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Antiarrhythmic Medications - Vaughan Williams Classification - Summary Table
Class I agents - Sodium Channel Blockers⠀
Class II
Vaughan Williams Classification ... - Summary Table ... this class are beta ... #Medications #Classification ... #Summary #Table
Subtypes of Serum Proteins

Pre-albumin (Transthyretin)
Albumin
Globulins
 • Alpha-1: Alpha-1 antitrypsin, Serum amyloid A, Ceruloplasmin, Corticosteroid-binding globulin (Transcortin),
Angiotensinogen • Beta ... : C3 and C4, Beta ... Proteins #Subtypes #algorithm ... #classification ... #Types #hematology
The Diagnostic Approach to Hyperkalemia
Drugs
 - Amiloride
 - Spironolactone
 - Triamterene
 - Trimethoprim
 - Pentamidine
 -
obstruction _ pHA type ... I, type II - ... transplant - SLE High ... - NSAlDs - Beta-Blockers ... #Hyperkalemia #Algorithm
Summary of Heart Blocks
1st Degree Heart Block:
 • Prolonged PR >200ms (5 small squares).
 • Narrow
Summary of Heart Blocks ... before dropped beat ... after dropped beat ... #HeartBlocks #Types ... #Classification
Hyperkalemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

PseudoHyperkalemia:
 • Lab error
 • Traumatic venipuncture
 • Hemolysis, thrombocytosis, leukocytosis
 •
phlebotomy High ... potassium • Beta ... blockers • Antibiotics ... cell membrane - Beta ... Failure • SLE • Type
Hyperkalemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

PseudoHyperkalemia:
 • Lab error
 • Traumatic venipuncture
 • Hemolysis, thrombocytosis, leukocytosis
 •
phlebotomy High ... potassium • Beta ... blockers • Antibiotics ... cell membrane - Beta ... Failure • SLE • Type
Congenital Long QT Syndrome: Illness Script

Who?
 - Kids or young adults, usually < 30
 - high
usually < 30 - high ... Three definite sub-types ... - Beta-blockers
Causes of Hyperkalemia - Reduced Excretion - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Reduced flow through distal nephron - TTKG
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • ENaC blockers ... • Obstruction High ... nephropathy • Beta ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Causes of Hyperkalemia
l. Pseudohyperkalemia
  A Cellular efflux; thrombocytosis, erythrocytosis, leukocytosis, in vitro hemolysis
  B.
Beta-Adrenergic ... Pseudohypoaldosteronism type ... pseudohypoaldosteronism type ... Differential #Diagnosis #High ... #Potassium #Classification
Causes of Hyperkalemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 • Cellular Shift:
   - Exercise
- Medications: beta ... blockers, digitalis ... Hypoaldosteronism: type ... Causes #potassium #high