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Antihypertensives I Flashcards

1
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What are the qualitative ways of measuring blood pressure goals?

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  1. ) Reduced incidence of heart failure
  2. ) Reduced stroke incidence
  3. ) Reduced overall cardiovascular mortality
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What are the six types of antihypertensive drug types?

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  1. ) Centrally acting agents
  2. ) Peripheral anti-adrenergics
  3. ) Beta-adrenergic receptor antagonists
  4. ) Peripheral vasodilators
  5. ) RAS altering drugs
  6. ) Diuretics
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3
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What receptors can centrally acting agents stimulate?

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  1. ) Stimulate imidazoline-1 receptors

2. ) Stimulate alpha-2 receptors

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Where are imidazoline-1 receptors found?

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Rostral ventral lateral medulla

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Where are alpha-2 receptors found?

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Nucleus tractus solitaris (NTS)

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6
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What does stimulation of imidazoline-1 receptors cause?

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Decreased sympathetic tone

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What does stimulation of alpha-2 receptors cause?

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Increased parasympathetic tone

Decreased sympathetic tone

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What centrally acting drugs cause sedation?

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Drugs that stimulate the alpha-2 receptors

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9
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What are the selective alpha-2 receptor stimulants?

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Guanabenz
Alpha-methyldopa
Guanfacine

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What is a combined imidazoline-alpha-2 receptor stimulant?

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Clonidine

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What is the most used centrally acting agent and why?

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Clonidine because it has much less sedation than selective alpha-2 stimulants and imidazoline-1 is a stronger antihypertensive

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What is the net effect of centrally acting drugs?

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Decreased sympathetic outflow to heart
Decreased sympathetic outflow to peripheral vasculature
Increased parasympathetic outflow to heart

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13
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What innervates peripheral vasculature?

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Sympathetic but not parasympathetic

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Why do centrally acting drugs typically need a diuretic used with them?

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Because in essential hypertension when you decrease PVR the baroreceptors think you are hypotensive (even though you are normotensive) and increase the RAS (also CO/HR)

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What is alpha-methyldopa?

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A prodrug converted to alpha-methylnorepinephrine (false transmitter) in the brain (alpha-2 selective)

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16
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What blocks alpha-methyldopa action?

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Neuronal uptake inhibitors

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17
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Side effects of centrally acting agents?

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Sedation

Dry mouth

18
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What occurs if you quit cold turkey antihypertensives? Why?

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Rebound hypertension; increased adrenergic receptors and increased affinity

19
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What are the peripheral adrenergic neuronal inhibitors?

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Guanethidine

20
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How is guanethidine uptaken?

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Transported into adrenergic nerves by neuronal amine transport (NAT)

21
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How does guanethidine work?

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It is uptaken by vesicular monoamine transport (MAO) releasing NE from vesicles and depleting NE stores

22
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What does guanethidine ultimately cause?

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Prevention of NE release with nerve stimulation

23
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What happens after administration of guanethidine?

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Hypertension from NE release then hypotension from NE depletion

24
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Net effect of guanethidine?

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Decreased CO
Decreased PVR
Severe salt/water retention

25
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What are three beta-adrenergic receptor prototype blocking agents?

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Propranolol
Timolol
Nadolol

26
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What two beta-1 selective blockers lose their selectivity at large doses?

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Atenolol

Metoprolol

27
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Why do beta-adrenergic receptors have no salt and water retention?

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Because they block beta-1 responsible for renin release

28
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What adrenergic receptors are responsible for renin release?

29
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What is a short term beta-1 blocker?

30
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What is Esmolol used for and why?

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A bridge to surgery during aortic dissection because it is a short term drug

31
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What are mixed alpha-beta adrenergic receptor blockers?

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Labetalol

Carvedilol

32
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What are the four classes of vasodilators?

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  1. ) Organic nitrates
  2. ) Alpha-adrenergic receptor antagonists
  3. ) Calcium entry blockers
  4. ) Direct vasodilators
33
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What are the organic nitrates?

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Nitroprusside

Nitroglycerine

34
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What are the alpha-adrenergic receptor antagonists?

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Prazosin
Terazosin
Doxazosin

35
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What are the dihydropyridines?

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Dihydropyridines:
Nifedipine
Amlodipine
Felodipine

36
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What are the direct vasodilators?

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Hydralazine

Minoxidil

37
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What are the calcium entry blockers?

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Dihydropyridines
Verapamil
Diltiazem

38
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How are organic nitrates administered?

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Sublingual

Topical

39
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How do organic nitrates work?

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They are venodilators as opposed to arterial vasodilators

40
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What is Nitroprusside metabolized by and into what?

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Oxyhemoglobin to NO + methemoglobin + cyanide

41
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What can Nitroprusside cause?

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Methemoglobinemia

Cyanide poisoning

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