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pacemaker of heart |
SA node |
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impulses travel form SA node to... |
AV node |
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impulses then travel from AV node to... |
Bundle of His |
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fast potentials occur in these three... |
His-Purkinje system, atrial muscle, and ventricular muscle |
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from Bundle of His to... |
left and right bundle branches |
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from left and right bundle branches to... |
Purkinje fibers |
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_____ charged ions cover inner surface of heart cells |
negatively charged ions |
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________ charged ions come in an out of cell to polarized, depolarize |
positiely charged ions |
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phase 0 fast potential |
influx of sodium, rapid depolarization |
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phase 1 fast potential |
rapid partial repolarization |
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phase 2 fast potential |
stable, calcium enters cell for contraction, DOES NOT INFLUENCE RHYTHM, just contractility |
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phase 3 fast potential |
rapid repolarization, potassium extrusion, delay of this prolongs action potential duration and effective refractory period |
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phase 4 fast potential |
stable or spontaneous depolarization via self excitation (automaticity), becoming it's own pacemaker anywhere in heart - aka dysrhythmias |
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phase 0 slow potential |
slow influx of calcium |
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phase 1 of slow potential |
non existant |
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phase 2 and 3 slow potential |
insignificant |
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phase 4 slow potential |
spontaneous depolarization of SA and AV node
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how does SA node work? |
spontaneous depolarization of SA node faster than all other spontaneous depolarizations, so it usually discharges first and determines heart rate |
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excessive discharge of __________ neurons that innervate SA node can cause sinus tachycardia |
sympathetic neurons |
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excessive ______________/____________ discharge can cause sinus bradychardia |
vagal / parasympathetic |
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EKG letters? |
P QRS T |
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p wave? |
depolarization of atria |
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qrs? |
depolarization of ventricles
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t wave? |
repolarization of ventricles |
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long PR interval? |
delayed AV node conduction |
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long QT interval? |
delayed ventricular repolarization |
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digoxin depresses the ______ segment of ekg |
ST segment |
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first degree atrioventriular block? |
conduction through AV node delayed |
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2nd degree AV block? |
conduction through AV node partial |
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3rd degree AV block? |
nothing gets through AV node |
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reentrant dysrhtymias? |
self sustaining circuit when one brance of Purkinje fibers blocked |
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2 types of tachycardias |
supraventricular and ventricular tachycardias |
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which tachycardia worst for heart pump? |
ventrucular tachycardia |
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treatment for supraventrucular tachycardia? |
block AV node conduction instead of eliminating dysrhythmias |
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treatment of ventruclar dysrhythmias? |
eliminate dysrhythmias |
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all dysrhythmia meds__________ |
are prodysrhythmias (worsten dysrhythmias) |
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class 1 antidysrhythmics? |
block sodium channels, thus blocking phase 0 fast potentials in His-Purkinje, atria, and ventricles |
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class 1 antidysrhythmics _____________ QRS complex by slowing ventricular conduction |
widens |
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quinidine is class _____ |
class 1a |
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quinidine action |
blocks sodium channels and delayes ventricular repolarization, so widens QRS and widens QT |
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side effects of quinidine? |
diarrhea and GI symptoms |
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warning signs of quinidine induced dysrhythmia |
widening of QRS by 50% or more widening of QT by too much |
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quinidine ____________ digoxin level |
raises |
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lidocaine class______ |
1b agent |
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class 1b (digoxin) action |
accelerate repolarization, gets rid of ST segment to do this |
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lidocaine only for ___________ dysthythmias |
ventricular, not for supraventricular |
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lidocaine undergoes _______________ |
rapid inactivation by liver, so continuous IV infusion |
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propranolol and other class II drugs? |
beta blockers, block beta1 receptors blocking calcium |
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action of class II beta blockers? |
weakens sympathetic stimulation of heart thus decreasing SA nodal automaticity, AV conduction, and myocardial contractility |
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decreased AV conduction means ________ on EKG |
widens PR interval |
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good for supraventricular tachycardias |
propranolol, beta blockers. block calcium used for phase 0 depolarization of slow potentialin SA node |
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class III antidysrhythmics blocks _______ |
potassium channels used during repolarization of fast potential in phase 3 fast potential. |
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class III, potassium channel blockers action on EKG |
porlong action potential duration, refractory period, widen QT interval |
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name one class III agent |
amiodarone |
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amiodarone effective against |
atrial and ventricular dysrhythmias but lots of side effects |
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4 side effects of class III amiodarone |
lungs, eyes, liver, thyroid |
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donedarone (class iii) doubles risk of death in patients with _______ |
heart failure, atrial fibrillation |
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class IV antidysrhythmics |
calcium channel blockers - Verapamil and diltiazem |
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action of verapamil and diltiazem? |
slow ventricilar rate in A Fib terminate SVT caused by AV reentrant circuit suppress AV nodal conduction |
