Cardiovascular Drugs Flashcards
Also called “statins,” these are the most potent drugs for reducing plasma concentrations of LDL cholesterol.
HMG COA (Hydroxymethyglutaryl-coenzyme A)
What do you call the delivery of oxygen, nutrients, hormones, electrolytes, and other essentials to cells?
Circulatory System
It is the precursor lesion of atherosclerosis from foam cells.
Fatty streak
There is pressure within the circulatory system, under what pressure do arteries transport blood to tissues?
High pressure
What are the two primary forms of lipids in the blood?
Triglycerides and Cholesterol
Veins transport blood back to the heart. In addition, Veins serve as a major ___________ for blood.
Reservoir
It is used to make steroid hormones, cell membranes, and bile acids.
Cholesterol
What determinant of cardiac output is being determined by myocardial contractility (force with which the ventricles contract), cardiac afterload, and cardiac preload?
Stroke Volume
Works to prevent platelet adhesion at the site of blood vessel injury, which occurs before the clotting cascade.
Antiplatelets
Defined as a persistent systolic pressure of greater than 140 mmHg and/or a diastolic pressure of greater than 90 mmHg.
Hypertension
It inhibits the action or formation of clotting factors and prevents clots from forming.
Anti-coagulants
What do you call the resistance to blood flow that is determined by the diameter of the blood vessels and vascular musculature?
Systemic Vascular Resistance (SVR)
What do you call to any process that stops bleeding, whether done through mechanical (compression), surgical (cautery, clamps), or physiologic clotting?
Hemostatis
These are drugs that accelerate the rate of urine formation, which results in the removal of sodium and water from the body.
Diuretics
Any deviation from the normal rhythm of the heart.
Dysrhythmias
