Drugs for Dysrhythmias
Across
- 1. The class IV medications (3 words)
- 5. The return of the cell membrane potential to resting after depolarization
- 6. The prototype medication for the potassium channel blockers
- 7. Given to decrease automaticity of the SA node and slow conduction through the AV node, must be administered over 1-2 seconds
- 9. The class III medications (3 words)
- 10. This is known as the pacemaker of the heart (2 word)
- 12. The prototype medication for the sodium channel blockers
- 13. Abnormalities of electrical conduction or rhythm in the heart
- 15. These can range from none to death
- 16. This paces the heart at a set rate
- 17. The most common heart dysrhythmia (2 words)
- 18. A brief period after depolarization in which the myocardial cells are resistant to stimulation (2 words)
- 20. This involves the synchronized delivery of an electrical shock to reset the cardiac electrical impulses in the heart
- 22. Used to block the flow through the ion channels and alter autonomic activity (2 words)
- 23. These signal the cardiac muscles to contract (2 words)
Down
- 2. The class I medications (3 words)
- 3. The class II medications (3 words)
- 4. This is a combination of a pacemaker and a defibrillator (3 words)
- 8. The purpose of this is to regulate the heartbeat and maintain cardiac output (2 words)
- 11. This can identify and destroy aberrant cardiac cells that cause dysrhythmias (2 words)
- 14. The myocardial contraction
- 16. The prototype medication for the beta-adrenergic blockers
- 19. The prototype medication for the calcium channel blockers
- 21. Persistent or severe dysrhythmias increase the client's risk of ______________ and heart failure