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5. HTN & Antianginal Flashcards

1
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What is the key diuretic?

A

HCTZ

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2
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What is HCTZ?

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Diuretic

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3
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Effects of HCTZ? Uses? Adverse effects?

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Acutely decreases blood volume (baroreflex nuetralizes this effect long term)
Chronic Na depletion leads to decreased PR

Mild HTN or combo to prevent tolerance

K loss (drowsiness) & arrhythmia

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4
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Effects of beta blocker (or partial beta agonist)?

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Decreased HR
Decreased renin release

partial ag has smaller effect

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5
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Effects of alpha antag?

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Decrease PR

May increase blood volume due to decrease perfusion of kidney

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6
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What are the ACE inhibitors? Difference between them?

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Captopril (active)

Enalapril (prodrug)

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7
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What is Captopril?

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ACE inhib

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8
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What is Enalapril?

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ACE inhib

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9
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Effects of ACE inhibitor?

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LEss Ang II –> decreaser PR & less aldosterone (lower blood volume)

Bradykinin buildup –> decreased PR [y works even in people with low renin levels]

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10
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ACE inhibitors are still effective on some individual who are shown to have low renin levels. How?

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Buildup of bradykinin –> decreased PR

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11
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What is the key Ang II receptor blocker?

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Losartan

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12
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What is losartan? Effects?

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Ang II blocker

Decreased PR

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13
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What are the Ca Channel blockers? Difference?

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Nifedipine
Diltiazem
Verapamil

Nife doesn’t effect the heart like the other 2

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14
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What are the effects of Ca channel blockers?

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Decreased PR
Decreased HR (not nife)
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15
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What is the key vasodilators? Difference?

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Hydralazine (effects arteries more)

Nitroproside (effects arteries & veins the same)

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16
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What is hydralazine? Effects?

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Vasodilator

Decrease PR mainly in the arterioles (less so in the venoules)
Reflex increase in blood volume & CO

17
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Mechanisms of vasodilators?

A

NO release –> cGMP

18
Q

What is the adrenergic neuron blocker?

A

Reserpine

19
Q

What are the CNS acting drugs?

A

Alpha methyl dopa

Clonidine

20
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How is coronary circulation different than systemic circulation?

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Flow during diastole instead of systole

Heart already extracts all O2 from blood, so during strenuous situations the blood flow must increase a lot to meet demand

21
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What % of CO goes to coronary circulation during rest? During stress?

A

5%

15%

22
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What determines O2 demand of heart? Supply?

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how much work the heart is doing (= Contracility, HR, preload & afterload)

Coronary patency, diastolic BP, blood O2 capacity & collateral circulation

23
Q

What are the 3 types of Angina Pectoris?

A

Stable/typical
Unstable/Atypical
Variant/Prinzmetal

24
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How does stable/typical angina present? Cause? Best treatment?

A

Heavy substernal discomfort on exertion

Artherosclerotic narrowing (always narrow)

Nitro

25
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How does unstable/atypical angina present? Cause?

A

Discomfort no matter what

Plaque rupture & thrombosis

26
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What is Nitroglycerin? How does it work?

A

Selective venodilator

Venous dilation –> decreased cardiac return –> decreased preload –> decreased EDV –> decreased O2 demand

Smaller effect = coronary dilation –> more blood supply

27
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How is nitroglycerin administered? Why?

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Sublingual or trandermal

Can’t be taken orally cuz metabolized really fast

28
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What is the effect of high dose of Nitro?

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Big decreased in CO –> Reflex tachycardia to compensate –> increased O2 demand off sets desired decrease in O2 demand

29
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What is the normal nitro pathway? Pathway during NO administration?

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Ach or histamine –> activation of nitro oxidase in endothelial cell –> Arginine split into NO & arginine

No diffuses into smooth muscle –> guanyl cyclase –> GTP –> cGMP –> muscle relaxation

Administered NO goes straight to smooth muscle cell

30
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How does Varient/Prinzmetal angina present? Cause? Best treatment?

A

“Random” chest pain

Coronary vasospasm due to autonomic stimulation or underlying plaque

Ca Channel blocker

31
Q

Uses of Isosorb mono-dinitrate?

A

oral prophylaxis for angina

32
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Adverse effects of nitrates?

A

headache, hypotension, tachycardia

33
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How is nitrate tolerance prevented

A

8 hour free period

If take patch, take it off while sleep

34
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Nitroglycerin uses?

A

Acute angina

35
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Beta blocker usage for angina?

A

Prophylaxis

36
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Drug combos for angina?

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Nitrates plus beta blocker (decreased )2 demand without relfex tachycardia)

Nitrates & verapamil/diltazem (decrease O2 demand & increase supply)

Nitrates & nifedipine (hypotension & tachycardia)

Beta blocker & verapamil/diltazem (enhacned cardiac suppression)

Beta Blocker & nifedipine (blunter reflex)

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