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drug of choice for paroxysmal SVT? |
adenosine |
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route for adenosine? |
IV bolus |
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quinidine assessment (3) |
ekg, liver function, BP |
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quinidine contraindicated for (4) |
cinchona allergy, heart block, digoxin, QRS/QT |
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quinidine take with? |
meals |
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quinidine side effects (5) |
diarrhea, cinchonism, cardiotoxicity, arterial embolism, digoxin |
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plasma levels of quinidine |
2-5 mcg/mL |
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quinidine for? |
atrial and ventricular dysthythmias |
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procainamide? |
ventricular and supraventricular dysrhythmias, very toxic |
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procainamide assess (5) |
ekg, cbc (blood), liver, kidney, BP |
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procainamide contra (3) |
lupus, av block 2nd+, allergy |
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procainamide admin (2) |
evenly spaced time, 3 hours between route change |
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procainamide plasma level |
3-10 mcg/mL |
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procainamide side effects (4) |
lupus like syndrome (SLE), blood count, QRS / PR, arterial embolism |
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lidocaine for |
ventricular dysrhythmias |
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lidocaine assess (2) |
ekg, bp |
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lidocaine contra (3) |
stokes-adams, wolff-parkinson-white, AV/SA block |
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lidocaine admin |
IV with 5% dextrose in water IM - deltoid (IM rare) |
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lidocaine plasma level |
1.5-5 mcg/mL |
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side effects of lidocaine (2) |
seizures, respiratory |
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amiodarone for (3) (not safe) |
a fib, v fib, AV nodal reentrant tachycardia |
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amiodarone assess (8) |
ekg, eyes, chest x ray, potassium, magnesium, thyroid, pulmonary, liver |
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amiodarone contra (3) |
sinus node, AV block, pregnant |
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amiodarone side effects (7) |
pulmonary, heart failure, liver, thyroid, pregnant, eyes, sunscreen |
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amiodarone interactions (3) |
grapefuit juice, diuretics, everything, CYP3A4 |
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lipoproteins that contain this apolipoprotein transport cholesterol and/or TG (triglycerides) from liver to peripheral tissues |
apolipoprotein B-100 |
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lipoproteins that contain this apolipoprotein transport cholestrol from peripheral tissues back to liver |
apolipoproteins A-I and A-II |
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VLDL? |
very low density lipoprotein |
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LDL |
low density lipoprotein |
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HDL |
high density lipoprotein |
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ASCVD? |
arteriosclerotic vascular disease |
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elevatoin of _____ cholesterol increase risk of ASCVD |
LDL |
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______ cholestrol, transports cholestrol back into liver |
HDL |
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atherogenosis |
chronic inflammatory process, LDL's beneath arterial endothelium which is then oxidized |
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cholesterol screening? |
every 5 years after age 20 |
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treat of LDL based on? |
10 year risk of major coronary event |
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2 criteria for highest risk group? |
already have ASCVD diabetes |
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diet first choice, meds are _____ |
lifelong |
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drugs for LDL? |
statins, HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors |
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statins action: |
increase LDL receptors on hepatocytes (liver cells) |
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four statins that are metabolized by CYP3A4 and thus their levels can be increased in presence of CYP3A4 inhibitor (antibiotics, etc) |
atorva, fluva, lova, simva |
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side effect of statins |
liver damage, myopathy (derease muscle tissue) elevated ALT and AST for liver elevated creatine kinase for muscle |
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statin drug assessment |
liver function test (liver enzyme test, ALT and AST) creatine kinase |
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Niacin? |
can lower LDL / TG and increase HDL but has side effects |
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niacin side effects (2) |
flushed face - use aspirin or ibuprofen liver damage |
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bile acid sequestrant (colesevelam) |
prevent reabsorption of bile acids in intestine, GI side effects |
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name one bile aid sequestrant |
colesevelam |
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admin for colesevelam |
1 hour before or after other drugs (bile sequestrant for cholesterol) |
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name of nicotinic acid? |
niacin |
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name of one statin |
lovastatin |
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ezetimibe? (2) |
lowers LDL in small intestine muscle injury |
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one fibric acid derivative (fibrate) and what for and side effect |
gemfibrozil for TG, muscle injury |
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cholestyramine? |
is questran, old bild acid sequestrant for cholestrol, GI issues
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risk factors of ASCVD (5) |
smoking, age, hx of ASCVD, HDL < 40mg/dL, hypertension |
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cholestrol diet? (2) |
cholestrol less than 200 mg/day saturated fat less than 7% |
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statins contraindicated (2) |
hepatitis, pregnant |
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lovastatin admin |
evening meal |
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niacin contra (2) |
liver, gout |
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niacin admin |
with meals |
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niacin side effects (4) |
flushing, hepatotoxiity, hyperglycemia, hyperuricemia |
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cholestyramine and colesevelam admin |
for these bile acid sequestrants: fibroud pulpy fruit or apple sauce to counter impaction and esophageal irriation |
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special note on rosuvastatin? |
asian, turns into double in blood |
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gemfibrozil special note |
warfarin enhances by this fibrate used for TG and higher HDL |
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gemfibrozil SE (3) |
gallstones, myopathy (esp with statins), liver disease |
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gemfibrozil admin |
