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How are the forces different between the influx of sodium and the efflux of potassium, and what is the effect on the action potential

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  • Sodium is going with the electrical and chemical gradient (faster depolarization)
  • Potassium is going with the chemical and against he electrical gradient (slower repolarization)
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What is the target for esmolol

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Short acting Beta-1 blocker

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What is the mechanism of action for ibutilide

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Slows the cardiac repolarization by blocking the rapid component fo the delayed potassium current

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What are the effects of class 1A drugs on the action potentials

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  • Prolonged action potential duration

- Prolonged QRS and QT intervals of the EKG

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What class of drug is amiodarone

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Potassium channel blocker

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Which patients populations are more likely to have an adverse reaction to flecainide

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  • Preexisting ventricular tachyarrhythias
  • Previous MI
  • Ventricular ectopic rhythms
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Where does adenosine work in the heart

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A1 adenosine receptor

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Procainamide is used to treat which condition

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Sustained ventricular tachycardia

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What is the method of administration for esmolol

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Continuous IV, with a rapid onset and termination

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What are the pharmacokinetics for lidocaine

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-Extensive first pass, so can only be administered IV

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What are the clinal uses for sotalol

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  • Life threatening ventricular arrhythmias

- Maintaining sinus rhythm in pts with Afib

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What are the clinical situations that mexiletine is used

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  • Ventricular arrhythmias

- Chronic pains due to diabetic neuropathy and nerve injury

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IN the inactivated state of sodium channels, which gates are acting

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H gates close, starting the refractory period

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What are the cardiac adverse effects of lidocaine

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May cause hypotension in patients with heart failure due to inhibition of the cardiac contractility

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What class of drug is esmolol

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Beta blocker

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What class of drug is flecainide

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Class 1C drug

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What are the adverse cardiac effects of Procainamide

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  • QT interval elongation
  • Induction of torsade de pointes
  • Excessive inhibition of conduction
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What is the mechanism that sympthetic effects are seen in the pacemaker cells of the heart

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All resultsin the increases the levels of cAMP and PKA activity

  • Epi/norepi binds to the B1 adrenergic receptors, increases the adenylate cyclase activity, which increases the cAMP levels and PKA
  • T/L type calcium channels conductance increases from PKA activity
  • Funny channels conductance increases with increased PKA
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What is the drug class of ibutilide

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Class 3 potassium channel blocker

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Which class of drug is verapamil

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Class 4 calcium channel blocker

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What is the mechanism of action for adenosine

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Activates the potassium curing and inhibits the calcium in funny channels, leading to hyperpolarization and suppression of action potentials

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What are the effects of potassium blockers on Action potentials

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  • Prolonged action potential duration
  • Prolonged QT interval
  • Prolonged refractory period
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What is the half life of esmolol and what is the metabolism

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10 minutes due to hydrolysis by blood esterases

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Class 1A sodium channel blockers preferentially affect which cells

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Ectopic pacemaker cells with faster rhythms

