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Antiarrhythmics - Sodium Channel Blockers
Subclasses, Mechanisms, Indications, Side Effects
la - Quinidine, Procainamide
lb - Lidocaine, Mexiletine
Ic -
Sodium Channel Blockers ... Eric Strong @DrEricStrong ... - Strong Medicine ... #ClassI #Na #cardiology ... pharmacology #table #comparison
Beta Blockers - Pharmacology Comparison Table
Metoprolol:
 • Receptors: β1
 • Indications: Rate control of a-fib/a-flutter, Suppression
Pharmacology Comparison ... Acute coronary syndrome ... Eric Strong @DrEricStrong ... - Strong Medicine ... Table #Receptors #cardiology
Early and Late Complications of Acute Myocardial Infarction - Timeline of Complications
 - Ventricular Arrhythmias
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Early and Late Complications ... - Timeline of Complications ... Cardiogenic Shock - Stroke ... Pericarditis (Dressler Syndrome ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Calcium Channel Blockers - Dihydropyridines vs Non-Dihydropyridines
Dihydropyridines (amlodipine, felodipine, nifedipine, nicardipine)
 • SVR: Decrease
 • Inotropy:
Calcium Channel Blockers ... Eric Strong @DrEricStrong ... - Strong Medicine ... #pharmacology #comparison ... #table #cardiology
Pacemaker Complications
 • Implantation-Related: Pocket hematoma, Infection (pocket), Pneumothorax, Hemothorax, Lead dislodgement, Cardiac perforation / tamponade
Pacemaker Complications ... cardiomyopathy, Pacemaker syndrome ... Eric Strong @DrEricStrong ... - Strong Medicine ... #cardiology #management
BRASH Syndrome

B - Bradycardia
R - Renal failure
A - AV nodal blockade
S - Shock
H - Hyperkalemia

Typical ECG
BRASH Syndrome ... , ß blocker, or ... Eric Strong @DrEricStrong ... #BRASH #Syndrome ... #diagnosis #management
Mechanical Cardiac Support Devices Compared
Cannula Size - Insertion Technique - Haemodynarnic Support
IABP:
 • Afterload: Reduced
 •
Reduced • LV stroke ... Increased • LV stroke ... Neutral • LV stroke ... Support #Devices #Comparison ... #cardiology #management
Outpatient Hypertension Management Algorithm
Monotherapy: 
 • Thiazide/thiazide-like 
 • ACE-I (non-black patients), 
 • ARB
Outpatient Hypertension Management ... acting) • β-blocker ... Acute Ischemic Stoke ... Acute Coronary Syndrome ... #Hypertension #Management
Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump (IABP)

Intra-aortic balloon counter-pulsation is a method of invasive hemodynamic support. A catheter is
& increases LV stroke ... Anticoagulation • Complications ... Pump #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology #criticalcare
Fever vs Hyperthermia
Fever:
 • Regulated in the hypothalamic thermoregulatory center
 • "Set point" raised by prostaglandin
atropine; Heat stroke ... Neuroleptic malignant syndrome ... ; Serotonin syndrome ... #Hyperthermia #comparison ... #diagnosis #management