Cardiac Drugs

Question 1

What does beta 1 do?

Answer 1

Increases Hr

Force contraction

Increase conduction of impulses to the AV node.

Kidneys:

-releases renin

Question 2

What body parts do beta 1 act on?

Answer 2

Kidney and heart

Question 3

What happens when renin is released?

Answer 3

Causes vasoconstriction

Retention of fluid

Hypertension- increase BP

Question 4

What part of the body does beta 2 effect?

Answer 4

The lungs and kidney

Question 5

What does beta 2 do to the lungs?

Answer 5

Bronchial dilation

Relaxes the uterine muscle during labor

Vasodilation for anaphylaxis

Glucogenolysis

Question 6

How does beta 2 affect the kidneys?

Answer 6

Causes the release of dopamine which works as a diuretic.

Question 7

How does dopamine affect the kidneys?

Answer 7

Dilates the renal blood vessels

• allows for excretion of waste
• diuretic

Question 8

What electrolyte can cause dysthymia if deficient?

Answer 8

Hypokalcemia

Question 9

What 4 drugs treat dysrhythmias?

Answer 9

Sodium channel blockers
Calcium channel blockers
Potassium channel blockers
Beta blockers

Question 10

What does alpha 1 do?

What happens when you block alpha 1?

Answer 10

Vasoconstricts

Causes ejaculation of blood from the heart.

Blocking: vasodilates

Question 11

What are the two main sodium channel blockers?

Answer 11

Lidocaine

Quinidine

Question 12

What is quinidine used for?

Answer 12

Treatment of dysrhythmias

Decreases myocardial excitability.

Slows the conduction velocity

Question 13

Major side effects of quinidine?

Answer 13

Can cause bradycardia

Hypotension

Question 14

What do sodium channels do to the heart

Answer 14

Sodium channels affect the conduction or impulse of the heart which tells the muscles to contract.

Question 15

Side effects of lidocaine

Answer 15

Hypotension

Bradycardia

Question 16

What type of drug ends in olol?

Answer 16

Beta blockers

Question 17

What two type of heart conditions do beta blockers treat?

Answer 17

Dysrhythmias and hypertension

Question 18

What do beta blockers do?

Answer 18

Vasodilates

Decreases heart rate

Decreases heart contraction

Hypotension

Question 19

What chemical signals in the body do beta blockers block?

Answer 19

Norepinephrine and epinephrine

Question 20

What is a cardio selective beta blocker?

Answer 20

Beta 1

M.A.E

Question 21

What does MAE stand for?

Answer 21

Metroprolol

Atenolol

Esmolol

Question 22

What are three types of vasodilator that are considered third generation?

Answer 22

Beta 1, beta 2, alpha 1 blockers

Question 23

3 examples of first generation beta blockers?

Answer 23

Propranolol, sotalol, timolol

Question 24

3 types of second generation beta blockers?

Answer 24

MAE

Question 25

What are two Third generation beta blockers

Answer 25

Treats hypertension

Carvedilol

Labetalol

Question 26

Main side effect of calcium channel blockers?

Answer 26

Constipation

Treat: five fluids and fiber

Question 27

Why do we want to vasodilates the arterioles?

Answer 27

Vasodilaton causes a decrease in after load which reduces heart failure by decreasing stiff and hard vessels so blood can perfuse through the body.

Question 28

What does dilation of the arterioles do to the heart?

Answer 28

Decreases the after load

Question 29

Adrenergic receptors are?

Where are they located?

Answer 29

NE and EPI

Adrenal medulla

Question 30

What does dopamine mean?

Answer 30

It is a diuretic for the kidneys

Vasodilator of the blood vessels

Question 31

What type of receptor is dopamine?

Answer 31

Beta 2

Question 32

What drug dilates the veins of the heart?

Answer 32

Nitroglycerin

Question 33

What drug dilated the arterioles?

Answer 33

Hydralazine

Question 34

What drug dilates both arterioles and veins

Answer 34

Prazosin