13: Drugs for Hypertension

Question 0

Alpha blocker

Answer 0

A drug that opposes the excitatory effects of norepinephrine released from sympathetic nerve endings at alpha receptors and causes vasodilation and a decrease in blood pressure. Also called Alpha adrenergic blocking agents

Question 1

ACE inhibitor

Answer 1

A drug that lowers blood pressure, ACE stands for angiotension converting enzyme

Question 2

Alpha beta blocker

Answer 2

Drugs that combined effects of Alpha blockers and beta blockers

Question 3

Angioedema

Answer 3

Diffuse swelling of the face, including eyes, lips, and tongue . May progress to swelling of the trachea, which is life-threatening

Question 4

Angiotensin II receptor antagonist

Answer 4

Angiotensin II receptor antagonists, or angiotensin receptor blocker’s, are a group of drugs that modulate the renin angiotensin aldosterone system and lower blood pressure

Question 5

Antihypertensive

Answer 5

A substance or drug that lowers blood pressure

Question 6

Arteriosclerosis

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Hardening of the arterial walls

Question 7

Atherosclerosis

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Clogging, narrowing, and hardening of the large arteries in medium size blood vessels of the body, which can lead to stroke, heart attack, and Eye and kidney problems

Question 8

Beta blockers

Answer 8

A drug that limits the activity of epinephrine, beta blockers reduce the heart rate in the force of muscle contraction, thereby reducing the oxygen demand of the heart muscle

Question 9

Blood pressure

Answer 9

The force of blood pushing against the walls of the arteries as it flows through them

Question 10

Calcium channel blocker’s

Answer 10

A drug that slows the movement of calcium into the cells of the heart and blood vessels, relaxing blood vessels in reducing the workload of the heart

Question 11

Central acting adrenergic agents

Answer 11

Drugs that lower blood pressure by stimulating alpha receptors in the brain, which open peripheral arteries and ease bloodflow

Question 12

Diastolic blood pressure

Answer 12

Blood pressure one heart is resting between beats

Question 13

Direct vasodilators

Answer 13

Drugs that act directly on the smooth muscle of small arteries, causing these arteries to expand or dilate

Question 14

Diuretic

Answer 14

Drug that eliminates excess water and salt from the body

Question 15

Hypertension

Answer 15

Arterial disease in which chronic high blood pressure is the primary symptom. Abnormally elevated blood pressure

Question 16

Hypertensive crisis

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Dangerously high and life-threatening blood pressure of acute onset

Question 17

hypotension

Answer 17

Low blood pressure

Question 18

Orthostatic hypotension

Answer 18

Also called postural hypotension. A reduction of systolic blood pressure of at least 20 mm Hg or diastolic pressure of at least 10 mm Hg within 3 minutes of standing.

Question 19

Primary (essential) hypertension

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Hypertension for which there is no known cause but that is associated with risk factors, 85% to 90% of cases of hypertension are of this type

Question 20

Secondary hypertension

Answer 20

Hypertension caused by specific disease states and drugs

Question 21

Systolic blood pressure

Answer 21

Blood-pressure went to heart contracts

Question 22

Vasodilator

Answer 22

Any drug that relaxes blood vessel walls