Cardiovascular Drugs

Question 1

Most acquired heart diseases in dogs

Answer 1

Heart worm,mitral insufficiency, dilated cardiomyopathy

Question 2

Most common cardiac disease in cats.

Answer 2

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

Question 3

Right side of the heart:

Answer 3

Right atrium, right ventricle, lungs, tricuspid valve

Question 4

Left side of the heart:

Answer 4

Left atrium and left ventricle, mitral valve, aorta

Question 5

Cardiac output=

Answer 5

Stroke volume x heart rate

Question 6

The amount of blood ejected by the left ventricle wi each beat

Answer 6

Stroke volume

Question 7

Response to exercise by increasing muscle

Answer 7

Physiologic heart enlargement

Question 8

disease described as back flow into precious compartment

Answer 8

Valvular disease

Question 9

Disease described as small area of the heart not polarizing or depolarizing properly

Answer 9

Arrhythmias

Question 10

Cardiac drugs have a low __________ therapeutic index which causes us to monitor heart rate, blood pressure, blood pressure, EKG, CRT etc.

Answer 10

Low

Question 11

These drugs improve the strength of contraction to improve cardiac output

Answer 11

Positive inotropic drugs

Question 12

Digoxin trade name.

Answer 12

Cardoxin®

Question 13

Digoxin (cardoxin®) is what type of drug?

Answer 13

Cardiac glycosides

Question 14

This cardiac drug stimulates beta-1 receptors to increase contractile force.

Answer 14

Catecholamines

Question 15

Drug type used for short term management of severe heart failure.

Answer 15

Catecholamines

Question 16

Epinephrine trade name.

Answer 16

Adrenalin®

Question 17

Epinephrine (adrenalin®) is what type of drug?

Answer 17

Catecholamines

Question 18

Dobutamine trade name

Answer 18

Dobutrex®

Question 19

Pimobendan trade name

Answer 19

Vetmedin®

Question 20

What type of drugs are dobutamine and Pimobendan?

Answer 20

Inotropic

Question 21

Lidocaine and procainamide are what type of drugs?

Answer 21

Anti arrhythmic

Question 22

An anti arrhythmic drug that is and adrenergic beta blocker.

Answer 22

Propranolol

Question 23

Drugs that dilate arteries, veins, or both to reduce after load and improve cardiac output

Answer 23

Vasodilator drugs

Question 24

Leads to compensatory mechanisms which cause hypertension

Answer 24

Congestive heart failure

Question 25

Enalapril trade name

Answer 25

Enecard®

Question 26

Benazapril trade name

Answer 26

Lotensin®

Question 27

Captopril trade name

Answer 27

Capoten

Question 28

Can be used to treat laminitis in horses.

Answer 28

Nitroglycerin ointment

Question 29

Diltiazem trade name.

Answer 29

Cardizem ®

Question 30

Amlodipine trade name

Answer 30

Norvasc®

Question 31

Most common type of drug used for congestive heart failure to reduce preload be reducing las a volume.

Answer 31

Diuretics

Question 32

Furosemide trade name.

Answer 32

Lasix®

Question 33

Spironolactone trade name.

Answer 33

Aldactone®

Question 34

Mannitol is what type of drug.

Answer 34

Diuretics

Question 35

Type of drug that inhibits clot formation by inactivating clot factors.

Answer 35

Antiocoagulants

Question 36

Heparin is what type of drug?

Answer 36

Anticoagulant

Question 37

Type of drug that promotes clotting of blood

Answer 37

Hemostatic drug

Question 38

Used for rodenticide bleeding.

Answer 38

Vitamin K

Question 39

Drugs that allow more efficient oxygenation of blood.

Answer 39

Bronchodilator

Question 40

What diet changes can we make to maintain heart disease.

Answer 40

Sodium restriction, fish oils

Question 41

The hemoststic drug that controls capillary bleeding by constricting tissue.

Answer 41

Silver nitrate

Question 42

The hemostatic drug used for control bleeding in superficial cuts.

Answer 42

Hemostat powder

Question 43

Prevents clotting in catheters.

Answer 43

Heparin

Question 44

The volume of blood in ventricles at the end of diastole.

Answer 44

Preload

Question 45

Pressure in arteries that must be overcome to empty the blood from the ventricles

Answer 45

After load

Question 46

Most common heart problem in cats

Answer 46

hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

Question 47

Volume of blood in ventricles at the end of diastole

Answer 47

Preload

Question 48

Pressure in arteries that must be overcome to empty blood from the ventricles

Answer 48

After load

Question 49

Used as a last ditch drug used at the end of heart failure

Answer 49

Positive inotropic drugs

Question 50

Increased Arrhythmias and oxygen demand

Answer 50

Positive inotropic drugs

Question 51

Catecholamine that raises blood pressure.

Answer 51

Norepinephrine

Question 52

Hydralazine and prazosin is what type of drug?

Answer 52

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