antihypertensives drug's classifications with its actions

Question 1

Diuretics

Answer 1

drug used to rid the body of sodium and water

Question 2

Beta-blockers

Answer 2

drugs that manage abnormal heart rhythms

Question 3

Calcium channel blocker

Answer 3

group of medications that disrupt the movement of calcium through calcium channels

Question 4

ACE (angiotensin- converting enzyme) inhibitors

Answer 4

drugs that work directly on the part of the brain that controls blood pressure

Question 5

Centrally acting antihypertensives

Answer 5

drugs that work directly on the part of the brain that controls blood pressure

Question 6

Sympatholytic

Answer 6

drug reduce blood pressure mainly by stimulating central α(2) -adrenergic receptors in the brainstem centers, by reducing sympathetic nerve activity and neuronal release