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InAFASTAresponseAfibersA-AElectrolyteAinvolvedAinAphaseA0A-
AAnswerANa+Ainflux
InAFASTAresponseAfibersA-AElectrolyteAinvolvedAinAphaseA2A-
AAnswerACa+Ainflux,AK+AoutfluxAplateau
InAFASTAresponseAfibersA-AElectrolyteAinvolvedAinAphaseA3A-
AAnswerAK+AoutfluxA(Ca+AdropsAoff)ArapidArepolarization
InASLOWAresponseAfibersA-AElectrolyteAinvolvedAinAphaseA0A-
AAnswerACa+(fewANa+AchannelsAinANodalAfibers)
InASLOWAresponseAfibersA-AElectrolyteAinvolvedAinAphaseA3A-
AAnswerAK+AoutfluxArepolarization
InASLOWAresponseAfibersA-AElectrolyteAinvolvedAinAphaseA4A-
AAnswerA"MainlyANa+A(ThisAisAtheApacemakerAcurrent)Aaarapim.A"
EctopicArhythmAcanAresultAfromA-
AAnswerAischemia,AelectrolyteAabnormalities,AorAheightenedAsympatheticAtone
IfAanAearlyAafterdepolarizationAisAsustainedA-
AAnswerAtoradesAdeApointesA(QRSAcomplexesAofAvaryingAamplitudes)
ECGAofAaApatientAwithAanAaccessoryApathwayA(bundleAofAKent)A-
AAnswerA"WideAQRSAcomplexes,AearlyAventricularAupstrokeA(alsoApredisposedAt
oAre-entryAloops)A(WolffAParkinsonAWhiteA(WPW)Asyndrome)Awolff-parkinson-
white-accessory-bundle-bundle-of-KentA"
,MOAAofAquinidineA-AAnswerABlocksA(open-
activated)ANa+Achannels:AInASAANodalAtissueA-
AShiftAtoAaAmoreApositiveAthresholdAandAdecreaseAtheApacemakerAslopeA(phase
A4),AInAVentricularAtissueA-
ADecreasesAtheAphaseA0AslopeA(depolarization)AandAblockAK+AchannelsAprolon
gsArepolarizationA(longerArefractoryAperiodAprotectedAfromAreentryAcurrents):AA
nticholanergicA(vagolyticAeffectAfasterAconductionAthroughAAVAnode)
IndicationsAofAquinidineA-
AAnswerA"atrialAflutterAorAfibrillationAmaintainAnormalAsinusArhythm,Paroxysm
alAsupraventricularAtachycardia,APrematureAatrialAorAventricularAcontractions,Ap
aroxysmalAAVAjunctionalArhythmA9"
WhenAtakingAthisAdrugApatientsAmustAbeAmonitoredAforAlupusA(withAANA)A-
AAnswerAProcainamide
TakeAwithAquinidineAtoApreventArapidAventricularAresponseAinApatientAwithAatr
ialAflutterA-AAnswerAβ-blockerAorACa2+AchannelAblocker
WhichA1AAantiarrhythmicAforAaApatientAonAdigoxinA-
AAnswerAProcainamideA(doesn'tAalterAdigoxinAlevels)
MOAAofALidocaineAandAPhenytoinA-AAnswerA(A1B)AblockAofAvoltage-
gatedANa+AinAventricularAmyocytesA(decreaseAphaseA0Aupstroke)
MOAAofAEncainide,AFlecainide,AMoricizine,APropafenoneA-
AAnswerA(A1C)AblockAofAvoltage-gatedANa+AchannelsinAventricularAmyocytes
MOAAofAPropranolol,AAtenolol,AMetoprolol...A-AAnswerA(A)AblockAβ1-
adrenergicAreceptorsASLOWASAAandAAVAnodalAactivity,(decreasesAphaseA4Aslope
)
,MOAAofAIbutilide,ADofetilide,ASotalol,AAmiodaroneA-
AAnswerA(AI)ABlockAK+AchannelsAlongerAactionApotentialAplateauAandAprolonge
dArepolarization
MOAAofAVerapamil,ADiltiazemA-
AAnswerA(AIV)ACa2+AchannelAblockerAslowsAactionApotentialAupstrokeAinASAAa
ndAAVAnodes
ThisA1AAdrugAisAassociatedAwithAtheAdevelopmentAofALupus,Ahematotoxicity,Ab
utAlessAlikelyAtoAcauseAtorsadesA-AAnswerAprocainamide
AntiarrhythmicsAofAchoiceAforApostAischemicAinsultsA-AAnswerA1B
DrugAusedAforASupraventricularAtachycardias,AandApost-MIAprophylaxisA-
AAnswerAantiarrhythmicsA(β-blockers)
WhatAdoesAQuinidineAdoAtoAAVAnodeA-
AAnswerAincreasesAconductionAvelocityA(viaAanticholinergicAeffects)
