Anti Platele Agents Flashcards
What is clopidogrel?
It is an antiplatelet agent
So it slows the phase of blood clotting in arteries — helps lower risk of a second cardiac event( it is often used after bypass surgery or after cardiac stents)
What is aspirin?
It is an antiplatelet agent
So it slows the phase of blood clotting in arteries — helps lower risk of a second cardiac event( it is often used after bypass surgery or after cardiac stents)
What is warfarin?
It is a blood thinner-anticoagulant
It prevents the blood from clotting — usually used in arterial fibrillation, valve, replacement, and patient with a history blood clots
What is enoxaparin?
It is a blood thinner-anticoagulant injectable
It prevents the blood from clotting — usually used in arterial fibrillation, valve, replacement, and patient with a history blood clots
What is heparin?
It is a blood thinner-anticoagulant injectable
It prevents the blood from clotting — usually used in arterial fibrillation, valve, replacement, and patient with a history blood clots
What is retavase?
Clot busters-thromboltics
This medication is injectable, and given at the onset of a heart attack to break a coronary artery clot and restore blood flow
What is tissue plasminogen activator (tPA)?
Clot busters-thromboltics
This medication is injectable, and given at the onset of a heart attack to break a coronary artery clot and restore blood flow
What is sotalol?
It is an anti-arrhythmic drug
It controls, abnormal rhythms of the heart, including atrial fibrillation so the heart can put more effectively
What is amiodarone?
It is an anti-arrhythmic drug
It controls, abnormal rhythms of the heart, including atrial fibrillation so the heart can put more effectively
What is verapamil?
It is an anti-arrhythmic drug
It controls, abnormal rhythms of the heart, including atrial fibrillation so the heart can put more effectively
What is verapamil?
It is an anti-arrhythmic drug
It controls, abnormal rhythms of the heart, including atrial fibrillation so the heart can put more effectively
What is digoxin
It is an anti-arrhythmic drug
It controls, abnormal rhythms of the heart, including atrial fibrillation so the heart can put more effectively
What is diltiazem?
It is an anti-arrhythmic drug
It controls, abnormal rhythms of the heart, including atrial fibrillation so the heart can put more effectively
What is isobride mononitrate?
Anti-anginal -vasodilatador
it is used to treat angina (chest pain)
It relaxes blood vessels and stops chest pain by increasing oxygen flow to the heart
What is atorvastatin?
It is a cholesterol reducing agent which lowers levels of fats or lipids in the blood, to reduce the risk of a heart attack
What is simvastatin?
It is a cholesterol reducing agent which lowers levels of fats or lipids in the blood, to reduce the risk of a heart attack
