Cardiovascular Drugs

Question 1

controlled by the ANS

Answer 1

HEART RATE

Question 2

determined by myocardial contractility ,cardiac afterload and cardiac preload

Answer 2

STROKE VOLUME

Question 3

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

Answer 3

PRELOAD

Question 4

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

Answer 4

AFTERLOAD

Question 5

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

Answer 5

HYPERTENSION

Question 6

Determined by the product of cardiac output and systemic vascular resistance

Answer 6

Blood Pressure

Question 7

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

Answer 7

Diuretics

Question 8

Chemical derivatives of sulfonamides

Answer 8

DIURETICS: THIAZIDES

Question 9

Indications of Adrenergic Drugs

Answer 9

Hypertension and Glaucoma

Question 10

Indications of Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors

Answer 10

Hypertension, adjunct for heart failure and stop progression of LVH