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Class I Antiarrhythmics and their Key Pharmacologic Properties

Class IA = Quinidine, Procainamide, Disopyramide ("Quarter PounDer")
Class IB
Fries Please") Block ... in wide QRS on EKG ... prolonged QT on EKG ... #Pharmacology #Agents ... #Cardiology
Treatment of Stable Narrow-Complex Tachycardia
Regular Rhythm:
 • Attempt vagal maneuvers
 • Give adenosine 6 milligrams IV
nodal blocking agents ... Control rate (e.g ... Control rate (e.g ... Treatment #management #cardiology ... #algorithm
Antiarrhythmics Pharmacology Summary
Cardiac Conduction Phases:
Phase 0 - Ventricular Depolarization:
 • Na+ channels open leading to a
Transient K+ efflux moving ... , Intermediate Action ... inotropy) ACCP Cardiology ... Classification #Classes #pathophysiology ... #phases #cardiology
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
Shock - Management Checklist ... epinephrine is another option ... weak inotropic agent ... cardiogenic shock #Checklist ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology
Intraoperative  Bradycardia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Bradycardia in theatre should not be treated as
❶ Immediate action ... consider passing suction ... known drug causes (eg ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... Management #Workup #Cardiology
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
effects of neuraxial block ... consider passing suction ... and positioning (e.g ... Endocrine cause (eg ... Intraoperative #Checklist
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
the knee-jerk reaction ... blood flow occurs during ... Even during the ... to effectively block ... clinica l#foamed #algorithm
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
the knee-jerk reaction ... blood flow occurs during ... Even during the ... to effectively block ... #diagnosis #algorithm
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy (PPCM)

What is PPCM?
• A form of acute systolic heart failure that develops late in
Thromboembolic events ... cells • sFlt-1 & Activin ... from placenta): block ... chemotherapeutic agents ... Cardiomyopathy #Cardiology