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Antiarrhythmic Drugs
Part 3
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Nursing
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11/01/2014

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CLASS 1B HAS GREATER AFFINITY FOR NA CHANNELS WHEN? WHAT DOES THAT RESULT IN?
Definition
IN THE INACTIVE STATE. RESULTS IN FASTER RECOVERY R/T DISSOCIATE EASIER.
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WHAT IS THE MAIN DRUG IN CLASS 1B ANTIARRYTHMICS?
Definition
LIDOCAINE
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WHAT TYPE OF FIRST PASS EFFECT DOES LIDOCAINE HAVE?
Definition
EXTENSIVE!!! THAT IS WHY THERE IS NO PO DOSING.
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HOW IS LIDOCAINE INACTIVATED?
Definition
RAPIDLY BY HEPATIC ENZYMES. HALF LIKE IS 1-2 HRS.
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WHAT IS THE DRUG OF CHOICE FOR TERMINATING VENTRICULAR ARRHYTHMIAS, ESPECIALLY AFTER ACUTE ISCHEMIA (MI)?
Definition
LIDOCAINE. BLOCKS ISCHEMIC TISSUE BETTER THAN HEALTHY TISSUE.
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IS LIDOCAINE EFFECTIVE FOR SUPRAVENTRICULAR ARRHYTHMIAS?
Definition
NO
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HOW DOES LIDOCAINE SHORTEN REPOLARIZATION?
Definition
BLOCKING THE SODIUM CHANNELS THAT INACTIVATE LATE DURING PHASE 2, SO DOES NOT PROLONG QTI.
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WHAT CAN INCREASE THE RISK OF LIDOCAINE TOXICITY?
Definition
COMPETETION AT CYP450 ENZYMES CAN INCRESE THE RISK OF TOXICITY.
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WHAT IS THE DOSE OF LIDOCAINE?
Definition
1.5-2MG/KG IV BOLUS OVER 15 MINUTES, FOLLOWED BY AN INFUSION OF 2-4MG/MIN.
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WHEN DO YOU REDUCE THE INFUSION DOSE OF LIDOCAINE? 2 ANSWERS
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REDUCE BY 50% IF POOR CARDIAC OUTPUT OR REDUCED HEPATIC BLOOD FLOW. (CHF OR HF; HIGH H.E.R. DRUG RESULTS IN VERY PERFUSION DEPENDENT; ANESTHESIA ALS DECREASES HEPATIC BLOOD FLOW.
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WHAT IS THE ONSET AND DURATION OF LIDOCAINE?
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ONSET IS 1-2 MINUTES AND DURATION IS 20 MINUTES FOR IV ADMINISTRATION.
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AT PLASMA LEVELS OF ___ LIDOCAINE HAS FEW SIDE EFFECTS.
Definition
5MCG/ML OR LESS (MORE ANALGESIC AND ANTIARRHYTHMIC)
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AT PLASMA LEVELS OF ____ WHAT KIND OF EFFECTS DO YOU SEE?
Definition
AT PLASMA LEVELS OF 5-10MCG/ML, CNS EFFECTS INCLUDE TINNITUS NERVOUSNESS, TREMORS, CIRCUMORAL NUMBNESS, AND PERIPHERAL VASODILATION AND MYOCARDIAL DEPRESSION OCCUR.
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AT PLASMA LEVELS ____ WHAT HAPPENS?
Definition
AT PLASMA LEVELS EXCEED 10MCG/ML, SEIZURES, APNEA, AND CARDIAC ARREST OCCURS.
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SEIZURE THRESHOLD FOR LA TOXICITY IS DECREASED BY WHAT 3 THINGS?
Definition
HYPOXEMIA, HYPERKALEMIA, AND ACIDOSIS. ACIDOSIS INCREASES CNS VASODILATION AND INCREASE CO2 DELIVERY.
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WHAT IS THE TREATMENT FOR HIGH PLASMA LEVELS?
Definition
HYPERVENTILATE WHICH DECREASES HYPOXEMIA AND ACIDOSIS AND GIVE O2.
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WHEN DOES CLASS 1C BIND?
Definition
MUCH LIKE CLASS 1A BINDS TO OPEN STATE NA CHANNELS; VERY SLOW RECOVERY
Term
WHAT CLASS OF DRUGS ARE THE MOST POTENT BLOCKERS OF THE FAST DOSIUM CHANNELS, WITH LITTLE EFFECT ON THE DURATION OF THE ACTION POTENTIAL?
Definition
CLASS 1C
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IN THE VENTRICULAR MYOCYTE CLASS 1C DOES WHAT?
Definition
SIGNIFICANTLY DECREASE THE RATE OF UPSTROKE IN PHASE 0.
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WHT ARE 3 EKG EFFECTS OF CLASS 1C?
Definition
PROLONGS PR INTERVAL, QRS, AND SOME QTI PROLONGATION
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WHAT ARE THE 2 CLASS 1C DRUGS?
Definition
FLECAINIDE AND PROPAFENONE
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HOW IS FLECAINIDE TAKEN AND WHAT IS IT USED TO TREAT?
Definition
ORALLY AND USED TO TREAT SVT AND VENTRICULAR ARRHYTHMIAS.
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FOR FLECAINIDE WHEN DOES MORTALITIY INCREASE?
Definition
AFTER USE POST MI.
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WHAT 3 THINGS DOES FLECAINIDE CAUSE?
Definition
SEIZURE, THROMBOCYTOPENIA AND BRONCHOSPASM
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HOW IS PROPAFENON GIVEN AND FOR WHAT FOR?
Definition
ORALLY FOR SVT, AFIBB, VT
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WHAT KIND OF ADVERSE EFFECTS DOES PROPAFENONE HAVE?
Definition
SIMILAR TO FLECAINIDE WHICH INCLUDE BRONCHOSPASM, SEIZURES, AND THROMBOCYTOPENIA. THIS IS NOT THE MOST DESIRABLE DURG OUT THERE.
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