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PANCE Prep Pearls: 2nd Ed. (2017) | Physician Assistant (PA) School Study Aid

Class I Antiarrhythmics (Na+ Channel Blockers) Overview

Arrhythmias

Local Anesthesia

Block or Slow Conduction

Block Na+ Channels

Raise Threshold

State Dependent

Hyperkalemia

1 min

Class IA Antiarrhythmics (Na+ Channel Blockers)

Arrhythmias

Increase AP, ERP, and QT interval.

Disopyramide

Procainamide

Drug-induced Lupus

Quinidine

Cinchonism

Thrombocytopenia

Torsades de Pointes

1 min

Class IB Antiarrhythmics (Na+ Channel Blockers)

Arrhythmias

After Myocardial Infarction

Affect Ischemic Tissue

Decrease AP duration

Mexiletine

GI Upset

Lidocaine

CNS Depression

Tocainide

Phenytoin

Hirsutism

2 mins

Class IC Antiarrhythmics (Na+ Channel Blockers)

Used as Last Resort

V-Tach

No Effect on AP Duration

Propafenone

Flecainide

Post-Myocardial Infarction

56 secs

Class III Antiarrhythmics (K+ Channel Blockers)

Arrhythmias

Increase AP Duration, ERP, and QT Interval

Amiodarone

Check Function Tests

Dirty Drug

Ibutilide

Dofetilide

Sotalol

Beta-Blocker

2 mins

Class IV Antiarrhythmics (Ca2+ Channel Blockers)

SVT

Subarachnoid Hemorrhage

Decrease Conduction Velocity

Increase PR Interval and ERP

Verapamil

Diltiazem

Nimodipine

Cardiovascular

Constipation

2 mins

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