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UNIT 4 PHARMA
ANTIARRHYTHMIC DRUGS
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| THESE DRUGS WILL HELP MAKE A HEART RHYTHM NORMAL,THAT IS THEIR GOAL | ANTIARRHYTHMIC DRUGS |
| WHAT WILL ANTIARRHYTHMIC DRUGS DO TO THE HEART RATE AND BLOOD PRESSURE? | DECREASE IT |
| IF THE HEART RATE IS LESS THAN 60 OR THE SYSTOLIC IS LESS THAN 100 WHAT WILL THE NURSE DO WITH THE MEDS? | HOLD IT |
| WHAT MUST YOU MONITOR BEFORE GIVING ANTIARRHYTHMIC DRUGS? | HEART RATE AND BLOOD PRESSURE |
| WHAT 3 THINGS MUST YOU MONITOR WHILE ON DRUGS AND WHY? | ELECTROLYTES,OXYGEN LEVELS AND OTHER MEDICATIONS. BECAUSE THEY CAN CAUSE ARRHYTHMIAS |
| WHAT CLASS OF DRUGS ARE OLDER AND NOT USED AS MUCH AS THE NEWER ONES? | CLASS 1 |
| WHAT CLASS OF DRUGS ARE USED MORE, ARE OUR BETA BLOCKERS,SLOWS THE HEART RATE AND DECREASE THE RESPONSE TO EPINEPHRINE AND NOR-EPINEPHRINE AND ALL MEDS IN THE CLASS END IN "LOL" | CLASS 2 |
| LIDOCAINE,PROCAINAMIDE,PROPAFENONE AND QUINIDINE ARE ALL EXAMPLES OF WHAT CLASS? | CLASS 1 |
| HYPOTENSION,TIRED,FATIGUE,LETHERGY,CONSTIPATION,DECREASED LABEDO ARE SIDE EFFECTS FOR WHAT CLASS? | CLASS 2 |
| THIS DRUG IS USED FOR FATAL PT'S, ITS CLASS 3 AND USED THE MOST AND HAS MORE SEVERE SIDE EFFECTS | AMIODORONE(CORDARONE) |
| AMIODORONE CAN CAUSE __________AND CAN LEAD TO _____________ | PULMONARY FIBROSOUS & LIVER FAILURE |
| CALCUIM TO THE HEART CAUSES WHAT? | INCREASED BLOOD PRESSURE & INCREASED WORKLOAD OF THE HEART |
| CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS ARE IN WHAT CLASS? | CLASS 4 |
| WHAT DOES CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS DO? | THEY BLOCK CALCUIM CAUSING DECREASED BLOOD PRESSURE and decreased workload of the heart |
| verapamil(calan) is what class of drug? | class 4 |
| what are the 2 side effects of calcium channel blockers? | flushing & edema |
| what drug is used to flatline fatal pt's and then restart causing a normal rhythm | adenosine (adenocard) |
| do not give any cardiac drugs with what? | grapefruit juice |
| BEFORE GIVING ADENOSINE(ADENOCARD) WHAT DO YOU EDUCATE AND EXPLAIN TO THE PT? | IT WILL STOP THEIR HEART & WILL ONLY LAST A 10TH OF A SECOND,THEY WILL FEEL SHORT OF AIR & WILL FEEL DIZZY |
| WHAT 3 USES ARE ADENOSINE(ADENOCARD)USED FOR? | PVC(PREMATURE VENTRICULAR CONTRACTION),VENTICULAR TACHYCARDIA(BEATING VERY FAST &FATAL),ATRIAL FIBRILLATION & FLUTTER |
| THIS IS AN EARLY BEAT | PVC PREMATURE VENTRICULAR CONTRACTION |
| THIS IS BEATING VERY FAST AND CAN BE FATAL | VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA |
| THIS IS WHEN THE ATRIAL IS NOT BEATING & BLOOD'S NOT COMING OUT TO THE BODY AND THIS WILL DECREASE THE HEART RATE | ATRIAL FIBRILLATION & FLUTTER |
| WHAT IS THE TREATMENT OF ATRIAL FIB & FLUTTER? | DECREASE THE HEART RATE & GIVE A BLOOD THINNER |
| NO HEART BEAT & FATAL | VENTRICULAR FIBRULATION |
| WHAT ARE THE SIDE EFFECTS FOR MISCELLANOUS ANTIARRYTHMICS;ADENOSINE(ADENOCARD)...BURPED LPN,C | BRADYCARDIA,URINARY RETENSION,RINGING EARS,POSTURAL HYPOTENSION,DECREASED LABEDO,LIGHTHEADEDNESS,PROARRHYTHMIC EFFECT,NAUSEA,CONSTIPATION |
| CAN YOU TAKE THESE DRUGS WITH FOOD? | YES |
| WHAT ARE PT'S A RISK FOR WITH THESE DRUGS AND WHY? | RISK FOR INJURY DUE TO THE DIZZINESS |
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jmbosworth1972
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