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Class I Antiarrhythmics and their Key Pharmacologic Properties

Class IA = Quinidine, Procainamide, Disopyramide ("Quarter PounDer")
Class IB
Class I Antiarrhythmics ... in wide QRS on EKG ... prolonged QT on EKG ... #Class1 #Antiarrhythmics ... Agents #Cardiology
Torsades de Pointes 
•Precipitated by drugs that prolong the QT interval 
•Class IA antidysrhythmics (procainamide, quinidine)
Precipitated by drugs ... QT interval •Class ... IC antidysrhythmics ... TorsadesDePointes #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #ECG #EKG
Torsades de Pointes
• "Twisting of the pointes" 
• QRS axis swings from positive to negative direction
precipitated by drugs ... interval Class ... IC antidysrhythmics ... TorsadesDePointes #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #ECG #EKG
Common sodium channel blockers which cause QRS widening.

Anticonvulsants: 
 - Carbamazepine 
Antidysrhythmics:  
 - Group
- Group IA and IC ... Antimalarial drugs ... QRS #widening #ECG ... #EKG #Pharmacology ... #Classes
Antiarrhythmic Medications - Vaughan-Williams Classification
 • Class I (Ia, Ib, Ic)
 • Class II
 • Class
Antiarrhythmic Medications ... I (Ia, Ib, Ic) ... drugs: Adenosine ... Classification #pharmacology ... #cardiology
Antiarrhythmic Medications - Vaughan-Williams Classification
 • Class I (Ia, Ib, Ic)
 • Class II
 • Class
Antiarrhythmic Medications ... I (Ia, Ib, Ic) ... drugs: Adenosine ... Classification #pharmacology ... #cardiology
Can’t Intubate, Can’t Oxygenate (CICO) - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
This is the last resort when
airway expertise e.g ... ENT, ICU). ❹ Call ... neuromuscular blocking drug ... the laryngeal anatomy
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
ECG is vital while ... algorithm #management #cardiology ... #criticalcare #icu ... #clinical #pharmacology