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What are the mechanims of action for class 4 drugs
* aka Cardioactive calcium channel blockers - Decreases the slope of phase 0 - Increased L type Calcium channel threshold potential - Prolonged refractory period in AV node
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What receptors are affected by amiodarone
- Blocks potassium channels - Blocks inactivated sodium channels - Some calcium blocking activity
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What are the clinical uses of esmolol
- Supraventricular arrhythmias - arrhythmias due to thyrotoxicosis - MI ischemia or acute MI with arrhythmias
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What are the clinical uses for adenosine
-Conversion of paroxysmal SVT into normal sinus rhythm
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What drug is given to patients that overdose on class 1 drugs and what is the reasoning
- Bicarbonate, which will try to raise the pH of the blood - THis increase in pH will decrease the rate of protonation of the drugs and decrease their effect (because the activated form in protonated)
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Most sodium blockers are acting during which state of sodium channels
Block the activated or inactivated sodium channels
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What is the clinical uses for ibutilide
Convert atrial flutter and Afib to sinus
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Which clinical situations is lidocaine used
Mono or polymorphic ventricular tachycardias, being very efficient in acute MI
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What are the effects of beta blockers on the SA node
Decreased HR (Increased RR interval)
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Class 1A drugs bind to which stare of sodium channels
Open (activated) sodium channels
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What are the adverse effects of dofetilide
QT interval is Prolonged, with increased risk of ventricular arrhythmias
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What are the pharmacokinetics of mexiletine
Oral drug
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Class 1 drugs act in which location
Sodium channel blockers
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What is the noncardiac effect of verapamil
Constipation
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Which class of drug is Procainamide
Class 1A sodium blocker
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What is the mechanism of action for dofetilide
Blocks rapid component of the delayed potassium current, so there is a slower HR
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What class of drug is mexiletine
Class 1B drug
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Which class of drug is disopyramide
Class 1A drug
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What are the noncardiac adverse effects of quinidine
- Headache, dizziness, tinnitus - GI side effects - Thrombocytopenia, hepatitis, fever
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What are the kinetics of class 1B drugs
Fast kinetics
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What class of drug is propranolol
Beta blocker
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What are the noncardiac adverse effects of disopyramide
Atropine like symptoms ( dry mouth, urinary retention, blurred vision, continuation) -Exacerbation of glaucoma
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What are the channels/affects of sotalol
- Class 2 (beta blocker) | - Class 3 (prolongs AP duration)
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What is the clinical use of disopyramide
Recurrent ventricular arrhythmias
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What are the adverse affects of propafenone
- Exacerbation of ventricular arrhythmias - Metallic tase - Constipation
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Class 1C drugs prefer to bind to which channels
Open (activated) sodium channels | -Some potassium channels
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Class 1B drugs bind to which channels and in which state
Bind to inactivated sodium channels, so therefore they prefer the depolarized cells
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What is the clinical use for dofetilide
Converts atrial fib to sinus rhythm and then maintaining it after
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What are the effects of beta blockers on AV node
-Decreased AV conductance (increased PR interval)
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What class of drug is diltiazem
Class 4 calcium channel blocker
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Which rate of dissociation leads to more sodium channel blockage
Slow dissociation rates
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What is unique about the cells lidocaine targets and its effect
Binds to damaged tissue cells and makes them electrically silent , with no effect on normal tissue due to the fast kinetics
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What are the adverse cardiac effects of amiodarone
- AV block and bradycardia | - Induction of torsade de pointes (low compared to other Class 3)
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What is the metabolism of dofetilide and how does this affect therapeutic window
Eliminated by the kidneys, so the levels have to be very closely monitored
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Which drugs need to be monitored with amiodarone
Inhibitor of CYP, so effects metabolism of many drugs | -Metabolized by CYP3A4, so cimetidine (inhibitor) or refaptin (activator)
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Why will a sodium channel blocker not affect the slow action potential cells
Aka the pacemaker cells in the SA and AV node | -Because there are not sodium channel present there
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What is the drug class of sotalol
- class 2 Beta blocker | - Class 3 Potassium blocker
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What are the contraindications for propranolol
- Stress induced arrhythmias - Reentrant arrhythmias that involved AV node - Afib and flutter - Arrhythmias associated with MI
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What are the clinical uses of amiodarone
- Treatment of ventricular arrhythmias | - Atrial fibrillation
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What is the class of drug for propafenone
