Cardio-Pharm

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HCTZ?

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Diuretic

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Loop Diuretic?

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Diuretic

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Clonidine?

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Sympathoplegic

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Methyldopa?

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Sympathoplegic

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Hexamethonium?

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Sympathoplegic

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Reserpine?

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Sympathoplegic

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Guanethidein?

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Sympathoplegic

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Prazosin?

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Sympathoplegic

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BB?

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Sympathoplegic

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Hydralazine?

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Vasodilator

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Minoxidil?

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Vasodilator

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Nifedipine?

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Vasodilator

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Verapamil?

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Vasodilator?

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Nitroprusside?

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Vasodilator?

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Captopril?

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ACEI

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Enalapril?

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ACEI

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Fosinopril?

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ACEI

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Losartan?

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ARB

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Hypokalemia, slight hyperlipidemia, hyperuricemia, lassitude, hypercalcemia, hyperglycemia

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HCTZ

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Potassium wasting, metabolic alkalosis, hypotension, ototoxicity

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Loop Diuretic

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Dry mouth, sedation, severe rebound hypotension

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Clonidine

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Sedation, positive Coomb's test

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Methyldopa

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Severe orthostatic hypotension, blurred vision, constipation, sexual dysfunction

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Hexamethonium

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Sedation, depression, nasal stuffiness, diarrhea

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Reserpine

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Orthostatic and excercise hypotension, dizziness, HA

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Guanethidine

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1st dose orthostatic hypotension, dizziness, HA

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Prazosin

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Impotence, asthma, cardiovascular effects, CNS effects (sedation, sleep alterations)

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BB

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Nausea, HA, lupus-like syndrome, reflex tachycardia, angina, salt retention

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Hydralazine

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Hypertrichosis, pericardial effusion, relfex tachycardia, angina, salt retention

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Minoxidil

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Dizziness, flushing, constipation, nausea

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Nifedipine, verapamil

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Cyanide Toxicity

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Nitroprusside

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Hyperkalemia, Cough, Angioedemia, Proteinuria, Taste Changes, Hypotension, Pregnancy Problems (Fetal Renal Damage), Rash, Increased Renin, Lower Angiotension II

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ACEI

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Feta renal toxicity, hyperkalemia

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ARB

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First line drug for HTN in pregnancay along with methyldopa?

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Hydralazine

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What are the 2 types of Ca-channel blockers?

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Dihydropyridine, Non-Dihydropyridine

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Mech of dihydropyridine?

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Selective for calcium channels in vascular smooth muscle.

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Mech of nondihydropyridine?

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Selective for calcium channels in myocardium.

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Dihydropyridine drugs?

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Nifedipine, Nicardipine, Amlodipine, Nisoldipine

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Non-dihydropyridine drugs?

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Diltiazem, Verapamil

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Monday disease occurs with which drug?

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Nitroglycerin, isosorbide dinitrate

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How do BB increase coronary blood flow?

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Increased diastole

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Lovastatin, Pravastatin, Simvastatin, Atorvastatin, mech?

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HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors

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Cholesytramine, colestipol, mech?

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Bile acid resins

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Ezetimibe, mech?

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Cholesterol absorption blocker

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Gemfibrozil, clofibrate, bezafibrate, fenofibrate, group?

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Fibrates

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Drug that causes the following side effects? Expensive, reversible increase LFTs, myositis.

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HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors

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Drug that causes the following side effects? Red, flushed face, which is decreased by aspirin or long-term use.

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Niacin

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Drug that causes the following side effect? Pts hate it, tastes bad and causes GI discomfort.

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Bile acid resins

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Greatest LDL lowering drug?

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Statin

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Greatest Increase in HDL?

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Niacin

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Greatest triglyceride lowering drug?

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Fibrate

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Calcium sensitizers?

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Ryanodine

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Digoxin half-life?

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40 hours

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Digoxin elimination?

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Urinary excretion.

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Digoxin clinical use?

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CHF (Increased contractility)
AFib (Decreased conduction AV node and depression of SA node)

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Digoxin EKG effects?

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Increased PR
Decreased QT
Scooping of ST segement
T wave inversion

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Digoxin side effects?

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Increased PS: N/V/D blurry yellow vision (think of Van Gogh). Arrhythmia.

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Digoxin Toxicities?

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Increased renal failure (decreased excretion), hypokalemia (potentiates drug's effects), and quinidine (decrease digoxin clearance; displaces digoxin from tissue binding sites)

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Digoxin antidote?

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Slowly normalize K+, lidocaine, cardiac pacer, anti-dig Fab fragments

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Class I Antiarrythimics?

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Na channel blockers

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Class II Antiarrythmics?

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BB

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Class III Antiarrythmics?

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Various ion channels + BB

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Class IV Antiarrythmics?

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CCB

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Class IA Antiarrythmics?

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Queen Amy Proclaims Diso's Pyramid
Q=Quinidine
A=Amiodarone
P=Procainamide
D=Disopyramide

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Class 1B Antiarrythmics?

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Lidocaine, Mexiletine, Tocainide

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Class 1C Antiarrythmics?

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Flecainide, Encainide, Propafenone

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Affects both atrial and ventricular arrythmias especially reentrant and ectopic supraventicular and ventricular tachycardia

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Class 1A

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Affect ischemic or depolarized Purkinjie and ventricular tissue. Useful in acute ventricular arrythmias (esp post-MI) and in digitalis-induced arrythmias.

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Class 1B

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Useful in V-tachs that progress to VF and in intractable SVT. Usually used only as last resort in refractory tachyarrythmias.

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Class IC

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The ONLY class of durgs that decreases the QT interval and thus decreases refractoriness.

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Class 1B

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What drug has following side effects? Cinchonism (HA, tinnitus, thrombocytopenia), Torsades de pointes due to increased QT interval

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Quinidine

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What drug has the following side effect? Reversible SLE like syndrome.

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Procainamide

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What drugs have the following side effects? Local anesthetic. CNS stimulation/depression, cardiovascular depression

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Class 1B

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What drug has following side effects? Proarrythmic, especially psot-MI (contraindicated). Significantly prolongs refractory period in AV node.

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Class 1C

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Only antiarrythmic that does not bind to an ion channel in the heart.

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Class II

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Best antiarrythmics to increase PR interval?

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Class II

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Class II antiarrythmic that is very short acting?

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Esmolol

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Class II antiarrythmic that can cause dyslipidemia?

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Metoprolol

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What are three things one must remember to check when using amiodarone?

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PFTs, LFTs, and TFTs

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When is it safe to use amiodarone?

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WPW Syndrome

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Which drug has the following side effects? Pulmonary fibrosis, corneal deposits, hepatotoxicity, skin deposits resulting in photodermatitis, neurologic deficits, constipation, cardiovascular effects (brady, heart block, CHF), hypothyroidism/hyperthyroidism

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Amiodarone

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What class of drugs is used for the prevention of nodal arrythmias?

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Class IV

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Drug of choice in diagnosing/abolishing AV nodal arrythmias?

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Adenosine

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Depresses ectopic pacemakers, especially in digoxin toxicity.

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K+

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Effective in torsades de pointes and digoxin toxicity.

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Mg+

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Mech of Adenosine?

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Increases potassium channel opening.

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Advantage of adenosine?

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Very short lived effects; given i.v.