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Antiarrhythmics - Sodium Channel Blockers
Subclasses, Mechanisms, Indications, Side Effects
la - Quinidine, Procainamide
lb - Lidocaine, Mexiletine
Ic -
Blockers Subclasses ... , Mechanisms, Indications ... #Na #cardiology ... #pharmacology #table ... #comparison
Calcium Channel Blockers - Dihydropyridines vs Non-Dihydropyridines
Dihydropyridines (amlodipine, felodipine, nifedipine, nicardipine)
 • SVR: Decrease
 • Inotropy:
Calcium Channel ... Blockers - Dihydropyridines ... CCBs #Calcium #Channel ... #pharmacology #comparison ... #table #cardiology
Beta Blockers - Pharmacology Comparison Table
Metoprolol:
 • Receptors: β1
 • Indications: Rate control of a-fib/a-flutter, Suppression
Pharmacology Comparison ... Table Metoprolol ... Suppression of VT ... #Table #Receptors ... #cardiology
Common sodium channel blockers which cause QRS widening.

Anticonvulsants: 
 - Carbamazepine 
Antidysrhythmics:  
 - Group
Common sodium channel ... cause QRS widening ... QRS #widening #ECG ... #Medications #Toxicology ... #Diagnosis #Differential
Tachycardia - Differential Diagnosis Table - Wide vs Narrow, Regular vs Irregular

Regular Rhythm - Narrow Complex
Tachycardia - Differential ... Diagnosis Table ... Beware AV nodal blockers ... #Diagnosis #Table ... #cardiology
Non-lschemic Causes of Cardiogenic Shock:

Beta-Blockers, Calcium Channel Blockers, Digoxin 

Myocarditis 

Cardiomyopathies (sarcoidosis, amyloidosis, Takatsubo, 
hemochromatosis) 

Valvular
Non-lschemic Causes ... , Calcium Channel ... Tamponade, pulmonary ... Cardiogenic #Shock #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Clues to Differential Diagnosis of Central Cyanosis: Onset of cyanosis, Clubbing, Secondary erythrocytosis, Auscultation, X-ray, Echocardiography,
Clues to Differential ... diseases - Pulmonary ... Diagnosis #Central #Cardiology ... #Causes #Table ... #Comparison
Causes of Peripheral Edema - Differential Diagnosis
Increased Hydrostatic Pressure
 • Volume Expansion: Kidney failure, Pregnancy, Medication
Causes of Peripheral ... failure, Pregnancy, Medication ... Heart failure, Pulmonary ... Dihydropyridine Ca2+ channel ... blockers Decreased
Treatment of Stable Narrow-Complex Tachycardia
Regular Rhythm:
 • Attempt vagal maneuvers
 • Give adenosine 6 milligrams IV
with caution in pulmonary ... Treat underlying cause ... with caution in pulmonary ... Treat underlying cause ... Treatment #management #cardiology
Shock - Differential Diagnosis by Classification
Reflex Syncope 
 - Vasovagal syncope
   • Prolonged standing
Shock - Differential ... depletion - Medication ... . αblockers, antidepressants ... Classification #Table ... #Causes