Cardiovascular Drugs

Question 1

Diuretics

Answer 1

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

Question 2

Anticoagulants

Answer 2

Decreases the clotting (coagulating) ability of the blood. Sometimes called blood thinners, although they do not actually thin the blood. They do NOT dissolve existing blood clots. Used to treat certain blood vessel, heart and lung conditions.

Question 3

Antiplatelet Agents and Dual Antiplatelet Therapy (DAPT)

Answer 3

Keeps blood clots from forming by preventing blood platelets from sticking together

Question 4

HEART FAILURE

Answer 4

Pathologic state in which the heart is unable to pump in sufficient amounts from the ventricles to meet metabolic needs

Question 5

POSITIVE INOTROPIC drugs

Answer 5

increase the force of myocardial contraction

Question 6

POSITIVE CHRONOTROPIC drugs

Answer 6

increase the rate in which the heart beats

Question 7

POSITIVE DROMOTROPIC drugs

Answer 7

accelerate conduction

Question 8

ACEI

Answer 8

potent vasoconstrictor and can prevent Na and water resorption causing diuresis

Question 9

LIDOCAINE

Answer 9

Lidocaine used as a topic anesthetic is with added epinephrine to control bleeding in the area. Never used intravenously

Question 10

Tranexamic Acid

Answer 10

prevent lysis of fibrin by displacing plasmin from the fibrin clot or by increasing factor VII