Heart Failure Flashcards
What are the potential drug targets for hypertension management
Define heart failure
What is the non pharmacological treatment of heart failure
What is the pharmacological treatment of heart failure
Explain the ejection values
Explain inotropes
Give example of inotropes
Explain dobutamine
Dobutamine is used for what
Explain digoxin
Explain the use of digoxin
Explain the structure of digoxin
Explain glycone and aglycone
Explain the mechanism of action of digoxin
Which problem does digoxin have
Narrow therapeutic index
How is digoxin given for treatment
Which inotropic drug has mixed activity
Bipyridine it has both inotropic activity with vasodilatory
Explain the mechanism of bipyridine
What are the examples of synthetic inotropic drugs (bipyridines)
What are the side effects of bipyridines
