Finals- Cardiovascular Drugs

Question 1

This is the common name of compounds used to treat different heart disorders (such as congestive heart failure, angina, or arrhythmia) or diseases of the vascular system (such as hypertension).

Answer 1

Cardiovascular drugs

Question 2

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

Answer 2

Diuretics

Question 3

What are the three types Angina?

Answer 3

Chronic Stable Angina,
Unstable Angina,
Vasospastic Angina

Question 4

Known as the early stage of progressive artery disease characterized by pain increasing in severity and frequency and may even occur at rest

Answer 4

Unstable Angina

Question 5

Rapid-acting sublingual tablets or IV drip

Answer 5

Acute Attacks

Question 6

These are anti-anginal drugs that mainstay prophylaxis and treatment for angina and have MOA that dilates all blood vessels via relaxation of smooth muscles esp coronary
arteries

Answer 6

Nitrates and Nitrites

Question 7

Heart failure drug that is a potent vasodilator and decreases systemic vascular resistance

Answer 7

ARB

Question 8

Heart failure drug that reduces/block SNS stimulation with cardioprotective quality

Answer 8

BB

Question 9

The circulatory system is composed of the

Answer 9

Heart and Blood Vessels

Question 10

This is responsible to transport blood under high pressure to tissues

Answer 10

Arteries

Question 11

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

Answer 11

Mannitol

Question 12

An HF drug that increase the rate of the heart beats

Answer 12

Positive chronotropic drugs

Question 13

An abnormal or irregular rhythm of the heartbeat

Answer 13

Dysrhythmia

Question 14

Alter platelet function without preventing the platelets from working

Answer 14

Hemorrheologic

Question 15

This inhibit the action or formation of clotting
factors and prevents clots from forming

Answer 15

Anti-coagulants

Question 16

Administer antidote Protamine sulfate

Answer 16

Heparin

Question 17

This Works to prevent platelet adhesion at the site of blood vessel injury, occurs before the clotting cascade

Answer 17

Antiplatelets

Question 18

This inhibits cyclooxygenase in the platelet to prevent the formation of TXA2 (thromboxane is an enzyme that causes vessels to constrict and platelets to aggregate)

Answer 18

Aspirin

Question 19

This drug has indications of acute MI, arterial
thrombosis, DVT, occlusion of shunts/
catheters, pulmonary embolisms and
acute ischemic stroke.

Answer 19

Thrombolytic Drugs

Question 20

This drug is contraindicated in allergy and disseminated intravascular and have rare reports of
thrombotic events
such as acute
cerebrovascular
thrombosis and MI
coagulation

Answer 20

Anti-fibrinolytic Drugs