CCBs Flashcards
1
Q
Who should you NOT give CCBs to?
A
HF patients –> it decreases contractility of already weak heart
2
Q
What do CCBs work on and what are they good for?
A
work on heart and blood vessels
selectively act on arterioles and arteries, not so much veins
good for angina
3
Q
What do verapamil and diltiazem do?
-what condition are they good for?
A
slow HR and decrease force
reduces artery pressure (vasodilation) and increases coronary perfusion
-good for Afib
4
Q
Adverse effects of verapamil an diltiazem
A
dizzy, headache, nausea, face flushing
-beware old ppl
5
Q
what drugs shouldnt be mixed
A
CCBs w/ digoxin
CCBs w/ beta blockers
6
Q
how do we monitor someone on CCBs?
A
EKGs
7
Q
Nifedipine
A
hard core CCB
for pple with SUPER HTN (bc it works on vessels, not heart)
real bad side effects
