Cardiovascular Drugs Flashcards
Nitrates and nitrites
Beta-blockers
Calcium channel blockers
Anti-Anginal Drugs
Coagulation Modifiers:
Anti-coagulants
Antiplatelet
Hemorrheologic
Thrombolytic
Anti-fibrinolytic
Diuretics
Adrenergic drugs
Direct vasodilators
ACE inhibitors
Calcium channel blockers
Direct renin inhibitors
Angiotensin receptor blockers
Anti-hypertensive drugs
A system that delivers oxygen and nutrients.
Cardiovascular System
HMG COA is also called?
Statins
A pathologic state in which the heart is unable to pump in sufficient amounts from the ventricles to meet metabolic needs.
Heart failure
Phenylalkylamines
Benzothiazepines
Dihydropyridines
types of CCBs
Blood pressure = __________ output x ____________ vascular resistance
cardiac; systemic
Clonidine
Methyldopa
Adrenergic central-acting medications
Determinants of cardiac output are
Heart rate
Stroke volume
Preload
Afterload
It is a major risk factor for CAD, CVD, and death.
Hypertension
A deviation from the normal rhythm of the heart
Dysrhythmias
Drugs that accelerate the rate of urine formation that results in the removal of sodium and water from the body
Diuretics
Known as the early stage of progressive artery disease characterized by pain increasing in severity and frequency and may even occur at rest
Unstable angina
Rapid-acting sublingual tablets or IV drip
Acute attacks
