Cardiovascular Drugs

Question 1

This is for heart failure drugs that increase the force of myocardial contraction.

Answer 1

Positive Inotropic drugs

Question 2

A heart failure drugs that increase the rate in which the heart beats.

Answer 2

Positive chronotropic drugs

Question 3

A heart failure drugs that accelerate conduction.

Answer 3

Positive Dromotropic drugs

Question 4

This is amount of tension (stretch) applied to a muscle before contraction = force of venous return.

Answer 4

Preload

Question 5

A load against which a muscle exerts its force = arterial pressure that the left ventricle overcomes to eject blood.

Answer 5

Afterload

Question 6

Defined as a persistent systolic pressure of greater than 140mmHg and/or a diastolic pressure of greater than 90mmHg.

Answer 6

Hypertension

Question 7

The resistance to blood flow that is determined by the diameter of the blood vessels and vascular musculature.

Answer 7

SVR

Question 8

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

Answer 8

Diuretics

Question 9

What do you call an early stage of progressive artery disease characterized by pain increasing in severity and frequency and may even occur at rest.

Answer 9

Unstable Angina

Question 10

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

Answer 10

Vasospastic Angina

Question 11

Potent vasoconstrictor and can prevent NA And water resorption Causing diuresis.

Answer 11

ACEI

Question 12

Inhibits the action or formation of clotting factors and prevents clot from forming.

Answer 12

Anti-coagulants

Question 13

This prevent platelet plugs forming by inhibiting platelet aggregation.

Answer 13

Antiplatelet

Question 14

Break down clots and thrombi that have already formed.

Answer 14

Thrombolytic