CARDIOVASCULAR DRUGS (FINALS) Flashcards
Drugs that accelerate the rate of urine formation that results to the removal of sodium and water from the body
Diuretics
A system that delivers oxygen and nutrients.
Cardiovascular System
An abnormal or irregular rhythm of the heartbeat
Dysrhythmia
HMG COA is also called?
Statins
Hemorrheologic
Alter platelet function without preventing the platelets from working
Heparin
Administer antidote Protamine sulfate
A pathologic state in which the heart is unable to pump in sufficient amounts from the ventricles to meet metabolic needs.
Heart failure
This is controlled by the ANS
Heart Rate
A precursor lesion of atherosclerosis from foam cells.
Fatty streak
Kind of diuretic that used to force urine production in people with acute kidney failure
Mannitol
It is a load against which a muscle exerts its force
Afterload
This is responsible to transport blood under high pressure to tissues
Arteries
The circulatory system is composed of the
Heart and Blood Vessels
This early stage of progressive artery disease characterized by pain increasing in severity and frequency and may even occur at rest
Unstable Angina
What are the three types Angina?
Chronic Stable Angina, Unstable Angina, Vasospastic Angina