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Anti-Arrhythmic Drugs: Class I Action Potenial Review We draw a simplified diagram to show the phases of a normal action potential in the ventricles. To track the flow of key ions into and out of the cell, indicate the extracellular fluid and intracellular fluid of a ventricular myocyte; write Phases 0-4 along the top. • Phase 0 = Fast sodium channels open and ions quickly move into the cell, which causes rapid depolarization. – Class 1 antiarrhythmics affect the slope of this line. • Phase 1 = Potassium channels open, which allows potassium ions to move out of the cell and cause early repolarization. • Phase 2 = The plateau phase; potassium continues to move out of the cell, and calcium move into it. • Phase 3 = As more potassium channels begin to open, and calcium channels close, Phase 3 is characterized by rapid repolarization. • Phase 4 = Resting phase, during which “leaky” potassium channels maintain resting membrane potential. • Effective refractory period is the time when new action potentials cannot be triggered. Effects of Class 1 anti-arrhythmics on this curve • These drugs are fast-sodium channel blockers; they also have local anesthetic properties. They slow the rate of Phase 0 depolarization and conduction velocity.* • Class 1 drugs are further classified by their effects on the duration of action potentials. – Class 1a drugs prolong the duration of the action potential – Class 1b drugs shorten its duration – Class 1c drugs have minimal effect Details Class 1a • Used to treat atrial and ventricular arrhythmias. • Moderate sodium channel blockers, and also block some potassium channels. They prolong the action potential duration, effective refractory period, QRS complex, and QT interval.* • Examples and their most common side effects: – Procainamide is associated with hypotension; long term use is typically avoided because the drug can cause lupus-like syndrome, characterized by arthralgia and purpura. It is generally considered the third best choice in myocardial infarction arrhythmias (behind amiodarone and lidocaine). – Quinidine is associated with gastrointestinal side effects, cinchonism (headache, dizziness, and tinnitus), and thrombocytopenia. – Disopyramide are due to its anticholinergic effects (for example, constipation, urine retention, dry mouth, blurred vision). Can worse glaucoma, and is not suitable for patients with heart failure. • All Class 1a drugs can precipitate torsades de pointes. Class 1b • Used to treat ventricular arrhythmias. • They are weak sodium channel blockers, and are selective for ischemic tissue and depolarized Purkinje fibers and ventricular myocytes. These drugs shorten the action potential duration and effective refractory period, but have no effect on the QRS complex or QT interval.* • Lidocaine is the prototypical class 1b drug; it is second in line to treat arrhythmias associated with myocardial infarction (behind amiodarone). – Lidocaine has low toxicity, but, in vulnerable patients or when given in high doses or administered too rapidly, it is associated with neurological, and, more rarely, cardiovascular side effects. – Neurological effects include paresthesia (tingling, “pins and needles,” usually in the hands and feet), dizziness, and confusion. – Cardiovascular effects include sinus bradycardia, arrhythmias, and shock. • Phenytoin is often considered an honorary member of class 1b anti-arrhythmias; it is used to treat arrhythmias caused by digitalis. Class 1c • We'll list characteristics for the prototypical drug, Flecainide; as we’ll see, however, not all class 1c drugs have the same effects. • Used to treat supraventricular arrhythmias. • Strong sodium-channel blockers that also block some potassium channels. Flecainide has no effect on the duration of action potentials or the effective refractory period; it prolongs the QRS complex with little effect on the QT interval.* • Common side effects are dizziness, headaches, and visual disturbances, which may include blurred vision or difficulty focusing, or the appearance of flashing lights or spots. • Propafenone has similar side effects; it can exacerbate heart failure (propafenone also blocks beta channels and has negative inotropic effects). – Unlike flecainide, it is associated with prolonged QT intervals and effective refractory periods. • Moricizine is another class 1c anti-arrhythmic, but it is no longer used in the United States. Class 1c drugs are pro-arrhythmic; they are not suitable for patients with structural heart disease.* For References, please see our full tutorial on Class I anti-arrhythmic drugs.

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Once upon a time ageing seemed to only concern those in their 50s and beyond; these days the millennials are perhaps the largest consumers of anti ageing procedures such as botox and fillers. Now we could discuss the ‘Kim Kardashian’ effect but I’d like to focus my attention to something more important, and that is the long term effects of Botox and Fillers on the health of the skin.

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Harvard geneticist David Sinclair finds a group of ‘chemical cocktails’ reversed aging in a one week animal study, but experts say the results are preliminary. Harvard researchers found a “chemical cocktail” that helped reverse aging in mice within a week by rejuvenating old cells within muscles, tissues, and some organs.

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Childlike in nature, Kero Mayes is an antisocial teenage man/child with savant-like tendencies, and he is about to be uprooted from his comfort zone and forced out into the world. During a string of unfortunate events, Kero abruptly meets a mysterious young girl named Xuoy and her not-so-little dog, Kibbble, and they bring with them a strange new power for Kero to wrap his mind around. With his newly granted abilities and a pinch of his own intuition, Kero makes new ends and frienemies while starting to unravel what the world truly is, because coming into focus is another planet entering Earth's path on a collision course. It's a perfect end to a not-so-perfect week, but we'll come back to that. New friends made, lost loves, drugs use, alcohol abuse--all this and much more. Stick around, and you might even learn something. | Author: J. A. Phillips | Publisher: Authorhouse | Publication Date: Nov 28, 2018 | Number of Pages: 86 pages | Language: English | Binding: Paperback/Fiction | ISBN-10: 1546269355 | ISBN-13: 9781546269359

