Cardiovascular Drugs Flashcards
[Anti-hypertensive drugs]
What is the formula for blood pressure?
BP = COxSVR
[Anti-hypertensive drugs]
What is the expanded formula for your blood pressure?
BP = HR x SV x SVR
[Anti-hypertensive drugs]
hypertension with comorbid CHF/DM
SE: cough, angioedema, contraindicated in bilateral RAS
Captopril (ACE inhibitors)
-increase bradykinin
ACE inhibitors: “-pril”
captopril, enalapril, benazepril, fosinopril, lisinopril, quinapril, ramipril, trandolapril, moexipril, perindopril, imidapril
[Anti-hypertensive drugs]
used in ACE-inhibitor intolerance
Losartan (ARBs)
ARBs: “-sartan”
losartan, candesartan, valsartan, irbesartan, eprosartan, telmisartan, azilsartan, valsartan
[Anti-hypertensive drugs]
hypertension with comorbid BPH
prazosin (alpha 1 selective adrenergic blockers)
“-osin”
prazosin, doxazosin, terazosin, tamsulosin, silodosin, alfazosin
[Anti-hypertensive drugs]
pre-eclampsia (maintenance medication)
SE: hemolytic anemia (positive coombs test)
methyldopa
[Anti-hypertensive drugs]
pre-eclampsia (acute BP lowering)
SE: reflex tachycardia, drug-induced lupus
hydralazine
[Anti-hypertensive drugs]
hypertensive emergency
SE: hypertrichosis
minoxidil (acts at K channels)
[Anti-hypertensive drugs]
hypertensive emergency
SE: cyanide poisoning
nitroprusside (both arterioles and venous site)
[Anti-hypertensive drugs]
treatment of cyanide poisoning
amyl nitrite
why do patients taking angiotensin antagonists (ACE-Is/ARBs) develop hyperkalemia?
ACE-Is/ARBs reduce aldosterone levels and cause potassium retention
which portion of the electron chain is affected by cyanide?
complex IV (cytochrome oxidase) of the ETC
what is the antidote for cyanide poisoning?
inhaled amyl nitrite + IV sodium nitrite + IV sodium thiosulfate
[Anti-anginal drugs]
used for relief of acute anginal attacks
SE: headache, tolerance
nitroglycerin, ISDN
[Anti-anginal drugs]
used for angina maintenance, VASCULAR> cardiac effect
SE: flushing, edema, gingival hyperplasia
nifedipine
[Anti-anginal drugs]
used for angina maintenance, CARDIAC> vascular effect, vasospastic angina, Raynaud’s phenomenon
*does not cause gingival hyperplasia
diltiazem
[Anti-anginal drugs]
used for supraventricular tachycardia, CARDIAC> vascular effect
SE: gingival hyperplasia
verapamil
drugs that cause gingival hyperplasia
"Nganga Pa Cagat Vampira" nifedipine phenytoin cyclosporine verapamil
why do patients taking nitrates usually experience throbbing headaches?
due to meningeal blood vessel vasodilation
why is calcium-dependent neurotransmission or hormone release not affected by CCBs?
CCBs block L-type calcium channels
other functions use N-, P- and R- types
[drugs for heart failure]
used as positive inotrope for heart failure
SE: arrhythmias (PVC, AVB), yellow visual halos
digoxin (Na-K pump)
[drugs for heart failure]
used as treatment for pulmonary edema in CHF
furosemide
[drugs for heart failure]
used as first line drug for chronic CHF, cardioprotective, renoprotective
ACE inhibitors, ARBs
[drugs for heart failure]
improved survival in CHF (decreases mortality)
ACE inhibitors/ARBs, beta blockers, spironolactone
[drugs for heart failure]
decreases hospitalizations in CHF
digoxin
[drugs for heart failure]
improves survival in CHF patients of African-American descent
hydralazine + ISDN
what drugs have been shown to imrpove survival in cases of heart failure?
“ABA! Buhay ka pa”
ACE inhibitors
Beta blockers
Aldosterone Antagonists
[antiarrhythmic drugs]
treatment of all types of arrhythmias, WPW syndrome
SE: drug-induced lupus
procainamide
antidote of procainamide overdose
Na lactate
[antiarrhythmic drugs]
used for atrial and ventricular arrhythmia
SE: cinchonism (triad: headache, tinnitus, vertigo)
quinidine