Cardiovascular Drugs Flashcards
Give one goal of Antihypertensive therapy
Reduction of cardiovascular and renal morbidity and mortality
What do Diuretics Do?
Drugs that accelerate the rate of urine formation that results to the removal of sodium and water from the body
What does Mannitol do?
It prevents kidney damage during acute kidney injury and reduction of intracranial pressure and cerebral edema.
What do Diuretics Do?
Drugs that accelerate the rate of urine formation that results to the removal of sodium and water from the body
What do Diuretics Do?
Drugs that accelerate the rate of urine formation that results in the removal of sodium and water from the body.
What does Adrenergic Do?
It acts on the brain by decreasing NE production.
Give at least one Adrenergic Drug
Clonidine: used for prevention of migraine headaches and severe dysmenorrhea, mgt of opioid, nicotine and alcohol withdrawal
What do Antihypertensives: Angiotensin II Receptor Blockers do?
It blocks the binding of AngiotensionII to its receptors and primarily affects the vascular smooth muscle and adrenal gland.
What does Anti-Hypersensitive: Calcium Channel Blocker do?
It blocks calcium from the excitation-contraction coupling process in heart and vascular smooth muscle cells resulting to vasodilation; decreases afterload, depression of conduction through SA and AV nodes
Use of Anti-Anginal Drugs
it is used Minimize frequency of attacks and decrease intensity of pain.
Give one Nitrates and Nitrites drug and its use
Amyl Nitrite or rapid-acting it dilates all blood vessels via relaxation of smooth muscles esp coronary arteries.
What do Beta-Blockers do?
Most effective treatment of exertional angina.
What are the Three Heart Failure Drugs and Its goal?
-Positive Inotropic
-Positive Chronotropic
-Positive Dromotropic
Their goal is to reduce the effects of RAAS and SNS
Give one Hearth Failure Drug and its use
Digoxin- To reduce fluid overload: Loop diuretics and Potassium-sparring
