Cardiovascular agents Flashcards
Drugs that act on the heart…
- Positive inotropes
- Sympathomimetic agents
- Antiarrhythmic agents
Drugs that act on the blood vessels…
- Vasodilators
- Vasoconstrictors
Drugs that act on the blood coagulation system…
- Anticoagulants
- Haemostatics
Drugs that act on the kidney…
- Diuretics
- Angiotensin-converting-enzyme inhibitor
What does positive inotropes indicate and types of drugs used?
Indication:
- Poor cardiac contractility
- Heart failure
Drugs:
- Digoxin
- Pimobendan
- Dobutamine
What does sympathominetic agents indicate and types of drugs used?
Indication:
- CPCR
- Vasodilatory/ distributive shock
- Anaphylaxis
- Hypotensive unresponsive to fluids
Drugs:
- Epinephrine
- Ephedrine
- Noradrenaline
What types of drugs are used for antiarrhythmics?
- Lidocaine – ventricular arrythmias
- Procainamide – ventricular and atrial arrythmias
- Propanolol
- Diltiazem – atrial arrythmias
What are vasodilators for and types of drugs used?
For:
- Hypertensive patients
Drugs:
- Hydralazine
- Amiodopine
- Nitroglycerin
- Sodium nitroprusside
What are vasoconstrictors for and types of drugs used?
For:
- Hypertensive patients non-responsive to IVFT (distributive shock) CPCR
Drugs:
- Noradrenaline
- Vasopressin
- Epinephrine
What are anticoagulants for and types of drugs used?
For:
- Cats wit HCM (hypertrophic cardiomyopathy)
- Dogs with IMHA (immune mediated haemolytic anaemia)
Drugs:
- Clopodogrel- antiplatelets
- Aspirin- antiplatelets
- Rivaroxaban
What are haemostatics drugs?
Drugs:
- Silver nitrate pen – bleeding nail beds
- Epinephrine – small capillary bleeding
- Bone wax – surgical bleeding
- Tranexamic acid – prevent clot breakdown
What are diuentics for and types of drugs used?
For:
- Heart failure
- Hypertension
- ARI (acute renal injury)
Drugs:
- Furosemide – loop diuretic
- Mannitol – osmotic diuretic
- Spironolactone
- Hydrochlorothiazide – thiazide diuretic
What are ACE inhibitors for and types of drugs used?
For:
- Hypertension
- Chronic kidney disease
Drugs:
- Benazepril
- Enalapril
