CARDIOVASCULAR DRUGS (FINALS) Flashcards

1
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Drugs that accelerate the rate of urine formation that results to the removal of sodium and water from the body

A

Diuretics

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2
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A system that delivers oxygen and nutrients.

A

Cardiovascular System

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3
Q

An abnormal or irregular rhythm of the heartbeat

A

Dysrhythmia

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4
Q

HMG COA is also called?

A

Statins

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5
Q

Hemorrheologic

A

Alter platelet function without preventing the platelets from working

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6
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Heparin

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Administer antidote Protamine sulfate

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7
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A pathologic state in which the heart is unable to pump in sufficient amounts from the ventricles to meet metabolic needs.

A

Heart failure

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8
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This is controlled by the ANS

A

Heart Rate

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9
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A precursor lesion of atherosclerosis from foam cells.

A

Fatty streak

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10
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Kind of diuretic that used to force urine production in people with acute kidney failure

A

Mannitol

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11
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It is a load against which a muscle exerts its force

A

Afterload

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12
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This is responsible to transport blood under high pressure to tissues

A

Arteries

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13
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The circulatory system is composed of the

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Heart and Blood Vessels

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14
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This early stage of progressive artery disease characterized by pain increasing in severity and frequency and may even occur at rest

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Unstable Angina

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15
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What are the three types Angina?

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Chronic Stable Angina, Unstable Angina, Vasospastic Angina

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16
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ARB

A

It is a potent vasodilator and decreases systemic vascular resistance

17
Q

n HF drugs that increase the rate of the heart beats

A

Positive chronotropic drugs

18
Q

Once a clot is formed and fibrin is present, ______________ (reverse clotting process) is initiated.

A

Fibrinolysis

19
Q

A drug that accelerates conduction.

A

Positive dromotropic drugs

20
Q

Coagulation Modifiers:

A

Anti-coagulants
Antiplatelet
Hemorrheologic
Thrombolytic
Anti-fibrinolytic