30 min before or after food for this TG cholestrol med |
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cause of anginal pain |
not enough oxygen for cardiac oxygen demand |
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determine cardiac oxygen demand: (4) |
heart rate, contractility, preload, afterload |
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three types of angina pectoris |
chronic stable variant (vasospastic) unstable |
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cause of stable chronic angina |
coronary artery atherosclerosis |
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cause of variant angina |
coronary vasospasm |
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goal for stable chronic angina |
reduce oxygen demand |
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goal for variant angina |
increase oxygen supply |
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action of nitroglycerin for stable chronic angina |
dilates veins, decreasing venous return, decreasing preload, decreasing o2 demand |
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action of nitroglycerin for variant angina |
relaxes coronary vasospasm, increasing oxygen supply |
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nitroglycerin route |
sublingual or patch |
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nitroglycerin SE (3) |
headache, orthostatic hypotension, reflex tachycardia |
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what to use for nitroglycerin induced tachycardia: (3) |
beta blocker, verapamil, or diltiazem (-pine ccb will affect heart rhythm) |
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nitroglycerin admin note: |
must take off patch for 8 hours every 24 hours to avoid tolerance (sulfhydryl depletion) |
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adverse nitroglycerin (2) |
no sildenafil (viagra), or PDE5 inhibitors |
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beta blocker as primary med for stable angina action: |
decreate oxygen demand by decreaing heart rate and contractility, fixed schedule only |
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CCB action as primary med for stable angina:(2) |
decrease afterload reduce heart rate / contractility |
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CCB action as primary med for variant angina (1) |
increase oxygen supply by relaxing coronary artery spasm |
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if CCB combined with beta blocker, use this CCB |
nifedipine |
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ranolazine use and action |
along with beta blocker, nitrate, or ccb helps heart generate energy more efficiently |
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for MI and death use: (2) |
antiplatelet (aspirin, clopidogrel) cholesterol lowering drug |
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hemostasis steps (2) |
platelet plug, coagulation (fibrin) |
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two steps before fibrin for coagulation forms |
factor Xa > thrombin > fibrin |
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__________degrades fribrin meshworks of clots |
plasmin |
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____ a blood clot formed within a blood vessel or atria of heart |
thrombus |
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arterial thrombi made of (2) |
platelet plug, fibrin |
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venous thrombi made of (1) |
fibrin (later rbc and other get stuck on it) |
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two antiplatelet drugs |
aspirin, clopidogrel |
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two anticoagulants (anti fibrin) |
heparin, warfarin |
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arterial thrombi best treated by |
antiplatelet (aspirin, clopidogrel) |
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venous thrombi best treated by |
anticoagulants (heparin, warfarin) |
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trade name of clopidogrel? |
plavix, antiplatelet |
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heparin action |
helps antithrombin destroy thrombin and factor Xa which form fibrin (coagulant) |
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antidote to heparin |
protamine sulfate |
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thrombocytopenia? |
low platelets |
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heparin monitered by |
aPTT |
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normal aPTT |
40 seconds |
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target aPTT with heparin |
60-80 seconds 1.5x to 2x |
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LMW heparins bind to _______ preferentially as anticoagulant |
to factor Xa |
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LMW heparins bioavailbility high because |
don't bind to random unecessary plasma proteins and tissues |
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name two LMW heparins: |
enoxaparin, tinzaparin |
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benefit of LMW heparin |
specific binding means we know the level so safe for home without constant testing |
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warfarin action for anticoagulation |
prevents activation of vitamin K oral |
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warfarin route |
oral |
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heparin route |
sub cut IV |
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warfarin used for (2) |
VTE (venous thromboembolism) stroke and embolism in a fib |
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warfarin monitored using PT expressed as |
INR |
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target INR for warfarin patients |
2 to 3 |
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genetic bleeding risk with warfarin (2) |
CYP2C9 VKORC1 |
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warfarin antidote |
vitamin K |
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warfarin drug interactoins |
avoid all drugs |
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oral anticoagulant (newer than warfarin) |
dabigatran |
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aspirin action as antiplatelet |
inhibition of cyclooxygenase |
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aspirin for (3) |
MI, angina, stroke |
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aspirin dose |
80-325 mg/day |
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clopidogrel (plavix) action as antiplatelet |
blocks p2Y-12ADP receptors on platelet |
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clopidogrel pharmokinetics |
prodrug, needs conversion with help of enzyme CYP2C19 |
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one thrombolytics (clot destruction) med |
tPA, alteplase aka fibrinolytic |
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action of thrombolytics drugs |
covert plasminogen to plasmin which degrades fibrin matrix of thrombi |
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thrombolytics drug use |
started early, 4-6 hours after MI |
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thrombolitic drug alteplase (tPA) risk |
intracranial hemorrhage, bleeding |
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fibrinolysis contraindicated for STEMI when (4) |
s bp over 180, face trauma, intracranial hemorrhage, pregnant |
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routine therapy for suspected STEMI (3) |
oxygen, morphine, nitroglycerin |
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lower risk of second MI with (4) |
beta blocker ACE or ARB antiplatelet or warfarin statin |
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average bleeding time |
1-9 min |