Cardiovascular Drugs Flashcards
Anti-Coagulant Drugs main job or use
Prevent formation of a clot by inhibiting certain clotting factors
This is the energy source that is being stored in the adipose tissues
Triglycerides
Drugs that accelerate the rate of urine formation that results to the removal of sodium and water from the body
Diuretics
it is the Inability of the heart to pump enough blood from the ventricles to meet metabolic demands is a pathologic condition of the heart.
Heart Failure
Determined by the product of cardiac output and systemic vascular resistance
Blood Pressure
This is the oldest group of cardiac drugs, came from foxglove or Digitalis plant
Cardiac Glycosides
Primary Function of the Circulatory system
- Delivery of oxygen, nutrients, hormones, electrolytes, and other essentials to cells
- Removal of carbon dioxide and metabolic wastes from cells. In addition, the system helps fight infection.
Hemostasis can be done in 3 ways which are:
Mechanical or Compression
Surgical with the use of Cautery and Clamps
Natural way or Physiologic Clotting
This Anti-hypertensive Andrenergic Drug acts at the heart and blood vessels
Peripheral Acting
How many percent of total ventricle volume during ejection fraction.
65%
Gives indications of Acetzolamide (Diuretics)
Treatment of :
-Glaucoma
-Edema
-High-altitude sickness
Drugs that generic name that ends with -pril are used for?
Lowering high blood pressure helps prevent strokes, heart attacks, and kidney problems
(Captopril, Enalapril and Lisinopril)
Example of an Anti-hypertensive Andrenergic Drugs that are Central Acting
Clonidine and Methyldopa
Minoxidil is has a direct effectiveness for our?
Hair Growth
This Anti-hypertensive Andrenergic Drug acts on the brain by decreasing NE production
Central Acting