ThisA1AAdrugAisAmeolizedAtoAaAmeoliteAwithAaApureAIAeffectA(prolongingArefra
ctory,AlengtheningAQTAinterval)A-AAnswerAProcainamide
DOCAorAventricularAarrhythmiasAinAERAsituationsA(likeAinAMI)A-
AAnswerALidocaine
LidocaineMexiletineAshouldAbeA(increasedAorAdecreased)AinApatientsAwithAdrugA
inducibleAP0A-AAnswerAincreased
ModerateANa+AchannelAblockAdecreaseAphaseA0,AandAprolongedArepolarization
A(A1A,A1BAorA1C)A-AAnswerA1A
, MildANa+AchannelAblockAslightApahseA0AslopeAdecrease,AshortenedArepolarizat
ion(A1A,A1BAorA1C)A-AAnswerA1B
MarkedANa+AchannelAblockAsevereAdecreasedAinAphaseA0Aslope,ANoAchangeAi
nArepolarizationA(A1A,A1BAorA1C)A-AAnswerA1C
ThisAdrugAcanAworsenAtheAarrhythmiaAinApatientsAwithApre-
existingAventricularAtachyarrythmiasAandAthoseAwithAaAhistoryAofAMIA-
AAnswerAFlecainideA(aA1C)
DrugAusedAwhenAotherAmeasureAfailAtoAhelpAlifeAthreateningAparoxysmalAsupr
aventricularAorAvventricularAarrhythmiasA-AAnswerAFlecainideA(aA1C)
MOAAofAβ1-blockersA-
AAnswerAblockAsympatheticAinputAtoAAVA(andASAAnodes)AdecreaseAtheArateAof
AphaseA4AdepolarizationA(pacemakerAcurrent),AprolongArepolarization
Non-selectiveAβ1AandAβ2AblockersAthatADOANOTAprolongArepolarizationA-
AAnswerAFirstAgenerationAβ-
blockersA(Propranolol,ANadolol,ATimolol)AandAcarvedilolAandAlabetalol
Β-blockerAalsoAusedAforAglaucomaA-AAnswerATimolol
ThisAβ-blockerAcanAcauseAliverAdamageA-AAnswerAlabetalol
TheseAβ-blockersAcauseAvasodilationviaAα1-blockageA-
AAnswerACarvedilolAandAlabetalol
SelectiveAβ1-blockerAwithAaAveryAshortAhalf-lifeA-AAnswerAEsmolol
UsedAinAERAtreatmentAtoAblockAβAinAthyroidAstormA-AAnswerAesmolol
correct answers
InAFASTAresponseAfibersA-AElectrolyteAinvolvedAinAphaseA0A-
AAnswerANa+Ainflux
InAFASTAresponseAfibersA-AElectrolyteAinvolvedAinAphaseA2A-
AAnswerACa+Ainflux,AK+AoutfluxAplateau
InAFASTAresponseAfibersA-AElectrolyteAinvolvedAinAphaseA3A-
AAnswerAK+AoutfluxA(Ca+AdropsAoff)ArapidArepolarization
InASLOWAresponseAfibersA-AElectrolyteAinvolvedAinAphaseA0A-
AAnswerACa+(fewANa+AchannelsAinANodalAfibers)
InASLOWAresponseAfibersA-AElectrolyteAinvolvedAinAphaseA3A-
AAnswerAK+AoutfluxArepolarization
InASLOWAresponseAfibersA-AElectrolyteAinvolvedAinAphaseA4A-
AAnswerA"MainlyANa+A(ThisAisAtheApacemakerAcurrent)Aaarapim.A"
EctopicArhythmAcanAresultAfromA-
AAnswerAischemia,AelectrolyteAabnormalities,AorAheightenedAsympatheticAtone
IfAanAearlyAafterdepolarizationAisAsustainedA-
AAnswerAtoradesAdeApointesA(QRSAcomplexesAofAvaryingAamplitudes)
ECGAofAaApatientAwithAanAaccessoryApathwayA(bundleAofAKent)A-
AAnswerA"WideAQRSAcomplexes,AearlyAventricularAupstrokeA(alsoApredisposedAt
oAre-entryAloops)A(WolffAParkinsonAWhiteA(WPW)Asyndrome)Awolff-parkinson-
white-accessory-bundle-bundle-of-KentA"
,MOAAofAquinidineA-AAnswerABlocksA(open-
activated)ANa+Achannels:AInASAANodalAtissueA-
AShiftAtoAaAmoreApositiveAthresholdAandAdecreaseAtheApacemakerAslopeA(phase
A4),AInAVentricularAtissueA-
ADecreasesAtheAphaseA0AslopeA(depolarization)AandAblockAK+AchannelsAprolon
gsArepolarizationA(longerArefractoryAperiodAprotectedAfromAreentryAcurrents):AA
nticholanergicA(vagolyticAeffectAfasterAconductionAthroughAAVAnode)
IndicationsAofAquinidineA-