Class 1C drug
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What are the clinical uses for class 4 drugs
- Prevention of paroxysmal SVT | - Rate control for Atrial flutter and fibrillation
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What are the effects of class 4 drugs
Slows the SA node depolarization, leading to bradycardia | Prolonged AP duration and conduction time in the AV node
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Which form of sodium channel blockers binds to channels
Cationic form
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What are the contraindications for beta blockers
- Asthma - Peripheral vascular disease - Raynaud’s syndrome - Type 1 DM - Depressed CO
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What are the clinical uses for propafenone
- Prevents paroxysmal atrial flutter and SVT without structural diseases - Sustained ventricular arrhythmias
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In the activated state of sodium channels, which set of gates are open
-M gates open in depolarization
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What are the adverse cardiac effects of class 4 drugs
- Negative inotropy - AV block - SA arrest - Hypotension
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Class 1A sodium channel blockers interact with with channel s
Sodium and potassium are both blocked
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What are the kinetics of Class 1C
Slow
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Class 4 drugs block which channels
Activated and inactivated L type Calcium channels
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Which class of drug is lidocaine
Class 1B drugs
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What are the adverse effects of sotalol
- Depression of cardiac function | - Torsade de pointes
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What are the effects of class 1C on AP, and the ECG
- No change in the AP duration or QT interval | - Prolonged QRS
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What are the numbers of normal sinus rhythm and risk of death while on Quinidine
2x as likely to have normal rhythm | 2-3x likely to have risk of death
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Which potassium channels are responsible for the regulation of action potentials
Voltage gated determine the refractory period
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What are the extracardiac adverse effects of Procainamide
- Ganglion blocking properties and reduces peripheral vascular resistance leading to hypotension - SLE - Nausea
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What are the noncardiac adverse effects of lidocaine
Paresthesias, tremors, slurred speech, convulsions
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What is the clinical uses for Quinidine
Restoring rhythm in atrial flutter/fibrillation with normal hearts
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Which potassium channels are open in the resting state
Inward rectifying K+ channels but no current due to equilibrium with the electric and concentration gradients
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What is the effect on action potentials with regards to class 1B drugs
- Shortens action protentials (because does not affect potassium channels) - Does not prolong the action potential or the QT duration
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What are the cardiac adverse effects of disopyramide
- QT interval prolongation - Induction of torsade de pointes - Syncope and heart failure due to excessive depression of cardiac condition
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What are the adverse cardiac effects of quinidine
- QT interval prolongation - Induction of torsade de pointes - Excessive slowing of conduction
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How does esmolol and sotalol differ
Esmolol (beta blocker) Sotalol (potassium blocker with some beta blocker) -Because sotalol is a potassium blocker, it will effect the length of the action potential, therefore the QT is prolonged
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What are the targets for flecainide
Sodium and potassium channels
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Which drugs uses are contraindicated with propafenone
-CYP2D6 or CYP 34A inhibitors (risk of proarrhythmias)
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What are the clinical uses for flecainide
Patients with normal hearts who have: - Supraventricular arrhythmias (aka atrial flutter, paroxysmal SVT) - Sustained ventricular tachycardia
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Which class of drug is quinidine
Class 1A drug
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What is the effect of sympathetic activity
- Increased slope due to activity on funny channel and T type Calcium channels - Reduced threshold for L type Calcium channels
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What are the noncardiac effects of amiodarone
- Fatal pulmonary fibrosis - Hepatitis - photodermatitis (blue grey skin on sun exposed areas) - Optical neuritis - may cause thyroid issues
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What are the adverse effects of adenosine
- Shortness of breath - Bronchoconstriction - Chest burning - AV block - Hypotension
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What is the metabolism aspect of ibutilide
Administered IV, and is rapidly cleared by hepatic metabolism
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What are the pharmacokinetics of amiodarone
Metabolized by CYP3A4 | -Long half life (effects seen 1-3 months after discontinuing)
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What are the adverse effects of beta blockers
Decreased CO Impaired liver glucose metabolization Increased VLDL and decreased HDL Sedation, depression
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What is a contraindication for Procainamide
-accumulates in renal dysfunction, need to measure both drug and active metabolite
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What are the adverse effects of ibutilide
- QT prolongation and increased risk of ventricular arrhythmias - Require continuous EKG monitoring until the QT returns to baseline
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What is the dissociation kinetics of class 1A
Intermediate kinetics

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