Antihypertensive Agents Flashcards
Cardiovascular system includes what
Heart and blood vessels
Function of arteries
Transport blood to tissues
Function of capillaries
Function of venules
Collect blood from capillaries
Function of veins
Transport blood back to heart
What affects the resistance to flow
Vessel diameter, length, and viscosity of the blood
What are the 4 major cardiovascular diseases
Hypertension
Angina pectoris
Cardiac arrhythmias
Heart failure
Define hypertension
What are the two types of hypertension
Essential
Secondary
Explain essential hypertension
Explain secondary hypertension
What is the consequences of hypertension
Heart failure, kidney damage, stroke, blindness
What is the normal blood pressure
What is systole
What is diastole
How do we treat hypertension
What is the mean arterial pressure equation
Mean arterial pressure = cardiac output x total peripheral resistance
What is CO
What is TPR
What are the potential drug targets for hypertension management
What are the major drug groups for hypertension management
