Tachycardia - ANS ✔vagal manoeuvre, adenosine (6 or 12 mg),
betablocker or calcium channel blocker. Know what conditions
each class would be used to treat
Dihydropyridine Calcium Channel Blockers - ANS
✔nifedipine, amlodipine
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these primarily act on vascular smooth muscles
Use this for hypertension
Non-Dihydropyridine Calcium Channel blocker - ANS
✔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 - ANS ✔anything greater than 3 is high risk and
start anticoagulant
1 point for each with history of heart failure, hypertension,
and diabetes mellitus
Stroke is 2 points
and greater than 75 years old is one point
Hyperthyroidism - ANS ✔heat intolerance
fatigue
anxiety
nervousness
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