Antihypertensives DSA Flashcards

1
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What are the general classes employed in monotherapy for Essential HTN?

A
  1. ACE Inhibitors
  2. ARBs
  3. Calcium channel blockers (long-acting)
  4. Thiazide diuretics
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What drugs are expressely NOT used for primary HTN unless specifically indicated?

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Beta Blockers

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3
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What drugs are recommended in mild to moderate CKD for patients with or without diabetes?

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ACE inhibitors and ARBs

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What are some advantages of monotherapy for HTN?

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  1. Compliance
  2. decreased cost
  3. fewer adverse effects
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Describe the rationale for polypharmacy tx of HTN

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  1. The rationale behind polypharmacy is that each of the drugs acts on one of a set of interacting, mutually compensatory regulatory mechanisms for maintaining blood pressure
  2. Additional rationale is minimal toxicity: Two or three drugs at half standard doses might have greater efficacy and less toxicity than one drug at standard or twice standard dose
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6
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Name six common two drug combos for HTN tx

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  1. ACEIs and calcium channel blockers (trandolapril/verapamil)
  2. ACEIs and diuretics (benazepril/hydrochlorothiazide)
  3. ARBs and diuretics (valsartan/hydrochlorothiazide)
  4. β-blockers and diuretics (propranolol/hydrochlorothiazide)
  5. Centrally acting agent and diuretic (reserpine/chlorothiazide)
  6. Diuretic and diuretic (spironolactone/hydrochlorothiazide, see below)
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7
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What is an example of a triple drug regimen for HTN?

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a thiazide diuretic, a dihydropyridine CCB, and either an ACE inhibitor, an angiotensin receptor blocker, or a renin inhibitor

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What are some general classes that are combined in two drug diuretic therapy?

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  1. Loop agents and thiazide diuretics
  2. Potassium-sparing diuretics and loop agents or thiazides
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9
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What are some antiHTN drugs that may be indicated for systolic heart failure? (5)

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  1. ACE inhibitor
  2. ARB
  3. Beta Blocker
  4. diuretic
  5. aldosterone antagonist
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What are four drug classes that are indicated post MI?

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  1. ACEi
  2. B-Blocker
  3. ARB
  4. Aldosterone antagonist
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11
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What are two classes of drugs indicated for proteinuric chronic kidney disease?

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ACEi

ARB

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12
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What are two drugs indicated for Angina pectoris?

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B-blocker

calcium channel blocker

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13
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What are two drug classes recommended for A Fib rate control?

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Beta blocker

Nondihydropiridine calcium channel blocker

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14
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What are two drug classes recommended for atrial flutter rate control?

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B-blocker

nondihydropiridine calcium channel blocker

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15
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What is likely to have a favorable effect in BPH?

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Alpha blockers

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16
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What is likely to have a favorable effect on essential tremor?

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beta-blocker (non-cardio selective)

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17
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What is likely to have a positive impact on hyperthyroidism?

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beta-blocker

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18
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what are two drug classes likely to have a positive effect on migraine headaches?

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beta blocker

calcium channel blocker

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19
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What is one drug class that could have a positive influence on a patient with osteoporosis?

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Thiazide diuretics

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20
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What is a drug class that is likely to have a positive effect on Raynaud’s syndrome?

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Dihydropyridine calcium channel blocker

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21
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What class of drugs is contraindicated in angioedema?

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ACEi

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22
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What class of drugs is contraindicated in bronchospastic disease?

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Beta blocker

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23
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What class of drug is contraindicated in depression (HTN control)?

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Reserpine

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24
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What HTN drug is contraindicated in liver disease?

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Methyldopa

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25
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Name three classes of drugs contraindicated in pregnancy (or in those “at risk for”)

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ACEi

ARB

Renin inhibitor

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26
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What are two drug classes contraindicated for patients with second or third degree heart block?

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Beta blocker

Nondihydropiridine calcium channel blocker

27
Q

What are two HTN drugs that may have an adverse effect on depression?

A

Beta blocker

Central alpha-2 agonists

28
Q

What is one general drug category that may have an adverse effect on patients with THE GOUT?

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Diuretic

If you do not understand, just memorize.

29
Q

What are four drug classes that would make a hyperkalemic patient worse?

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Aldosterone antagonist

ACEi

ARB

Renin inhibitor

I would think that sodium channel blockers would be here also, but they were not listed in up to date.

30
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What is a HTN drug class that may aggravate a patient with hyponatremia?

A

Thiazide diuretics

31
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What are three HTN drug classes that may have adverse effects on renovascular disease?

A

ACEi

ARB

Renin inhibitor

32
Q

What is a common choice of drug (specific) for combination with loop agents?

A

Metolazone

33
Q

Combination of Thiazides and loop diuretics is not recommended for outpatient use because?

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Cause profuse diuresis, and extreme potassium wasting

34
Q

Combining K+ sparing diuretics with loop agents or thiazides can be highly efficacious, but this combination should be avoided in what two categories of patients?

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  1. Those with renal insufficiency
  2. Those who are recieving angiotensin antagonists
35
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Name three combinations involving anthypertensives that are to be avoided!

