Exam 1 Flashcards
what is the widow maker of the heart
AIA artery
what is the cardiac skeleton and why is it important
valves are encapsulated in CT
RA can affect it
what happens if you have increased pulmonary pressure
if pulmonary pressure inc then increases workload of RV and then risk of cor pulmonale
cardiac temponade
fluid in the pericardium
911
whats under angle of louis
Pulmonary trunk, cardiac plexus
Arch of aorta
Descending aorta
ribs
1-7 true ribs, attach to sternum via costal cartilage
8-10 false ribs attach to rib above
11 & 12 are free floating
HF what drugs
severe HF - DA dopputamine
Milrinone and Inamrinone - acute
digoxin
what drugs improve contractility
digitalis - inc contractility through influx of Ca
DA and dobutamine
Milrinone and Inamrinone
what drugs reduce workload of the heart - contractility
beta blockers (1) and calcium channel blockers
what drug for pulm HTN
Milrinone and Inamrinone
what drug reduces workload on heart preload
ACE - I
aldosterone inhib
drugs reduce workload of heart - afterload
alpha 1 blockers
beta B blockers
central acting agents
increasing myocardial BF - drugs
nitrates - angina
maintain homeostasis drugs
thrombolytics
antiplatelets
anticoagulants
drugs on cardiac. arrhythmias
Class 1 drug (lidocaine): Na channel blockers
Class II Drug: Beta blockers
Class III: Prolong myocyte repolarization
Class IV: CCB
Statins
can cause myalgia and rhabdomyolysis
used for cholestrol
DM
a disease of hyperglycemia
metformin main drug
sulfonylureas AE
wt gain hypoglycemia
glinides
rapid onset - better for meals
LDL normal range
<100
less is better - leads to atheroslerosis
HDL
any less these than at risk
40 men
50 women
triglycerides normal
high and very high
<150 norm
200-500 high
>500 very high risk