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Flecainide Toxicity on ECG

- Reza Karimianpour, D.O. https://twitter.com/officialdrk12

#Flecainide #Toxicity #ECG #EKG #Electrocardiogram #Cardiology #Clinical #Toxicology
Flecainide Toxicity ... officialdrk12 #Flecainide
Flecainide Toxicity on ECG

70 year old patient with chronic atrial fibrillation on an antiarrhythmic presented with
Flecainide Toxicity ... BrettSperryMD #Flecainide
If you haven't seen it, flecainide can cause significant yellowing of the skin and eyes.
haven't seen it, flecainide ... TJaredBunch #flecainide
Antiarrhythmics - Sodium Channel Blockers
Subclasses, Mechanisms, Indications, Side Effects
la - Quinidine, Procainamide
lb - Lidocaine, Mexiletine
Ic -
Mexiletine Ic - Flecainide
Torsades de Pointes 
•Precipitated by drugs that prolong the QT interval 
•Class IA antidysrhythmics (procainamide, quinidine)
(propafenone, flecanide
Antiarrhythmic Drug Classes 
IA: "Police Department Questions 
IB: Liquored Man 
IC: For Peeing, 
Ill: After Drinking
Mexiletine IC: Flecainide
Intravenous Lipid Emulsion (ILE) Therapy

ILE is a treatment for severe toxicity from local anesthetics. In addition,
antidysrhythmics (flecainide
Common Medications Known to Prolong QTc
Antiarrhythmics - Amiodarone, sotalol, flecainide, quinidine, dronedarone, dofetilide
Vasopressors/inotropes - Epinephrine, norepinephrine,
Amiodarone, sotalol, flecainide
Recurrent Polymorphic VT/Torsades de Pointes - Management Algorithm
Drugs that prolong QT interval:
 • Class 1a (quinidine,
• Class 1c (flecainide
Class I Antiarrhythmics and their Key Pharmacologic Properties

Class IA = Quinidine, Procainamide, Disopyramide ("Quarter PounDer")
Class IB
") Class IC = Flecainide