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Antiarrhythmic Medications - Vaughan Williams Classification - Summary Table
Class I agents - Sodium Channel Blockers⠀
Class II
Antiarrhythmic Medications ... agents - Sodium Channel ... agents - Potassium Channel ... agents - Calcium Channels ... Antiarrhythmic #Medications
Membrane Actions of Antiarrhythmic Drugs

#Membrane #Channels #Actions #Antiarrhythmic #Drugs #Medications #Pharmacology #Cardiology #Table
#Membrane #Channels ... Antiarrhythmic #Drugs #Medications
Medications Used in Hypertensive Emergencies
Vasodilators: Hydralazine, Nitroglycerin, Sodium nitroprusside 
Calcium Channel Blockers: Clevidipine, Nicardipine
ß-Blockers: Esmolol, Labetalol,
Medications Used ... nitroprusside Calcium Channel ... #Hypertension #Medications
Drugs Used in Coronary Artery Disease 
 • Nitrates
 • Ca2+ Channel Blockers
 • Beta-Blockers
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Nitrates • Ca2+ Channel ... #disease #CAD #medications
Potassium Channel Blockers - Medications
1. Cardiovascular Drugs
2. Psychiatric drugs
3. Other drugs
4. Synthetic opioids: Levomethadyl 
5. Opium
Potassium Channel ... Blockers - Medications ... ChannelBlockers #Medications
Diabetes Type 2 Medication Management and Titration Algorithm
- First line therapy is metformin and comprehensive lifestyle
Diabetes Type 2 Medication ... comprehensive lifestyle changes ... Diabetes #DM2 #Type2 #Medication
Antiseizure Drugs 
Sodium Channel Blockers: Carbamazepine, Oxcarbazepine, Eslicarbazepine, Lamotrigine, Lacosamide, Phenytoin, fosphenytoin
Broad Spectrum: Valproate, Levetiracetam, Brivaracetam,
Drugs Sodium Channel ... Vigabatrin Potassium Channel ... antiepileptic #medications
Drugs causing hyperkalemia
 • Impaired release of renin: NSAIDs, Beta blockers, Cyclosporine, tacrolimus, Diabetes, Elderly
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Ketoconazole • Sodium Channel ... #hyperkalemia #medications
Compelling and Possible Contraindications to Antihypertensive Drugs
Diuretics (thiazides)
 - Gout
 - Metabolic syndrome, Glucose intolerance, Pregnancy,
potential Ca2+ channel ... failure Ca2+ channel ... failure - Co-medication ... antihypertensive #medications
Mechanisms of Drug-Induced Hyperkalemia 
 • Direct renin inhibitor (Aliskiren)
 • Renin release inhibition (NSAIDs, Beta-Blockers)
Heparin) • Sodium-channel ... pharmacology #potassium #medications