Antiarrhythmic medications — Flashcards

Flashcard 1: Which electrolyte disturbance causes tetany, torsades de pointes, and hypokalemia? _____

Answer: Low Mg2+ (hypomagnesemia)

Flashcard 2: _____ is a polymorphic ventricular tachycardia with shifting sinusoidal waveforms on ECG

Answer: Torsades de pointes

Flashcard 3: Class IC antiarrhythmics can restore and maintain normal sinus rhythm in _____ fibrillation and flutter

Answer: atrial

Flashcard 4: Congenital long QT syndrome has increased risk of sudden cardiac death (SCD) due to _____

Answer: torsades de pointes

Flashcard 5: Sleep apnea is associated with arrhythmias, especially _____

Answer: atrial fibrillation/flutter

Flashcard 6: Torsades de pointes can progress to ventricular _____

Answer: fibrillation (VF)

Flashcard 7: Scabies causes pruritis that is worse _____

Answer: at night

Extra:  https://onlinemeded.org?ref=anki  super itchy at night with excoriations and crusted, red papules. 

Flashcard 8: Adrenal insufficiency may cause _____ following a stressful event (e.g. surgery, infection), characterized by hypotensive shock, confusion, fever, and abdominal pain *bonus: next step in management?

Answer: adrenal crisis

Extra:  * because cortisol is unable to maintain blood pressure Watch Hypothalamic & Pituitary Dysfunction Clinical Manifestations [https://dashboard.sketchy.com/study/medical/courses/medical-pathophysiology/units/medical-pathophysiology-endocrine/videos/medical-pathophysiology-endocrine-hypothalamic-and-pituitary-disorders-hypothalamic-and-pituitary-dysfunction-clinical-manifestations?utm_source=anki&utm_medium=partnership&utm_campaign=february_update&utm_content=medical] Watch Adrenal Insufficiency [https://dashboard.sketchy.com/study/medical/courses/medical-pathophysiology/units/medical-pathophysiology-endocrine/videos/medical-pathophysiology-endocrine-hypothalamic-and-pituitary-disorders-hypothalamic-and-pituitary-dysfunction-clinical-manifestations?utm_source=anki&utm_medium=partnership&utm_campaign=february_update&utm_content=medical] https://onlinemeded.org/spa/endocrine?ref=anki 

Flashcard 9: What disease is associated with spinal cord lesions affecting both the anterior horns and lateral corticospinal tracts?\n\n_____

Answer: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)

Extra: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) involves both upper motor neurons (lateral corticospinal tract) and lower motor neurons (anterior horn).

Flashcard 10: _____ incontinence is due to incomplete emptying, due to detrusor underactivity or outlet obstruction

Answer: Overflow

Extra:  Watch associated Bootcamp video [https://app.bootcamp.com/med-school/nephrology/videos/urinary-incontinence?index=3] https://onlinemeded.org/spa/gynecology/urinary-incontinence/acquire?ref=anki  Overflow = think of things that stop outflow and cause overflow Often 2/2 neural trauma (trauma, MS)