CARDIOVASCULAR DRUGS

Question 1

Sites for the exchange of fluid, oxygen, carbon dioxide, nutrients, hormones, and wastes.

Answer 1

Capillaries

Question 2

It transports blood back to the heart.

Answer 2

Veins

Question 3

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

Answer 3

Diuretics

Question 4

It is a drug that works along the carbonic anhydrase enzyme system in the proximal convoluted tubule and is needed for making hydrogen ions for the exchange of sodium and water.

Answer 4

ACETAZOLAMIDE

Question 5

Drugs that collect the ducts and DCT by stopping the aldosterone receptor.

Answer 5

Spironolactone, triamterene, amiloride

Question 6

This is to check the drug food interactions such as grapefruit since it reduces the metabolism of nifedipine leading to toxicity.

Answer 6

CCB’s

Question 7

increases the force of myocardial contraction.

Answer 7

Positive inotropic drug

Question 8

Used as an anesthetic with added epinephrine to control bleeding in the area.

Answer 8

Lidocaine

Question 9

Adjunct to warfarin in the prevention of postoperative thromboembolic complications, decrease platelet aggregation.

Answer 9

Dipyridamole

Question 10

It improves tolerance for elderly patients

Answer 10

Cilostazol

Question 11

Prevents clot in patients with unstable angina, atrial fibrillation, heart valves.

Answer 11

Anticoagulants