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  1. ACE inhibitors, ARBs, and renin inhibitors (only one at a time)
  2. Beta-blockers and non-dihydropyridine CCBs
  3. Potassium-sparing diuretics and ACE inhibitors/ARBs/renin inhibitors
36
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What defines a hypertensive urgency?

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>180/120 without acute end organ damage

37
Q

What definces hypertensive emergency?

A

>180/120 with acute end organ damage

38
Q

In general, what are the reduction goals for the first hour and the next 23 hours for hypertensive emergencies?

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  • 10-20% in the first hour
  • Further 5-15 percent over next 23 hours
39
Q

How are the drugs used in hypertensive emergencies administered?

A

IV

40
Q

What are the seven vasodilators used for tx of hypertensive emergencies?

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  1. Sodium nitroprusside
  2. Nitroglycerine
  3. Nicardipine
  4. Clevidipine
  5. Enalaprilat
  6. Fenoldopam
  7. Hydralazine
41
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What is considered the most effective parenteral drug for HTN emergencies? What limits prolonged use?

A

Sodium nitroprusside

Potential for cyanide toxicity

42
Q

Nitroglycerine has less antiHTN efficacy than any other agent for HTN emergencies. Who is it useful for?

A

Adjuct therapy in patients with cardiac ischemia or after coronary bypass surgery

43
Q

Nicardipine has a long onset of action and longer elimination half life. What is it’s safety profile like?

A

Good.

44
Q

What is clevidipine used for?

A

As an ultrashort acting DHP-CCB it is approced only for HTN emergencies

45
Q

Enaliprilat is rarely used for HTN emergencies, due to slow onset and long duration of action. Characterize the hypotensive response.

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Unpredictable, and dependent on plasma volume and renin activity

46
Q

In what patients should fenoldopam be avoided?

A

Those with glaucoma

47
Q

What limits the parental use of hydralazine? In what patients is this particularly useful?

A

Limited by prolonged and unpredicatable hypotensive effect.

Very useful for pregnant patients

48
Q

What are three adrenergic antagonists used in tx of hypertensive emergency?

A

phentolamine

esmolol

labetolol

49
Q

In what patients with htn emergency would you use phentolamine?

A

Those who have htn due to elevated catecholamines (cocaine intoxication or pheochromocytoma)

50
Q

In what classic scenarios would esmolol be used to treat htn emergencies?

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Aortic dissection or postoperative HTN

51
Q

What is a combined alpha and beta blocker that may be safe to use in patients with active coronary disease?

A

Labetolol

52
Q

What anti-hypertensives cross the placenta?

A

All

53
Q

What are four drugs useful in acute management of sever HTN in a pregnant patient?

A
  1. labetelol
  2. hydralazine
  3. calcium channel blockers
  4. nitroglycerine
54
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What are five drugs useful in the long term oral therapy for pregnant patients?

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  1. Methyldopa
  2. labetalol
  3. nifedipine
  4. hydralazine
  5. thiazide diuretics
55
Q

Can hydralazine be used as monotherapy for the pregnant patient?

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No, due to reflex tachycardia it should not. It may be combined with methyldopa or labetalol if needed as add-on therapy

56
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As we discussed earlier some anti-htn’s are expressely forbidden in pregnancy. Name all those that are verboten.

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  1. ACE inhibitors
  2. ARBs
  3. Direct Renin inhibitors
  4. Nitroprusside
57
Q

What do ace inhibitors, arbs and renin inhibitors do in pregnancy?

A

Associated with significant fetal renal and cardiac abnormalities

58
Q

What does nitroprusside do in pregnancy?

A

Possible fetal cyanide poisoning if used for more than a few hours. Last resort for ugent control of severe refractory HTN

59
Q

A common use for diuretics is for the reduction of peripheral or pulmonary edema that has accumulated as a result of cardiac, renal, or vascular diseases that reduce blood delivery to the kidney
Physiologically, this reduction is sensed as a lack of effective arterial blood volume and leads to salt and water retention, followed by edema formation. What are examples of edemetous states that are treated with loop diuretics?

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  1. Heart failure
  2. Kidney Disease
  3. Hepatic Cirrhosis
60
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What drugs are beneficial for individuals that develop hyperkalemia associated with early stage renal failure?

A

Thiazides and Loop diuretics

61
Q

List four nonedematous states that are treated with diuretics.

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  1. HTN
  2. Nephrolithiasis
  3. Hypercalcemia
  4. Diabetes insipidus
62
Q

What diuretics are useful in treatment of nephrolithiasis?

A

Thiazides d/t calcium reuptake

Loop diuretics to flush stones out

63
Q

What diuretics are useful in treating patients with hypercalcemia?

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Loop diuretics, but should administer with saline to maintain effective Ca++ diuresis and prevent marked volume contration.

64
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What would you use to treat diabetes insipidus?

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Supplementary ADH or an analog would be effective in central diabetes insipidus.

Thiazide diuretics can be used to reduce polyuria and polydipsia in both types of diabetes insipidus.