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Cardiovascular Drugs Flashcards

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Removal of carbon dioxide and metabolic wastes from cells. In addition, the system helps fight infection

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Function of Circulatory System

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2
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Defined as a persistent systolic pressure of greater than 140mmHg and/or a diastolic pressure of greater than 90mmHg

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Hypertension

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Individualized considering co-morbidities and impact of patient’s quality of life

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Goal of Antihypertensive Therapy

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4
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Give one Angina types

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  1. Chronic Stable Angina
  2. Unstable Angina
  3. Vasospastic Angina
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5
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Early stage of progressive artery disease characterized by pain increasing in severity.

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Unstable Angina

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6
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Occurs due to a reduced ratio of ejection fraction to left-ventricular end-diastolic volume

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Heart Failure

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

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Lidocaine

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8
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Medication to prevent GI distress

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Amiodarone

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9
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No direct effect on a blood clot that has already formed

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Anti-Coagulants

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10
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Inhibits ADP to prevent signal to aggregate and form a clot

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Clopidogrel

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11
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Also called statins are the most potent drugs for reducing plasma concentration of LDL cholesterol

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Hydroxymethylglutaryl-coenzyme A reductase inhibitor

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12
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Amount of blood ejected with each contraction

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Ejection fraction

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13
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Mainstay prophylaxis and treatment for angina

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Nitrates and nitrites

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14
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Indications of Vasodilators

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Hypertension

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15
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Acts on the brain by decreasing NE production

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Central Acting

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16
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Drugs for peripheral Acting

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Alpha and Beta Blockers

17
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For preventing kidney damage during acute kidney injury

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DOC

18
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Drugs that accelerate the rate of urine formation that results to the removal of sodium and water from the body

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Diuretics

19
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Reduction of cardiovascular and renal morbidity and mortality

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Goal of Antihypertensive Therapy

20
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Amount of blood ejected from the left ventricle and measured in Lpm

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Cardiac Output

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