AAnswerA"atrialAflutterAorAfibrillationAmaintainAnormalAsinusArhythm,Paroxysm
alAsupraventricularAtachycardia,APrematureAatrialAorAventricularAcontractions,Ap
aroxysmalAAVAjunctionalArhythmA9"
WhenAtakingAthisAdrugApatientsAmustAbeAmonitoredAforAlupusA(withAANA)A-
AAnswerAProcainamide
TakeAwithAquinidineAtoApreventArapidAventricularAresponseAinApatientAwithAatr
ialAflutterA-AAnswerAβ-blockerAorACa2+AchannelAblocker
WhichA1AAantiarrhythmicAforAaApatientAonAdigoxinA-
AAnswerAProcainamideA(doesn'tAalterAdigoxinAlevels)
MOAAofALidocaineAandAPhenytoinA-AAnswerA(A1B)AblockAofAvoltage-
gatedANa+AinAventricularAmyocytesA(decreaseAphaseA0Aupstroke)
MOAAofAEncainide,AFlecainide,AMoricizine,APropafenoneA-
AAnswerA(A1C)AblockAofAvoltage-gatedANa+AchannelsinAventricularAmyocytes
MOAAofAPropranolol,AAtenolol,AMetoprolol...A-AAnswerA(A)AblockAβ1-
adrenergicAreceptorsASLOWASAAandAAVAnodalAactivity,(decreasesAphaseA4Aslope
)
,MOAAofAIbutilide,ADofetilide,ASotalol,AAmiodaroneA-
AAnswerA(AI)ABlockAK+AchannelsAlongerAactionApotentialAplateauAandAprolonge
dArepolarization
MOAAofAVerapamil,ADiltiazemA-
AAnswerA(AIV)ACa2+AchannelAblockerAslowsAactionApotentialAupstrokeAinASAAa
ndAAVAnodes
ThisA1AAdrugAisAassociatedAwithAtheAdevelopmentAofALupus,Ahematotoxicity,Ab
utAlessAlikelyAtoAcauseAtorsadesA-AAnswerAprocainamide
AntiarrhythmicsAofAchoiceAforApostAischemicAinsultsA-AAnswerA1B
DrugAusedAforASupraventricularAtachycardias,AandApost-MIAprophylaxisA-
AAnswerAantiarrhythmicsA(β-blockers)
WhatAdoesAQuinidineAdoAtoAAVAnodeA-
AAnswerAincreasesAconductionAvelocityA(viaAanticholinergicAeffects)
ThisA1AAdrugAisAmeolizedAtoAaAmeoliteAwithAaApureAIAeffectA(prolongingArefra
ctory,AlengtheningAQTAinterval)A-AAnswerAProcainamide
DOCAorAventricularAarrhythmiasAinAERAsituationsA(likeAinAMI)A-
AAnswerALidocaine
LidocaineMexiletineAshouldAbeA(increasedAorAdecreased)AinApatientsAwithAdrugA
inducibleAP0A-AAnswerAincreased
ModerateANa+AchannelAblockAdecreaseAphaseA0,AandAprolongedArepolarization
A(A1A,A1BAorA1C)A-AAnswerA1A
, MildANa+AchannelAblockAslightApahseA0AslopeAdecrease,AshortenedArepolarizat
ion(A1A,A1BAorA1C)A-AAnswerA1B
MarkedANa+AchannelAblockAsevereAdecreasedAinAphaseA0Aslope,ANoAchangeAi
nArepolarizationA(A1A,A1BAorA1C)A-AAnswerA1C
ThisAdrugAcanAworsenAtheAarrhythmiaAinApatientsAwithApre-
existingAventricularAtachyarrythmiasAandAthoseAwithAaAhistoryAofAMIA-
AAnswerAFlecainideA(aA1C)
DrugAusedAwhenAotherAmeasureAfailAtoAhelpAlifeAthreateningAparoxysmalAsupr
aventricularAorAvventricularAarrhythmiasA-AAnswerAFlecainideA(aA1C)
MOAAofAβ1-blockersA-
AAnswerAblockAsympatheticAinputAtoAAVA(andASAAnodes)AdecreaseAtheArateAof
AphaseA4AdepolarizationA(pacemakerAcurrent),AprolongArepolarization
Non-selectiveAβ1AandAβ2AblockersAthatADOANOTAprolongArepolarizationA-
AAnswerAFirstAgenerationAβ-
blockersA(Propranolol,ANadolol,ATimolol)AandAcarvedilolAandAlabetalol
Β-blockerAalsoAusedAforAglaucomaA-AAnswerATimolol
ThisAβ-blockerAcanAcauseAliverAdamageA-AAnswerAlabetalol
TheseAβ-blockersAcauseAvasodilationviaAα1-blockageA-
AAnswerACarvedilolAandAlabetalol
SelectiveAβ1-blockerAwithAaAveryAshortAhalf-lifeA-AAnswerAEsmolol
UsedAinAERAtreatmentAtoAblockAβAinAthyroidAstormA-AAnswerAesmolol