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Looking for something to challenge your students to think and work as a team? Try this escape room for Red Ribbon Week. They are to solve the clues to defend their school’s commitment to be drug free before the time is up! This escape room activity focuses on the purpose of Red Ribbon Week, drug use and effects, and keeping a healthy lifestyle. Students solve eight clues to find the “Phrase to Escape”. The activity concludes with a list of questions to process and discuss teamwork, drug use and effects, peer pressure, and healthy choices. This activity is perfect for small groups or for an entire classroom. The clues do not have to be solved in order. Teams can start at different challenges during the activity; however, they must solve Clues #1 through #7 before they can move on to the last challenge. The only difference between a small group and a entire class is extra copies of clue worksheets and puzzles need to be made. This allows for students to have the same opportunity to get through all eight clues at their own pace. For grades: 4th through 8th What’s included: Teacher’s Guide (escape room materials and preparations) Student Instruction Page Our Pledge Wins Story Recording Sheet Eight Clues/Puzzles Answer Keys Hint Cards Congratulations Cards Discussion Questions Activity (following the escape room challenge) Low Prep: Print, cut and laminate puzzles, hint and congratulation cards for durability. Print recording sheets and clue worksheets. Everything is included except for letter-sized envelopes for the puzzles. Color and black/white versions are included. Also available: Red Ribbon Truth and Consequences Scavenger Hunt and Activities Print/Digital Red Ribbon Week Activities: Red Ribbon Scoot and More! Red Ribbon Activities: Choice Boards Red Ribbon Week Activities: Healthy Choices Bingo Red Ribbon Activities: Red Ribbon Pledge Cards Red Ribbon Week Activity Bundle! Other Escape Rooms Available: Anti-Bullying Escape Room Kindness, Empathy and Gratitude Escape Room Reputation Escape Room Holidays Around the World Escape Room Adolescent Brain Under Construction Escape Room **Follow My Store** Click on the green star by my name to "follow me" to be the first to know about any new discounts, freebies and new product listings. **Get TpT Credits For Future Purchases** Go to your My Purchases page. Beside each purchase, you will see a Provide Feedback button. After you rate the resource and leave a short comment for the product, you earn one TpT credit for every dollar you spend on TpT. These credits accumulate and can be used on your future TpT purchases. Red Ribbon Week Activities, Red Ribbon Week Ideas, Red Ribbon Week School Counselor, Drug Education, Drug Prevention Education, Escape Rooms

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Facebook is mean. It makes pictures show up on my Home Page just because my friends want them. Sadly, this ends up being pictures I don't want to see. So when a picture of a naked woman showed up on my Home Page, I reported it to Facebook. I don't think nudity and pornographic pictures of women should be allowed on Facebook where anyone can see them. It would break my heart if my little brother found that Facebook profile page and saw the many naked women and semi naked women shown on that profile page. A few hours later I got a notification from Facebook: They wouldn't remove the photo. I don't understand how a picture of a naked woman doesn't "violate our community standard on nudity and pornography". So I did a little research: "Expose limitations on the display of nudity." Limitations? Why not just ban nudity on Facebook? There's already way too much of it on the internet, why can't Facebook step up, be a man, and declare that they won't allow it? I'm very in shock that this photo wasn't removed. I am a "Facebook Fan" of a photographer on Facebook and she once had a Boudoir album of photos she took. She was very careful to put up only the ones that were safer and not revealing. While the images were of women in their underwear, I have to admit, they were beautiful images. I didn't feel offended by those pictures, I didn't feel she was portraying these women in a negative way, she showed the beauty of the women and it was not pornographic. However, too many people reported her images to Facebook and she removed the album from Facebook. So when I found this profile page containing hundreds of pictures of nude and semi-nude women, posing provocatively (that's the difference) in their underwear I was sure I could get it removed from Facebook. Those pictures made me uncomfortable. They offended me as a woman. They showed off big boobs and nudity and I truly believe that images like that should not be allowed on Facebook. But it didn't happen. I have seen, personally, how pornography can ruin lives and marriages. A very close friend of mine is currently dealing with her parent's divorce, stemming from an addiction to pornography. I have seen a relationship, where the girl suddenly felt very inferior when her boyfriends started looking at pornography, and it nearly killed their relationship. Pornography is a very real problem. And I'll be honest, it scares me. I'm very protective over my little brother (regardless of the fact he's 17) and I learned he was looking at pornography, my heart would break. I would be devastated! If my fiance looked at pornography, it would make me feel inferior, like I'm not good enough, and it would have the potential to ruin our relationship. Fight the New Drug is a non-profit organization that works to educate people on the harmful effects of pornography. Pornography is just as addictive as a drug. It's just as harmful. And it's a problem that needs to stop. I highly recommend checking out Fight the New Drug, they are very informative and resourceful. They really know their stuff. I know that it would be really difficult to rid the internet of pornography. But I wish that it wouldn't appear on Facebook, where it could suddenly appear on the Home Pages of adolescents, like it did on mine. I encourage my readers to look at Fight the New Drug and educate yourselves on the problem and become a fighter. Fight against this! Fight for what is wholesome and right! Fight for a better world! Fight the new drug!

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History has taught us that prior to the discovery of penicillin in the early part of the 20th century, many people died of what are now treatable bacterial infections because there were limited options of available antimicrobial medications. In our current time, we take for granted the plethora of pills, tablets, solutions and ointments available […]