Cardiac/Renal Flashcards
What do you give a pregnant female with pre-eclampsia?
Labetalol
Hydralazine
Nifedipine
Nitroglycerin
Thiazide diuretic drugs (5)
Chlorothiazide Hydrochlorothiazide Chlorthalidone Indapamide (can be given to patients with high cholesterol) Metolazene
Loop diuretics (4)
Furosemide
Bumetanide
Tosemide
Ethacrynic acid
Osmotic diuretics (2)
Manitol
Urea
Carbonic Anhydraze (2)
Acetazolamide
Dorzolamide
Rx: acidic drug overdose.
K+ sparing (4)
Spironolactone (aldosterone antagonist)
Amiloride
Triamterene
Eplerenone (similar to spironolactone with less SE)
ACE-I
Drugs that end in -pril
Captopril, lisinopril, Enalapril (IV HTN)
Angiotensin receptor blockers (ARB)
Drugs that end in -sartan
Losartan, valsartan, candesartan, and irbesartan
Beta blockers (general ending and 4 special ones)
Drugs that end in -olol
Propanolol, atenolol, metoprolol, bisprolol
Nebivolol: B1 w/ antioxidant properties
Carvedilol and Labetalol: blocks both alpha and beta receptors
Sotolol: causes an increase in Q-T interval and can cause arrhythmia.
Calcium Channel blockers (CCB) and exceptions to rule (2)
Drugs that end in -dipine are dihydropyrimidines (effect vascular tissues)
Amlodipine, Nifedipine, Isradipine, Feldipine, Nicardipine, Nimodipine (subarachnoid hemorrhage, prevents vaso spasms)
Exceptions: Diltiazem and Verapamil (non-hydropyridines effect the heart)
Alpha 2 agonist (2)
Clonadine and alpha methyl dopa
Adrenergic Neuronal blockers (2)
Guanethidine: contraindicated with anti-depressants
Reserpine: SE depression and suicide
Alpha blockers
Drugs that end in -azocin (think alpha zocin)
Prazocin, doxazocin, and terazocin
Lower BP and used for BPH
Vasodilators (5)
Hydralazine (SLE/hemolytic anemia) Sodium Nitroprusside (cyanosis) Minoxidil (Rogain) Diazoxide (IV HTN) Fenoldopam
Class 1A: Na Channel blockers (big guns; 3)
Quinidine
Procainamide
Disopyramide