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Calcium Channel Blockers - Dihydropyridines vs Non-Dihydropyridines
Dihydropyridines (amlodipine, felodipine, nifedipine, nicardipine)
 • SVR: Decrease
 • Inotropy:
Calcium Channel ... • Inotropy: No effect ... EricsMedicalLectures/ #CCBs #Calcium ... #pharmacology #comparison ... #table #cardiology
Phosphate Binders - Pros and Cons

Calcium carbonate (TumsTM) 
 - Most inexpensive, antacid properties useful for
Pros and Cons Calcium ... ulcer disease Calcium ... (RenageI) - Calcium ... anti-inflammatory effect ... Binders #Table #Comparison
Hypercalcemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary Hyperparathyroidism
 • Adenoma
 • Hyperplasia
 • MEN 1 and 2A
Tertiary Hyperparathyroidism
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Autosomal Dominant Calcium ... MEN) Drug Side Effects ... Other • Excess Calcium ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Drugs affecting the cardiac action potential. The sharp rise in voltage ("0") corresponds to the influx
voltage-sensitive calcium ... #Pharmacology #Cardiology ... Antiarrhythmics #Classes #Effect
Antiarrhythmics - Sodium Channel Blockers
Subclasses, Mechanisms, Indications, Side Effects
la - Quinidine, Procainamide
lb - Lidocaine, Mexiletine
Ic -
Indications, Side Effects ... Blockers #ClassI #Na #cardiology ... pharmacology #table #comparison
Lactated Ringers (LR) vs Normal Saline (NS) - Comparison

Composition of LR:
 • Sodium 130 mEq/L
 •
Saline (NS) - Comparison ... Potassium 4 mEq/L • Calcium ... - Protective effects ... Normal #Saline #NS #comparison ... #pharmacology #effects
Cardiac Murmurs and Maneuvers

An algorithm demonstrating the effect of various maneuvers on systolic murmurs. 
TR, tricuspid
Maneuvers An algorithm ... demonstrating the effect ... The effect of squatting ... Maneuvers #Heart #Cardiology
Morphological Criteria for Discriminating Ventricular Tachycardia from Supraventricular Tachycardia with Aberration

Source Article: Wide Complex Tachycardia –
Distinguishing #Criteria #Cardiology ... #Differences #Comparison ... #Brugada #Algorithm
Potassium-Binding Agents to Treat Hyperkalemia
Sodium zirconium cyclosilicate (Lokelma):
 • Mechanism: Preferentially captures K in exchange for
15 g QD • Side Effects ... Mechanism: Exchanges calcium ... 8.4 g • Side Effects ... magnesium, and calcium ... pharmacology #table #comparison
Clinically Significant Cardiovascular Drug-Drug Interactions With OTC Supplements and Herbal Products
Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors (ACEIs)
 • Night-blooming
cereus - Increases effects ... cereus - Increases effects ... and tachycardia Calcium ... Decreases the effects ... pharmacology #DDI #table #cardiology