Alpha blockers Flashcards
1
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Important interactions of Alpha blockers • History of postural hypotension • CHF • Hyperkalemia • CKD • Micturition syncope
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- History of postural hypotension
* Micturition syncope
2
Q
Do not prescribe modified release doxazosin tablets to people with • CHF • GI disturbance • GI obstruction • Oesophageal obstruction • IBD • Stricture
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- GI obstruction
- Esophageal obstruction
- Stricture
3
Q
Prescribe alpha blockers with cautious to people with • Raynaud’s phenomenon • Renal failure • Postural hypotension • Syncope
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- Raynaud’s phenomenon
- Postural hypotension
- Syncope
4
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Important side effects • Syncope • Weak, sleepy or dizzy • Headaches • Gout • Stomach pain or back pain • Epilepsy • All of the above
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Important side effects • Syncope • Weak, sleepy or dizzy • Headaches • Stomach pain or back pain
5
Q
Warnings • Postural hypotension • Syncope • HF • Hypotensive drugs
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Warnings
• Postural hypotension
• Syncope
• Hypotensive drugs
6
Q
MOA
- Block B1 receptor
- Exert beneficial effects on lipids and insulin sensitivity
- Cause vasodilation
- Reduce peripheral resistance and venous return
- Block A1 receptor
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MOA
- Exert beneficial effects on lipids and insulin sensitivity
- Cause vasodilation
- Reduce peripheral resistance and venous return
- Block A1 receptor
7
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Uses of alpha blockers • Pyelonephritis • Resistant hypertension • Benign prostatic hyperplasia • Arrhythmias • All of the above • B and C
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• B and C
8
Q
Name the alpha blockers • Tramadol • Prednisolone • Doxazosin • Tamsulosin • Domperidone • Irbesartan • Alfuzosin
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Name the alpha blockers
• Doxazosin
• Tamsulosin
• Alfuzosin
