Automaticity and refractories.
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Verapamil (Class IV)
Verapamil’s use as intravenous push for atrial tachycardia (and atropine for the reverse effect).
Amiodarone (Class III)
Amiodarone’s antiarrhythmia use and adverse reactions.
Propranolol (Class II)
Propranolol’s intravenous use for tachycardia.
Quinidine (Class 1A)
Pharmacology, adverse reactions, toxicity of quinidine.
Oral agents for ventricular arrhythmias
Class 1B: Mexelitine (Mexitil), Tocainide (Tonocard), – p.o. Class 1C: Flecainide (Tambocor), – p.o. Lidocaine used to be the only Class 1B drug we had up until the 1990’s. The problem was you couldn’t send the patient home with Lidocaine cause it was an IV only drug. Nowadays we also have drugs like mexelitine that […]
Lidocaine (Class 1B)
Anti-arrhythmic dosing, intravenous loading and infusion of lidocaine.
Disopyramide (Class 1A)
Pharmacology, use and contraindication of disopyramide.
Procainamide (Class 1A)
Pharmacology, adverse reaction and use of procainamide.
Pharmacology of Cardiac Glycosides
Therapeutic monitoring, pharmacokinetics, bioavailability and toxicities of cardiac glycosides.