Tachycardia - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..vagal manuever,
adenosine (6 or 12 mg), betablocker or calcium
channel blocker. Know what conditions each
class would be used to treat
Dihydropyridine Calcium Channel Blockers -
✔✔ANSW✔✔..nefedipine, amlodipine
these primarily act on vascular smooth muscles
Use this for hypertension
Non-Dihydropyridine Calcium Channel blocker -
✔✔ANSW✔✔..Diltiazem < verapamil
Primarily act on the heart
Use these for CP, SVT (verapamil), controlling
irregular heart rate and lowering blood pressure
(Diltiazem)
CHADS 2 score - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..anything
greater than 3 is high risk and start
anticoagulant
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