Heart Failure Flashcards

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Diuretic drugs

A

Loop diuretics
Thiazide diuretics

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Angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors

A

Captopril
Enalapril

Block enzyme peptide dipeptidase that converts angiotensin I to angiotensin II and breaks down bradykinin

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Centrally acting drugs

A

Depress sympathetic outflow

Methyldopa
Clonidine

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4
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Adrenergic neuron blocking drugs

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Prevent normal release of norepinephrine from peripheral sympathetic nerves

Guanethidine

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5
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Adrenoceptor antagonist

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Propranolol - non selective beta-blockers that decrease carbon monoxide

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