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ANTIARRHYTHMIC DRUGS
Sodium Channel Block
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Sodium Channel Blockers SCB | Antiarrhythmic Drugs |
| SCB Actions | slows cardiac conduction, CODE BLUE DRUGS |
| SCB USUES | ATRIAL FIBRILLATION, LIFE THREATENING VETNTRICULAR ARRHYTHIMIAS VT PVC AND VFIB |
| SODIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS | LIDOCAINE, QUINIDINE, FELCAINIDE(Tambocor) AMIODARONE |
| SCB CONTRAINDICATIONS | VARIES FOR INDIVIDUAL DRUGS |
| SCB ADVERSE REACTIONS | , HYTN, PALPITATIONS, BLURED VISION, LOWER EXT EDEMA |
| SCB NURSING CONSIDERATIONS | MONITOR VS AND EKG, AVOID ALCOHOL, TRAK I & O AND DAILY WTS |
| POTASSIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS (PCB) | Antiarrhythmic Drugs PROLONGS REPOLARIZATION-RELAXING PHASE OF THE CARDIAC MUSCLE |
| PCB USES | LIFE THREATENING VENTRICULAR ARRTYTHMIAS |
| PCB DRUGS | AMIODARONE AND SOTALOL |
| PCB ADVERSE REACTIONS | BRADYCARDIA AND EKG CHANGES |
| PCB NURSING CONSIDERATIONS | MONITOR VS, EKG, BUN, AND POT LEVELS DO NOT STOP ABRUPTLY |