Hyperlipidemia & Ischemic HD Flashcards
statin drugs are contraindicated in?
liver disease
ATP III guidelines set goals based on?
LDL goal based on calculated CHD risk
statin drug side effects
myalgias
myositis
myopathy
bile acid sequestrant contraindications
familial dysbetalipoproteinemia
TGs > 400
niacin contraindications?
chronic liver disease
severe gout
niacin has two effects?
decrease LDL production
increase HDL
fibric acid derivative two effects?
lower TGs
increase HDL
fibric acid derivative contraindications
severe hepatic or renal disease
pre-existing gallstones
ezetimbe (zetia) MOA
blocks cholesterol transporter, intestinal absorption of dietary and bilary cholesterol
ezetimbe contraindications?
don’t use w/ a statin in active liver disease
2013 AHA/ACC guidelines emphasize?
reduction of atherosclerotic events
statin use for high risk people
atherogenesis is?
an inflammatory process, resulting in a “fatty streak,” the precursor to atherosclerotic plaques
source of vasoconstriction and occlusion?
vulnerable plaques rupture and a clot forms
Acute Coronary Syndromes (3)
unstable angina
NSTEMI
STEMI
EKG findings for UA/NSTEMI?
possible ST depression or T wave elevation