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1
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what is arrhythmia?

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alteration in normal impulse pathway

alteration in transmission pathway

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what is an ectopic focus?

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source of rhythm start

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are ventricular alterations life threatening?

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yes

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what are a major cause of sudden cardiac death?

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ventricular arrhythemias

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T/F drug treatment can cause arrhythmias

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True

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T/F non drug treatment is preferable?

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True

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what are some non drug treatments?

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pacemaker
cadioversion- global depolarization of heart
automatic defibultaor implanted
surgeries to remove ectopic forcus- ablation

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class 1 drugs fro arrhythmias are what

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sodium channel blockers

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class 2 drugs for arrhythmias are what

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beta blockers

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class 3 drugs for arrhythmias are what?

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K channel blockers

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how do class 1 work?

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local anesthetics, decrease rate of depolarization

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what are the 1a drugs?

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qpd
quinidine
procainamide
disopyramide

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quinidine

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for ALL arrhythmias, depresses all muscle function

- anticholinergic effects (antivagel)

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quinidine SE

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GI- nausea, vomitting, anorexea

CNS- tinnitus, alteration in color/vision

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procainamide

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like quinidine. analog of cocain. does NOT enter CNS

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procainamide

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in slow acetylators, lupus like syndromes

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disopyramide

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strong antivegal effect

- antimuscarinic effects- dry mouth, constipation

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1b drugs for arrhythmias

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lidocaine

mexiletine

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lidocaine

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give IV, 1st pass metal.

- less likely to cause arrhythmias but can enter CNS, tremors, seizures

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what is a good use of lidocaine?

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use for treating ventricular tachcardia (fast heart beat)

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mexiletine

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like lidocaine but given orally. `

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class 2 works how?

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blocks beta 1 receptors on heart. slows HR

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class 2 drugs

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propranolol
metoprolol
esmolol

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class 2 SE

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bradycardia

hypotension

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propranolol
decrease firing rate
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metoprolol
more selective, less B2 effects
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esmolol
more rapid onset of action
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class 3 drugs
sotalol amiodarone dronedarone
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sotalol
Beta blocker that also blocks K channels
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amiodarone
ultimate drug! acts like all 4 classes of antiarrhythmias most effective in cardiac arrest
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SE of amiodarone
Potentially fatal pulmonary fibrosis- alters lung tissue liver damage deposits in cornea and skin (cuz of iodine, blue/gray skin) GI upset
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dronedarone
fewer SE, less efficacy, analog of amiodarone
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class 4 drugs are what
calcium channel blockers
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class 4 drugs
verapamil nifedipine diltiazem
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all Ca channel blockers work how?
blocks Ca transport in cardiac cells | increases refractory period
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class 4's are not useful for what?
ventricular arrhythmias, they are also vasodilator
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"other" drugs for arrhythmias
adenosine
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adenosine
IV, binds to adenosine receptor, decrease firing rate of AV node. very short half-life.
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Angina
not enough blood flow to heart muscle, chest pain, usually after exercise, at rest its called "unstable angina"
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treatment of angina?
increase bloodflow to heart, decrease O2 demand.
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basic treatment of angina?
behavioral, diet, exercise, stop smoking.
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Drugs to treat angina?
nitrates nitroglycerin isosorbide dinitrate
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nitroglycerin
sublingually. rapidly dilates all blood vessels, including coronary arteries
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mechanism of nitro.
activates NO which activates guanylate cyclase which activates cGMP which causes vasodilation
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SE of nitro
hypotension, skin flossing, headache.
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one big problem of taking a lot of nitroglycerin?
rapid tolerance.
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what is another nitrate used for angina?
isosorbide dinitrate
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isosorbide dinitrate
slow release nitrate formulation. can be given orally.
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other angents used for angina
- agents that decrease heart work - beta blockers - calcium channel blockers
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what is congestive heart failure?
heart doesn't contract enough, rest of body doesn't get enough blood flow. - tissue not oxygenated blood. - heart begins to enlarge which causes... - pulmonary congestion...which causes - decrease ability to breath and kidney not well perfused - kidney causes retention of sodium ions + H20- edema
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why is it called CONGESTIVE heart failure?
lots of fluid retention- pitting edema if not treated.
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how does the heart adapt to failure?
1. apparent loss of blood- increase in E and NE and All. leads to increase BP, HR, and vasoconstriction 2. increase blood volume- All, increase sodium retention, increase aldosterone secretion, increase sodium potassium exchanger. 3. enlargement of heart- Incrase force of contraction due to stretching of cardiac muscle
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why are these compensations so dangerous?
are what actually is damaging the heart. its a cycle, heart can't repair itself
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two basics treatments of cardiac insufficiency
1. incrase force of muscle contraction | 2. inotropic agents
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how do inotropic agents work?
all increase amount of calcium in heart muscle
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cardiac glycosides are naturally occurring? T/F
True, found in plants
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main cardiac glycosides
digoxin, given orally
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mechanism of action of digoxin?
all about Calcium Digoxin inhibits the sodium potassium ATPase....Na remains high in the cell...meaning that Ca will not be exchanged as much...Ca will be high in the cell leading to greater contractility and also increase duration of contraction.
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in order for muscle to relax what must be removed
calcium
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toxic effects of digoxin
1. cardiac arrhythmias- cuz you prolong contractility | 2. CNS- yellow/green vision, hallucinations, severe nausea cuz chemoreceptors activated
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digoxin poisiing cured by what?
anti digtoxin antibodies
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digoxin has greater effects in someone who is
hypokalemia
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other inotropic agents?
dobutamine- beta 1 agonist- incrase force of contraction
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current best treatment of CHF
1. ACE inhibitors. decrease BP, fluid retention 2. Beta blockers. decrease fluid retention 3. vasodilators. decrease BP
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what do all these drugs have in common?
agents that inhibit bodies compensatory changes in heart failure. (don't want heart to work as hard)
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agents that increase blood flow to certain organs
vardenafil avanafil tadalafil sildenafil
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the -nafils do what?
inhibit type V cGMP phosphodiesterase, leads to more smooth muscle relaxation instead of cGMP getting broken down
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SE of these drugs
- slight decrease in BP - do not use with alpha blockers or nitrates- major BP drop - stroke, heart attack - impaired blue green color - NAION- damage to retina
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what are these drugs also useful for?
pulmonary hypertension- pulmonary artery also has cGMP PDE that can be inhibited.
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alprostadil
injectable prostaglindin E1 PGE1, causes vasodilation when injected dirtily into penis

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