Cardiovascular Flashcards
This defines as a persistent systolic pressure of grater that 140mmHg and diastolic pressure higher than 90mmHg
Hypertension
It is the resistance to blood flow that is determined by the diameter of blood vessels and vascular musculature
SVR - Systemic Vascular Resistance
This drug accelerate the rate of urine formation that results to the removal of sodium and water from the body
Diuretics
An early stage of progressive artery disease characterized by pain increasing in severity and frequency and may even occur at rest
Unstable Angina
A pathologic state in which the heart is unable to pump in sufficient amounts from the ventricles to meet metabolic need
Heart Failure
What is the goal of the heart failure drugs?
Reduce the effects of RAAS (Renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system) and SNS (Sympathetic Nervous system)
What is the Medical abbreviation of symptoms for Right-sided heart failure?
AW HEAD
A - anorexia and nausea
W - weight gain
H - hepatomegaly
E - edema
A - ascites
D - distended neck vein
This Heart Failure drug increase the rate in which the heart beats
Positive Chronotropic drugs
It is the kind of initiation on HF drug which is potent vasodilator and decreases systemic vascular resistance
ARB - Angiotensin receptor blockers
It is any deviation from normal rhythm of the heart
Dysrhythmias
Used as a topic anesthetic is with added epinephrine to control bleeding in the area
Lidocaine
It is coagulation modifier that used to prevent platelet plugs from forming by inhibiting platelet aggregation
Antiplatelet
This Coagulation modifiers breaks down cloth and thrombi that have already formed
Thrombolytic
This used to make steroid hormones, cell membranes and bile acids
Cholesterol
It is the precursor lesion of atherosclerosis from foam cells
Fatty streaks