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Indications for ACE inhibitors

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Hypertension, heart failure, diabetic and nondiabetic nephropathy, myocardial infarction, and prevention of cardiovasucular events in patients at risk.

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Suffix for ACE inhibitors

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“pril”: i.e.benazepril, captopril, enalapril, enalaprilat, fosinopril, lisinopril…

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Common AEs of ACE inhibitors

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first-dose hypotension, hyperkalemia, cough, angioedma, renal failure, and fetal injury!

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Indications for ARBs

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hypertension, heart failure, diabetic nephropathy and MI, and prevention of cardiovasucar ivents in patients at risk.

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AEs of ARBs

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Angioedema, fetal harm, renal failure and possibly cancer., hypotension

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Aliskiren

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The only Direct Renin Inhibitor

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Indications for Aliskiren

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Hypertension only

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AEs of Aliskiren

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Not much at low doses; at high does - diarrhea fetal injury

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Aldosterone antagonists

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Only 2: eplerenone and spironolactone; indicated for hypertension and heart failure.

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Calcium Channel blockers: 3 classes

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dihydropyridines, phenyallkylamine and benzothiazepine

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examples of Dihydropyridines

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Nifedipine, amlodipine, clevidipine, felodipine, isradipine, nicardipine, nimodipine, nisoldipine

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Site of action of dihydropyridines

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primarily on arterioles

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Site of action of verapmil and diltiazem

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arterioles and the heart

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Indications of verapamil

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angina pectoris, essential hypertension, cardiac dysrhythmias.

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AEs of verapamil:

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constipation, dizziness, facial flushing, headache, and edema of ankles and feet (all due to vasodilation)

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the only benzothiazepine

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Diltiazem; very much like verapamil

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The drug of the Phenylalkylamines

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Verapamil

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Examples of Dihydropyridines

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Nifedipine, amlodipine (Norvasc)), clevidipine OCleviprex), isradipine (DynaCirc), Nicardipine (Cardene), Nimodipine (Nimotop) and nisoldipine (Sular)

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MOA of hydralazine

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causes selective dilation of arterioles; little or no effect on veins; effect on arteriles results from direct action on vascular smooth muscle

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