#350: Two Types of Calcium Channel Blockers

Hit play to tackle a concept that helps explain a whole lot of things in nursing, from edema and ascites to pleural effusions and pulmonary edema. You guessed it - it's fluid shifts. ___________________ ⁠Nursing School Survival Blueprint⁠ - Feeling overwhelmed or unsure how to ap ...  Show more

Review the nursing basics for Tetralogy of Fallot (ToF), a cyanotic congenital heart disease. It is characterized by four key defects which together, allow oxygen-poor blood to be pumped out into systemic circulation leading to hypercyanotic episodes called “tet spells.” In this ...  Show more

On this episode, I discuss the pharmacology of calcium channel blockers. There is a few common side effects with these medications and they can lead to the prescribing cascade. I talk about an example in the podcast where they can cause edema which leads to a prescription for a d ...  Show more

Beta-blockers are commonly used in the management of hypertension as well as rate control for atrial fibrillation. On this episode, I breakdown some of the most common agent and what to look out for. Enjoy the show! All subscribers to the website/podcast will get access to a FREE ...  Show more

Send us Fan MailThis week, Rob and Zach will be talking about Antiarrhythmic DrugsWe will be discussing the following topics within this episode on Antiarrhythmic Drugs!Defining an ArrhythmiaPathophysiology of an Arrhythmia:Abnormal AutomaticityIncreased Triggered ActivityRe-Entr ...  Show more