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Core Drugs List (Yr2) > Cardiovascular > Flashcards

Cardiovascular Flashcards

1
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What is Digoxin?

A

Cardiac glycoside

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2
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What does Digoxin do?

A

Increases myocardial contraction

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3
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What does Digoxin treat?

A

Heart failure- symptomatic {not first choice}

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4
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What is Indapamide?

A

Thiazide related diuretic acting on the distal tubule

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5
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What does Indapamide treat?

A

Uncomplicated hypertension

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6
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What do Loop diuretic?

A

Block Na+/K+/2Cl- cotransporter that is present in the loop of Henle

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7
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What do loop diuretics treat?

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Acute pulmonary oedema, chronic heart failure, cirrhosis of the liver, nephrotic syndrome, renal failure

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8
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What are two examples of loop diuretic?

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furosemide, bumetanide

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9
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What do potassium sparing diuretics do?

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prevent K+ loss- hypokalaemia

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10
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What does potassium sparing diuretics treat?

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Heart failure, primary hyperaldosteronisum, resistant essential hypertension, secondary hyperaldosteronism

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11
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What are two examples of potassium sparing diuretics?

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spironolactone , eplerenone

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12
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What does Amiodarone do?

A

Supressing dysrhythmias (antiarrhythmic)

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13
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What does Aminodarone treat?

A

Tachycardia, supraventricular and ventricular tachyarrhythmias

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14
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What do Beta- adrenoceptor blockers do?

A

Reduce blood pressure

Block adrenaline by competing for binding site

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15
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What does Beta-adrenoceptor blockers treat?

A

High blood pressure
Angina pectoris
Arrhythmias
hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

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What are two examples of Beta- adrenoceptor blockers?

A

metoprolol, propranolol

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17
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What does Doxazosin do?

A

Relaxes veins and arteries

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18
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What is Doxazosin?

A

Alpha 1-adrenoceptor anatgonist

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19
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What does Doxazosin treat?

A

Hypertension and symptoms of benign prostatic hypertrophy

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20
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What do ACE inhibitors do?

A

Reduce amounts of angiotensin II (which causes blood vessels to dilate)
Reduces water put back into blood
Blocks an enzyme

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21
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What are ACE inhibitors?

A

Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhbitors

22
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What do ACE inhibitors treat?

A

Hypertension, heart failure

23
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What are two examples of ACE inhibitors?

A

Captopril, Enalapril

24
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What do angiotensin-II-receptor antagonists do?

A

Block action of angiotensin II

25
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What does angiotensin-II-receptors treat?

A

Hypertension, heart failure

26
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What is a example of a angiotensin-II-receptor antagonist?

A

Valsaptan

27
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What does Glyceryl trinitrate do?

A

Relaxes blood vessels

28
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What does Glycerol trinitrate treat?

A

Reduction and severity of angina attacks, heart failure

29
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What does Isosobride mononitrate do?

A

dilate blood vessels

30
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What does Isosobride mononitrate treat?

A

Angina, chronic heart failure, relaxation of other smooth muscles

31
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What is Amlodipine?

A

A calcium channel blocker

32
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What does Amlodipine do?

A

Relaxes (widens) blood vessels

33
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What does Amlodipine treat?

A

Hypertension, angina, other conditions of coronary artery disease

34
Q

What is Diltiazem?

A

Vasodilator, calcium channel blocker

35
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What does Diltiazem treat?

A

Angina, high blood pressure, certain heart rhythm disorders

36
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What is Verapamil?

A

A calcium antagonist

37
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What does Verapamil treat?

A

Angina pectoris and cardiac arrhythmias

38
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What is heparin/ low molecular weight heparins?

A

Anticoagulants (reduce blood clots)

39
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What di heparin/low molecular weight heparin treat?

A

Deep vein thrombosis, pulmonary embolism myocardial infarction

40
Q

What are two examples of heparin/low molecular weight heparin?

A

enoxaparin, dalteparin

41
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What is Warfarin?

A

A anticoagulant, Vitamin K antagonist

42
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What does Warfarin do?

A

Competes for reductase enzyme

43
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What does Warfarin treat?

A

Heart attacks, strokes, blood clots

44
Q

What is aspirin?

A

A antiplatelet

45
Q

What does aspirin aim to treat?

A

Reduces risk of thrombosis

46
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What is Clopidogrel?

A

A antiplatelet

47
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What does Clopidogrel aim to treat?

A

Aims to reduce risk of blood clots

48
Q

What is Simvastatin?

A

A cholesterol (LDL) lowering medicine

49
Q

What does Simvastatin do?

A

Blocks production of cholesterol

50
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What does Simvastatin treat?

A

High cholesterol and reduce risk of heart disease

Core Drugs List (Yr2) (9 decks)

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