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Antiarrhythmic Drugs USMLE 1

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Quinidine   Class IA Sodium Channel blocker, inc AP duration, inc effective refractory period, inc qt interval  
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Quinidine Tox   cinchonism - headache, tinnitus thrombocytopenia, torsades de points due to inc QT interval  
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Procainamide   Class IA Sodium Channel blocker, inc AP duration, inc effective refractory period, inc qt interval  
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Procainamide Tox   reversible SLE-like syndrome  
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Disodyramide   Class IA Sodium Channel blocker, inc AP duration, inc effective refractory period, inc qt interval  
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Antiarrhythmic Na+ channel blockers   Slow or block conduction in depolarized cells, dec slope of phase 0 depolarization, inc threshold for firing in abnormal pacemaker cells.  
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Lidocaine   Class IB sodium channel blocker, dec AP duration, affect ischemic or depolarized purkinje and ventricular tissue. Useful in acute ventricular arrhythmias (post MI) and in digitalis induce arrhythmias  
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Class 1B tox   local anesthetic, CNS stimulation/supression, cardi depression  
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Mexiletine   Class IB sodium channel blocker, dec AP duration, affect ischemic or depolarized purkinje and ventricular tissue. Useful in acute ventricular arrhythmias (post MI) and in digitalis induce arrhythmias  
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Tocainide   Class IB sodium channel blocker, dec AP duration, affect ischemic or depolarized purkinje and ventricular tissue. Useful in acute ventricular arrhythmias (post MI) and in digitalis induce arrhythmias  
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Phenytoin   Class IB sodium channel blocker, dec AP duration, affect ischemic or depolarized purkinje and ventricular tissue. Useful in acute ventricular arrhythmias (post MI) and in digitalis induce arrhythmias  
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Flecainide   Class 1C. no effect of AP duration. Useful in V-tachs that progress to VF and in intractable SVT. Use on patients without structural abnormalities.  
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Class 1C Tox   proarrhythmic, especially post-MI (contraindicated) Significantly prolongs refractory period in AV node  
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Hyperkalemia and Class 1 drugs   casues inc tox for all class 1 drugs  
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Encainide   Class 1C. no effect of AP duration. Useful in V-tachs that progress to VF and in intractable SVT. Use on patients without structural abnormalities.  
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Propafenone   Class 1C. no effect of AP duration. Useful in V-tachs that progress to VF and in intractable SVT. Use on patients without structural abnormalities.  
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Propranolol   B-blocker (class 2) dec camp, dec calcium currents, dec slope of phase 4 in pacemakers. AV node most sensitive, inc PR interval. Use v-tach, SVT, slow ventricular rate during a-fib and a-flutter.  
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Esmolol   B-blocker (class 2) dec camp, dec calcium currents, dec slope of phase 4 in pacemakers. AV node most sensitive, inc PR interval. Use v-tach, SVT, slow ventricular rate during a-fib and a-flutter. Esmolol very short acting.  
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Metoprolol   B-blocker (class 2) dec camp, dec calcium currents, dec slope of phase 4 in pacemakers. AV node most sensitive, inc PR interval. Use v-tach, SVT, slow ventricular rate during a-fib and a-flutter.  
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Timolol   B-blocker (class 2) dec camp, dec calcium currents, dec slope of phase 4 in pacemakers. AV node most sensitive, inc PR interval. Use v-tach, SVT, slow ventricular rate during a-fib and a-flutter.  
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B-blocker tox   impotence, exacerbation of asthma, cardio effects = bradycardia, av block, CHF. CNS effects = sedation and sleep alterations. May mask signs of hypoglycemia. Treat overdose with glucagon.  
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Metoprolol Tox   can cause dyslipidemia  
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Sotalol   K channel blocker Class III. Inc AP duration, Inc ERP, Inc QT interval  
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Sotalol Tox   torsades de pointes, excessive B block  
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Ibutilide   K channel blocker Class III. Inc AP duration, Inc ERP, Inc QT interval  
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Bretylium   K channel blocker Class III. Inc AP duration, Inc ERP, Inc QT interval  
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Amiodarone   K channel blocker Class III. Inc AP duration, Inc ERP, Inc QT interval  
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Ibutilid Tox   torsades  
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Bretylium Tox   new arrhythmia, hypotension  
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Amiodarone Tox   pulmonary fibrosis, hepatotoxicity, hypothroidism/hyperthyroidism (has class 1, 2, 3, 4, effects because it alters the lipid membrane.  
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Verapamil   Calcium channel blocker Class IV. dec conduction velocity, inc ERP, inc PR interval. Used in prevention of nodal arrhythmias (SVT)  
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Diltiazem   Calcium channel blocker Class IV. dec conduction velocity, inc ERP, inc PR interval. Used in prevention of nodal arrhythmias (SVT)  
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Adenosine   inc K out of cells hyper polarizes the cells and dec I-Ca. Drug of choice for abolishing supra ventricular trachycardia. Very short acting.  
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Adenosine Tox   Flushing, hypotension, chest pain  
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Digoxin   Inhibition of Na/K ATPase pump leads to indirect inhibition of Na/Ca exchanger. Inc intracellular Ca and inc inotropy. Used for CHF to inc contractility and a-fib to dec conduction at AV node and depression of SA node  
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Digoxin Tox   Cholinergic. ECG - inc PR, dec QT, scooping, T-wave inversion, arrhythmia, hyperkalemia. Worsened by renal failure. Quinidine dec digoxin clearance.  
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