Ch. 22 Antihypertensive Review Flashcards
A ____ relies on a functioning liver to be converted to its active form.
Prodrug
A patient who is starting ___-____ _____ drugs should take her first dose while lying down because there is a first-does effect with this medication.
Alpha-adrenergic antagonist drugs
The physician would examine the ____ of the patient’s eyes during antihypertensive therapy because it’s a more reliable indicator them blood pressure readings of the __-___ effectiveness of treatment.
Retina; long-term
Blood pressure is determined by the product of ____ output and systemic _____ resistance.
Cardiac; vascular
Sexual ____ is a common complication of anti-hypersensitive medications and maybe manifested in men as decreased libido or impotence.
Dysfunction
Calcium channel blocker’s and diuretics have been shown to be more effective in ____ ____ than in white patients.
African Americans
There is no cure for hypertension and treatment will be ____-____ with ____ or life-style modifications.
Life-long; dietary
ACE inhibitors cause a characteristic dry, nonproductive cough that __ _____ when therapy is stopped.
Is reversible
Methyldopa is used in the treatment of hypertension during ____.
Pregnancy
Pre-retention is defined as having systolic blood pressure between ___ and ___ mmHg and diastolic pressure between ___ and ___ mmHg.
120 and 139; 80 and 89
ACE inhibitors have been shown to have a protective effect on the ____ because they reduce glomerular filtration pressure. This is one reason that they are among the cardiovascular drugs of choice for ____ patients.
Kidneys; hypertensive
NSAIDs such as ____ can reduce the antihypertensive effect of ___ inhibitors. In addition, the use of NSAIDs and ACE inhibitors may also predispose patients to the development of acute ____ failure.
Ibuprofen; renal
