Cardiovascular Drugs

Question 1

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

Answer 1

Hypertension

Question 2

It determined by the product of cardiac output and systemic vascular resistance

Answer 2

Blood Pressure

Question 3

It is the amount of blood ejected from the left ventricle and measured in Lpm

Answer 3

Cardiac Output

Question 4

It is the drugs that accelerate the rate of urine formation that results to the removal of sodium and water from the body

Answer 4

Diuretics

Question 5

It is used for the prevention of migraine headaches and severe dysmenorrhea, mgt of opioid, nicotine, and alcohol withdrawal

Answer 5

Clonidine

Question 6

It acts on the brain by decreasing NE production

Answer 6

Central Acting

Question 7

It acts at the heart and blood vessels.

Answer 7

Peripheral Acting

Question 8

The type of angina in early stage of progressive artery disease characterized by pain increasing in severity and frequency and may even occur at rest

Answer 8

Unstable Angina

Question 9

It is the type of Angina from spasms of the smooth muscle that surrounds the coronary arteries and occurs at rest without any triggers but usually occurs at the same time of day

Answer 9

Vasospastic Angina

Question 10

It is the type of Angina that is intense but subsides within 15 mins of rest or medication and is caused mainly by atherosclerosis and can be triggered by exertion or stress (cold, emotions) and exacerbated by smoking, alcohol, coffee, and some drugs.

Answer 10

Chronic Stable Angina

Question 11

It is the most effective treatment of exertional angina

Answer 11

Beta Blocker

Question 12

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

Answer 12

Heart Failure

Question 13

Type of HF drugs that increase the force of myocardial contraction

Answer 13

Positive Inotropic Drugs

Question 14

Type of HF drugs that increase the rate in which the heart beats

Answer 14

Positive Chronotropic Drugs

Question 15

Type of HF drugs that accelerate conduction

Answer 15

Positive Dromotropic Drugs

Question 16

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

Answer 16

Lidocaine

Question 17

It prevent formation of a clot by inhibiting certain clotting factors

Answer 17

Anti-coagulants

Question 18

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

Answer 18

Antiplatelets

Question 19

It is determined by 1) myocardial contractility (force with which the ventricles contract), 2) cardiac afterload, 3) cardiac preload

Answer 19

Stroke Volume

Question 20

It is the amount of tension (stretch) applied to a muscle before contraction force of venous return

Answer 20

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