinone (Inocor)?

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Intrope (Phosphodiesterase Inhibitor)

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MOA for Inamrinone (Inocor)?

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+ intrope ^CO; vasodilatory properties, does not stimulate Alpha and B adernegenic receptors; use in CHF when not responsive to dobutamine.

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Drug Class of Milrinone?

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Intrope (phosphodiesterase inhibitor)

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MOA for Milrinone?

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+ ontrope some vasodilatory properties; no a or B stimulation; inhibition og cylic guanosine monophosphate; like dobutamine but with less tachycardia

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Drug class of Vasopressin (Pritressin)

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Hormone (Vasopressor)

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MOA of Vasopressin (Pritressin)

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non Alpha adregenic vasoconstriction through direct stimulation of smooth muscle receptors

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What is a sympathetic agonist i.e. sympathomimetic?

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mimic the effects of endogenous agonists of the sympathetic nervous system. The primary endogenous agonists of the sympathetic nervous.

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What is a adrenergic antagonist?

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A class of medications that antagonize adrenergic receptor sites. Blocks Alpha and Beta receptors, can be selective.

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Drug class of Propranolol?

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Non- selective Beta blocker.

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MOA of Propranolol?

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Non selective blocking Beta receptors. Reduction in HR, contractile force,BP and myocardial o2 demand. Useful in Vtach/Vfib

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Drug class of Sotalol?

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Beta-blocker Class 2 and 3 antiarrythmic

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MOA of Sotalol?

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blocks Beta 1- myocardial; B2- Pulmonary vascular, uterine adnergenic receptor site.

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Metoprolol (Lopressor) drug class?

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Selective B blocker.

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Metoprolol MOA

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B antagonist selective to B1, causes reduction in HR BP CO. Inhibit tachycardia after MI :protective of the heart” reduction in V fib and CP after MI

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Drug class of Labetalol?

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Non selective B Blocker

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MOA for Labetalol?

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Non selective B1 and 2. Selective A1. blocks vasoconstriction causing vasodialation; lowers BP by dialation and decresing CO from B1

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Drug class of Atenolol?

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Selective B blocker. class 2 antiarrhythmic

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MOA of Atenolol?

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Selectively blocks B1 receptors. reduction in HR BP contractile force, myocardial o2 demend.; treating recurrent tachycardias.

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Drug class of Esmolol?

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Selective B blocker (class 2)

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MOA of Esmolol?

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Selective B1 blocker. Rapid onset, short duration; slow rapid HR in SVTs and (afib and flutter) Pts with rapid HR can cause Angina or CHF by not allowing proper fluid of the ventricles

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According to the Vaughn Williams classification, a class 1 effect is what kind of anti arrythmic?

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Sodium Channel Blocker

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According to Vaughn Williams classification a class 2 effect is what?

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Non competitive A and B blocker

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Class 3 effect?

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Potassium channel blockade

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Class 4 effect?

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Calcium Channel blockade

37
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What is the Drug class of Lidocaine?

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Antiarrythmic

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MoA for Lidocaine?

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Lidocaine depresses depolarization and automaticity in the ventricles

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Drug class of Procainamide?

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Anti arrythmic

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MoA for Procainamide?

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supresses ventricular ectopy. reduced automaticity of pacemaker sites of the heart. slows intraventricular conduction

41
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Drug class of Adenosine (Adenocard)?

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Class V anti arrythmic

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MoA of Adenosine?

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decreases conduction through the AV node and inturrupt AV reentry pathways. Can effectively terminate SVT. Chemical cardioversion.

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Drug class of Verapamil?

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Calcium Channel Blocker (class IV antiarrythmic

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MoA of VeraPamil?

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Causes vascular dialation and slows conduction through the AV node. inhibits arrythmias caused by reentry to teh AV node, decreases RVR, reduces o2 demand, causes coranary and peripheral vasodialation.

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Drug class of Diltiazem (cardizem)?

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Calcium Channel Blocker, Class IV antiarrythmic

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MoA of Diltiazem?

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Causes vascular dialation and slows conduction through the AV node. Slows RVR. negitive intropic and decrease in angina, dialates the coronary atreries

47
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Drug class of Amiodarone?

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Anti arrythmic agent, Class 3

48
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MoA of Amiodarone?

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Prolongs action potnetial duration in all cardiac tissues. Affects NA K CA channels and has A and B adnergenic blocking properties. used in v fib v tach used in SVT

49
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Drug class of Phenytoin?

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Antiarrythmic and anticonvulsant

50
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MoA of Phenytoin?

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Can be used to treat epilepsy, but depresses spontaneous polarization of ventricular tissues and improves AV conduction

51
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Drug class of Endrophonium Chloride?

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Anti arrythmic and cholinesterase inhibitor

52
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MoA of Endrophonium Chloride?

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Slows SVTS by inhibiting actions of acetylcholinesterase. Enhances the acetylcholine secreted by the vagus nerve/

53
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Class of Mag sulfate?

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Anti Arrythmic

54
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MoA of Mag Sulfate?

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acts as a physiological calcium channel blocker and blocks neuromuscular transmission.reduces Vent arrythmias that follow aMI. TOrsades treatment

55
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What is a parasympatholytic?

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Medication that inhibits the actions of the parasympathetic NS.

56
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What can parasympatholytics also be called?

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Anticholinergics

57
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Drug class of Atropine?

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Antiacholinergic

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MoA for atropine?

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increases heart rate in bradycardias. blocks acetylcholine receptors, inhibiting parasympathetic stimulation.

59
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Cardiac glycosides do what?

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Increase CO reduce LV diameter decrease venous pressure and hastens reduction of peripheral edema.

60
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Drug class of Digoxin?

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Cardiac Glycoside ( class 5

61
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MoA Digoxin?

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increases cardiac contraction by effecting NA-K pump increases stroke volume slows HR via AV nodal conduction.

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