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Antiarrhythmics Pharmacology Summary
Cardiac Conduction Phases:
Phase 0 - Ventricular Depolarization:
 • Na+ channels open leading to a
Depolarization: • Na+ channels ... Transient K+ efflux moving ... Phase • Ca++ channels ... Block fast Na+ channels ... Classification #Classes
Classification, Differential Diagnosis, and Features of Hyponatremia According to Volume Status 

Hypervolemic hypernatremia 
 - CHF
deficit - Salt-losing ... Differential #Diagnosis #Table ... #Causes
Hyperkalemia shortens repolarization; changes in the T wave provide the earliest clues to hyperpotassemia.
 - At
repolarization; changes ... repolarization causes ... in conduction causes ... Hyperkalemia #EKG #ECG #Changes ... #Progression #Table
Junctional Rhythms - Junctional rhythm describes an abnormal heart rhythm resulting from impulses coming from a
from impulses coming ... from a locus of ... Junctional #Rhythms #Table
Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) Definitions - Stable Angina, Unstable Angina, NSTEMI, STEMI
1 STABLE ANGINA - Angina
Definitions - Stable ... NSTEMI, STEMI 1 STABLE ... 3 NSTEMI - During ... thrombus formation causes ... reflected by ECG changes
Coronary anatomy and relevant EKG changes during acute chest pain

#Chestpain;#STEMI;#NSTEMI;#EKG

Image Source: De Virgilio, C., Grigorian, A.,
and relevant EKG changes ... during acute chest ... Surgery: A case
Intraoperative  Bradycardia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Bradycardia in theatre should not be treated as
Guidelines for Crises ... reservoir bag moving ... airway pressure using ... Consider known drug causes ... digoxin; calcium channel
Potassium-Binding Agents to Treat Hyperkalemia
Sodium zirconium cyclosilicate (Lokelma):
 • Mechanism: Preferentially captures K in exchange for
and sodium • Dosing ... binds magnesium • Dosing ... and calcium • Dosing ... hypokalemia); nausea ... #pharmacology #table
Sensitivity is the proportion of truly diseased persons in the screened population who are identified as
correctly diagnose a case ... that any given case ... implies being able ... it has a narrow focus ... #Calculation #Table
Inpatient Management of Opioid Use Disorder: Methadone vs Buprenorphine - Comparison Table

Some patients may decline buprenorphine
Buprenorphine - Comparison Table ... In these cases, ... Dosing usually begins ... side effects are nausea