Cardio Drugs

Question 1

How do you know if the drug is an ACE inhibitor?

Answer 1

-pril

I.e ramipril, perindopril, enalapril

Question 2

How do you know what drugs ARBs are?

Answer 2

-sartan

Question 3

What are the names of centrally acting (non-dydropyridine) calcium channel blockers?

Answer 3

Verapamil, Dilazem

Question 4

What are the names of peripherally acting (dydropyridine) calcium channel blockers

Answer 4

Amlodipine, Felodipine, Nifedapine

• apine

Question 5

What are the names of thiazide diuretics?

Answer 5

Indapamide

Clortalidone

Benzothiazine

Metholazone

Question 6

What do thiazide diuretics do?

Answer 6

Block re absorption in distal convoluted tubule

Increase urinary excretion of Na

Decrease TPR - vasodilation

Question 7

What are names of loop diuretics?

Answer 7

Furosemide
Bumatanide

Question 8

What do loop diuretics do?

Answer 8

Block NaCL reabsoprtion in ascending limb of loop of Henle - they inhibit Na-K-Cl transporter

Question 9

What is a side effect of antiplatelttes?

Answer 9

GI bleeding

Question 10

What does GTN do?

Answer 10

It is.a vasodilator, it relaxes all smooth muscle by releasing nitric oxide

Reduce pre load and afterload

Question 11

What is clopidogrel and trigrelor?

Answer 11

An antiplateletts

Question 12

What is step 1 of hypertension treatment?

Answer 12

ACEi

Or CCB if black, over 55, fertile female

Give ACEi if theyre over 55 but have complications

(Give Amlodipine, nifedapine for fertile women)

Question 13

Stage 2 hypertension treatment

Answer 13

Add thiazide diuretic

Question 14

Stage 3 hypertension treatment

Answer 14

Add CCB and ACEi and diuretic together

Question 15

What drugs do you give to reduce mortality in HF

Answer 15

ACEi and BB

Question 16

What drugs do you give for symptom management of heart failure

Answer 16

Loop diuretics such as furosemide or bumetanide