Cardiovascular Pharmacology Flashcards
Prevent clotting or coagulation of blood
anticoagulant
An anticoagulant, commonly known as a blood thinner, is a chemical subst
Slow the heart rate and reduce the force with which the heart muscle contracts, lowering blood pressure
beta blockers
Relieve chest pain associated with angina and ease symptoms of heart failure (HF)
nitrates
Reduce cholesterol levels in blood and block production of an enzyme in the liver that produces cholesterol
statins
Dissolve (lyse) blood clots in a process known as thrombolysis
thrombolytics
a narrowing of the coronary arteries resulting in failure of the arteries to deliver an adequate supply of oxygenated blood to the heart muscle (myocardium).
coronary artery disease
**The most common locations of cardiovascular aneurysms stem from a major artery from the heart (aortic aneurysm).
forms as a localized dilation (ballooning) of the abdominal aorta exceeding its normal diameter by greater than 50%. When an aneurysm reaches 5 cm in diameter, treatment is usually considered necessary to prevent rupture
abdominal aortic aneurysm
the blood cells were getting together, hanging out, coagulating and they formed a big clot! The cops came to break it up, they are against coagulating and prefer when blood flows!
anticoagulants
Prevent clotting or coagulation of blood
That heart is moving too fast, you betta block it before the pressure gets too high!
beta blockers
Slow the heart rate and reduce the force with which the heart muscle contracts, lowering blood pressure
My Aunt Gina no longer complains now that she takes nitrates. You mean like in hotdogs, no, nitrates that help people with Angina and symptoms of heart failure!
nitrates
Relieve chest pain associated with angina and ease symptoms of heart failure
does it state-in his chart that he has high cholesterol in his blood? if so we need to stop the enzyme in the liver that produces cholesteral by giving him a statin!
statins
Reduce cholesterol levels in blood and block production of an enzyme in the liver that produces cholesterol
I see the throm-bus was repaired! Yes, the problem was dissolved and now traffic is flowing. We called thrombolytics, I didn’t realyse, they could dissolve the problem!
thrombolytics
Dissolve (lyse) blood clots in a process known as thrombolysis