Cardiovascular Drugs Flashcards
What is Cardiovascular Drugs
Any substance that has an impact on how the heart and blood arteries function is a cardiovascular medication. Among the most commonly prescribed medications in medicine are those that affect the cardiovascular system.
What is the classification of digoxin
Anti arrhythmic-cardiac glycoside
What a chronotropic medication does?
Affect the heart rate
What a chronotropic medication does?
Affect the heart rate
What does a positive chronotropic drug do?
Accelerates heart rate
What an adverse chronotropic substance does
slows heart rate
What is the antidote for digoxin?
Digibind-binds to digoxin and excreted by the kidneys
How fast must the apical pulse be to administer digoxin?
60 beats for 1 min
________________ are very effective in the treatment of angina because they decrease the cardiac workload.
Calcium Channel Blockers
If the chest pain is reduced, are effective.
Antianginal drugs
What are the objectives of medications for the heart?
- a speed difference
- change the rhythm
- Boost pump performance
- reduce the pump’s workload
What is the purpose of anticholinergic medications?
Bradycardia’s short-term control, usually during anesthesia
What are the 2 potential anticholinergics?
- Atropine
- Glycopyrrolate
What are the 2 potential anticholinergics?
- Atropine
- Glycopyrrolate
Inodilator
Class of medications that function as both vasodilators and positive inotropes
