Other antiarrhythmic agents — Flashcards

Flashcard 1: The _____ node is particularly sensitive to class II antiarrhythmics (-blockers)

Answer: AV

Flashcard 2: One factor that predisposes to digoxin toxicity is _____, which increases binding of digoxin to Na+-K+ ATPase

Answer: hypokalemia

Flashcard 3: Cardiovascular (Antiarrhythmics) _____ is a cardiac glycoside that has antiarrhythmic properties

Answer: Digoxin

Flashcard 4: First Aid Pharmacology: Cardiovascular Ranolazine may cause _____ prolongation on ECG

Answer: QT

Flashcard 5: Treatment for torsades de pointes includes _____

Answer: magnesium sulfate

Flashcard 6: Adenosine may cause transient high grade _____ due to direct AV node inhibition

Answer: heart block

Flashcard 7: Adenosine _____ conduction velocity through the AV node

Answer: decreases

Flashcard 8: vardenafil

Answer: PDE5 inhibitor

Extra: erectile dysfunctionpatients taking nitrates (lethal hypotension)inhbit phosphodiesterase 5, resulting in increased cGMP and smooth muscle relaxation in corpus cavernosumheadache, flushing, impaired blue-green color vision, hypotension, dyspepsia

Flashcard 9: sildenafil

Answer: PDE5 inhibitor

Extra: erectile dysfunctionpatients taking nitrates (lethal hypotension)inhbit phosphodiesterase 5, resulting in increased cGMP and smooth muscle relaxation in corpus cavernosumheadache, flushing, impaired blue-green color vision, hypotension, dyspepsia

Flashcard 10: aspirin

Answer:

Extra: increases permeability of the mitochondrial membrane (incomplete)inhibit oxidative phosphorylation