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Class III Antiarrhythmics - Potassium Channel Blockers - Indications and Side Effects
Amiodarone
 • Suppression of VT
Class III Antiarrhythmics ... Channel Blockers - Indications ... a-flutter (when other drugs ... Channel #Blockers #pharmacology ... #cardiology
Common Medications Known to Prolong QTc
Antiarrhythmics - Amiodarone, sotalol, flecainide, quinidine, dronedarone, dofetilide
Vasopressors/inotropes - Epinephrine, norepinephrine,
to Prolong QTc Antiarrhythmics ... , venlafaxine Antibiotics ... pseudoephedrine #QTc #Prolongation ... #differential #diagnosis ... #pharmacology #
Drug-Induced Prolonged QTc

QTc >500ms is an independent risk factor for developing Torsades des Pointes (TdP)
Drugs causing
causing QTc prolongation ... : • Antiarrhythmics ... Risperidone • Antibiotics ... Toxicity #Toxicology #Pharmacology ... #Diagnosis #prolongation
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

Symptoms:
• Palpitations, light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea, exercise intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope, syncope.

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Pulmonary disease • Drugs ... electrical) • Antiarrhythmic ... drugs • Cardioversion ... #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology
Aplastic Anemia - Overview

Who?
• M = F
• 3 peaks:	1) Childhood	2) 15-25 years	3) >60 years

What?
• Aplastic anemia
/Chemotherapy ... - Antithyroid medications ... - β-lactam antibiotics ... oncology #hematology #diagnosis ... #management