Cardiac Medication

Question 1

Amlodipine

Answer 1

Calcium channel blocker used to decrease blood pressure

Question 2

Atenolol

Answer 2

Treats cardiac arrythmias, hypertension, and diabetes plus other cardiovascular disorders

Question 3

Benazepril

Answer 3

ACE-inhibitor used in heart failure, hypertension, chronic kidney failure and protein-losing nephropathy

Question 4

Enalapril

Answer 4

ACE-inhibitor used to treat high blood pressure and heart failure

Question 5

Glycopyrrolate

Answer 5

Emergency drug used for cardiac support. The injectable form of glycopyrrolate is also used to reduce saliva, nasal, lung, and stomach secretions and to help control heart rate during surgery.

Question 6

Pimobendan

Answer 6

Phosphodiesterase 3 inhibitor used to manage heart failure in dogs

Question 7

Prazosin

Answer 7

Sympatholytic used in hypertension and abnormal muscle contractions

Question 8

Theophylline

Answer 8

For brochospasm and cardiogenic edema

Question 9

Furosemide

Answer 9

Loop diuretic, most often used in congestive heart failure

Question 10

Spironolactone

Answer 10

Potassium sparing diuretic

Question 11

Atropine

Answer 11

Anticholinergic, used to increase heart rate; used in CPCR and also during anesthesia to treat bradycardia