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Vocational Nursing
Cardiac Pharmacology
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Pharmacology
Undergraduate 1
04/14/2011

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Term

 

 

dysrhythmia

Definition

 

  • Any disturbance in Normal Cardiac rhythm (Can be slow or fast)
  • Irregularity but it is irregularly regular for some patients
    • Ask patients of any History of  any____________.

 

Term

 

 

What are some causes of dysrhythmias?

Definition

 

  1. Fluid in pericardium
  2. Hypoxia
  3. Diet

 

Term

 

What are some signs of dysrhythmia?

Definition

 

  • Patient may complain of skipping a beat
  • Felt like being jolted
  • SOB

 

Term
What are 4 classes of Antidysrhythmics?
Definition

1st Class: Membrane Stabilizers
(Most are sodium channel blockers)
2nd Class: Beta-Blockers (adrenergic blockers)
3rd Class: Prolonged Repolarization

(Potassium Channel Blocker)
4th Class: Calcium Channel Blockers (CCB)

Term

 

 

1st Class of Dysarrythmias

Definition

 

This class of antidysarrhytmias:

  • decreases heart irritability
  • slow heart rate
  • slows inward current that is caused by sodium

 

 

Term

 

 

Which 3 drugs fall into 1st class of dysarrythmias?

 

Definition

 

  • Procainamide
  • Norpace
  • Quinidine

 

Term

 

 

Procainamide

Definition

 

  • For: Atrial or Ventricular tachycardia dysarrhythmias
  • Slows heart irritability
  • Most affective in suppressing and decreasing PVC (premature ventricular contractility)

 

Term

 

 

What are complication of Procainamide?

 

Definition

 

  • can cause Lupus Syndrome
  • Skin issues
  • Decrease immunity

 

Term

 

 

What are side effect of Procainamides?

Definition

 

  • N/V & Diarrhea
  • decrease in appetite
  • anorexia
  • itching
  • flushing in skin
  • Leukopenia and Fever

 

Term

 

 

Norpace

Definition

 

  • For: Ventricular dysarrythmias
  • Has anticholinergic affects: (SLUDGE=dry)
  • Causes Hypotension
  • Decreases chances of Lupus Syndrome

 

Term

 

 

 What are Quinidine complications?

Definition

 

  • Hearing loss, tingling in ears
  • vertigo
  • Syncopy
  • Increases potassium levels
s/e: syncable episode
1st give a testing dose & then give in small amounts

 

Term

 

 

Class 2: Beta-Blockers

Definition

 

  • Aids in decreasing BP
  • Blocks or Slows sympathetic Nervous Stimulation of Heart
  • Decreases HR by increasing contractility (elasticity) of Heart Muscle
  • Used for MI: b/c slows HR & decreases CO

 

Term

 

 

What are the 5 common Beta-blockers (Class 2) drugs?

Definition

 

  1. Tenormin
  2. Lopressor + HCT2
  3. Inderal
  4. BetaPace
  5. Brevibloc

 

Term

 

 

Tenormin

Definition

 

Decreases BP

used with angina

decreases 25% mortality rate post MI

Term

 

 

LOpressor + HCT2

Definition

 

  • decreases BP
  • For MI
  • Hypertension
  • When given with HCT2 diuretics:
    • monitor labs
    • kidney function prior to administering

 

 

Term

 

 

INderal

Definition

 

  • Decreases HR
  • Angina
  • MI
  • Ventricular tachycardia
  • Migraine
  • Oldest drug in Class II

 

Term

 

 

Betapace

Definition

 



Document life threatening dysrhythmias because it can cause new dysrhythmias.

 

Term

 

 

Breviblock

Definition

 

  • Short Acting Beta-blocker
  • Ventricular dysarrythmias
  • Hypertension
  • Not used w/ CHF patient

 

 

 

 

Term

 

 

What are the  3 common drugs for class III?

Definition

 

  1. Amiodarone
  2. Covert
  3. Bretylium

 

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