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Cardiovascular Drugs Flashcards

1
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It is defines as a persistent systolic pressure of greater than 140mmHg and/or a diastolic pressure of greater than 90mmHg

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Hypertension

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Types of Anti-Hypertensive Drugs

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Diuretics
Adrenergic Drugs
ACE Inhibitors
Angiotensin Receptor Blockers
Calcium Channel Blockers
Direct Vasodilators
Direct Renin Inhibitors

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3
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It is an anti-hypertensive drugs that accelerate the rate of urine formation that results removal of sodium in the body

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Diuretics

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What are the types of diuretics drugs?

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Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors
Loop
Osmotic
Potassium-Sparing
Thiazide

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5
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Suffix for Angiotensin II Receptor Blockers

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-osartan

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Which of the following is not a type of angina?
A. Chronic Stable Angina
B. Stable Angina
C. Unstable Angina
D. Vasospastic Angina

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B. Stable Angina

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State the 3 types of anti-anginal drugs

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Nitrates and Nitrites
Beta Blockers
Calcium Channel Blockers

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8
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It refers to the most effective treatment of exertional angina

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Beta-blockers

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9
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It refers to the pathologic state in which the heart is unable to pump in sufficient amounts from the ventricles to meet metabolic needs

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Heart Failure

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10
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It is a type of heart failure drugs that increase the force of myocardial contraction

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Positive Inotropic Drugs

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It is a type of heart failure drugs that increase the rate in which the heart beats

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Positive Chronotropic Drugs

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It refers to the oldest group of cardiac drugs that came from foxglove or Digitalis Plant

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Cardiac Glycosides

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13
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It is used as a topic anesthetic with added epinephrine to control bleeding in the area

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Lidocaine

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It is a drugs that prevents formation of a clot by inhibiting certain clotting factors

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Anti-coagulants

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15
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Antidote for Heparin toxicity

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Protamine Sulfate

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16
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Antidote for Warfarin toxicity

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Vitamin K1

17
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TRUE or FALSE

Niacin (Nicotinic Acid) is also known as Vitamin B3

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TRUE

18
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It is a first line drug therapy for hypercholesterolemia

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hydroxymethylglutaryl-coenzyme A reductase inhibitor drugs

19
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Suffix for hydroxymethylglutaryl-coenzyme A reductase inhibitor drugs

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-statin

20
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It works to prevent platelet adhesion at the site of blood vessel injury, occurs before the clotting cascade

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Antiplatelet Drugs

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