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Hypertension Drugs Flashcards

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loop diuretics MOA

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  • inhibit Na/K/2Cl symporter in loop of henle
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what HTN drugs can you treat heart failure with

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  • diuretics - ACEi/ARB - beta blockers - hydralazine + nitrates
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angioedema is likely to affect which race

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  • african Americans - 3x more likely
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how beta blockers exacerbate asthma/COPD

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  • nonselective beta blocker that acts on B2 - causes bronchoconstriction and less O2 into the lungs
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loop/thiazide diuretic toxicities

how

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  • hypokalemia
  • increased Na+ from upstream drives loss of K+ in collecting duct
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drugs that reduce blood volume only

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  • diuretics
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drugs that reduce cardiac output and vascular resistance

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  • sympatholytics
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furosemide during pregnancy is what class

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  • C
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how NSAIDS increase hypertension

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  • inhibit phase II glucouronidation of aldosterone - prostaglandin E2 -> vasodilates - salt water retention -> increased blood volume
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beta blockers pregnancy category in 1st trimester

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  • B/C
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what type of drug is hydrochlorothiazide

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  • thiazide diuretic
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Nifedipine is what kind of drug

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  • Ca2+ channel blocker
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adverse effects of Ca2+ channel blockers

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  • drug-induced gingival enlargement
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what is the Ca2+ channel blocker of choice during pregnancy

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  • Nifedipine
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toxicities of beta blockers

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  • increase/decrease blood sugar (be careful with diabetics - exacerbate asthma/COPD
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_______ have been documented to decrease mortality in patients with heart failure

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  • beta blockers
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MOA K+ opener drugs

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  • hyperpolarize vascular smooth muscle cells - inhibit contraction
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what type of drug is Eplerenone

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  • K+ sparing diuretic aldosterone antagonist
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result of hyperkalemia as toxicity of ACE inhibitors and ARBs

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  • risk of arrhythmias
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MOA of alpha 2 agonists

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  • activate alpha 2 receptor which leads to vasorelaxation
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in a closed circulatory system, BP is affected by

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  • cardiac output - vascular resistance - blood volume
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drugs that reduce vascular resistance only

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  • vasodilators
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MOA of vasodilators

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  • relax vascular smooth muscle - reduce BP
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result of hypokalemia from loop/thiazide toxidies

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  • hyperpolarization -> various arrhythmias - delayed repolarization -> reentry rhythms
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drugs that reduce blood volume and vascular resistance

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  • anti-angiotensin drugs
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thiazide diuretics MOA

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  • inhibit Na/Cl symporter in distal convoluted tubule
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Captopril and Lisinopril are - pril

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  • ACE inhibitors
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MOA of anti-angiotensin drugs

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  • reduce vasoconstriction and water retention
29
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how do ACE inhibits produce angioedemia

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  • affect bradykinin metabolism causing - endothelial cell leakage in lungs and other capillaries
30
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what HTN drugs can you treat diabetes (nephropathy) with

31
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K+ sparing diuretic adverse effects

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  • gynecomastia
32
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what type of drug is clonidine

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  • alpha 2 agonist
33
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adverse affects of loop diuretics

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  • serum hypokalemia - serum alkalosis
34
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______ are less likely to induce reflex tachycardia than do ______

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  • beta blockers - vasodilators
35
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what type of drug is Triamterene

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  • K+ sparing diuretic epithelial Na channel inhibitor
36
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Losartan and Valsartan are - sartan

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  • angiotensin receptor blockers
37
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adverse effects of thiazide diuretics

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  • serum hypokalemia - serum alkalosis
38
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furosemide and torsemide are what kind of drug

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  • loop diuretics
39
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MOA of ARBs

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  • compete for binding on angiotensin II receptor with angiotensin II
40
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what is polypharmacy

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  • using three drugs to control hypertension
41
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what is the drug of choice for hypertension during pregnancy

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  • methyldopa
42
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ACE inhibits and ARBs in 2nd and 3rd trimester

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  • fetal hypotension - renal failure
43
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alpha 1 antagonist category in pregnancy

44
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what type of drug is chlortalidone

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  • thiazide diuretic
45
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what kind of drug is diazoxide

46
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result of diuretics and NSAIDS

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  • increase hypertension
47
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ACE inhibits and ARBS toxicities

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  • dry cough - angioedema - hyperkalemia
48
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toxicities of alpha 1 antagonists

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  • 1st dose postural/orthostatic hypotension - occurs after first dose - does not reoccur with subsequent doses
49
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MOA of K+ sparing diuretics

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  • inhibit epithelial Na+ channel in collecting duct
50
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spironolactone in pregnancy is what class

51
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what type of drug is spironolactone

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  • K+ sparing diuretic aldosterone antagonist
52
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MOA of sympatholytics

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  • reduce BP by inhibiting SNS
53
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diuretics drug interactions

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  • diuretics and NSAIDS
54
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ACE inhibitors and ARBS in first trimester

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  • teratogenic
55
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what HTN drugs can you treat angina with

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  • beta blockers - Ca2+ blockers
56
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what HTN drugs can you treat benign prostatic hyperplasia with

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  • alpha 1 antagonist
57
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MOA of hydralazine

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  • increases cGMP in vascular smooth muscle - induces vasodilation
58
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MOA of beta blockers

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  • decrease heart rate
59
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what type of drug is prazosin

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  • alpha 1 antagonist on vascular smooth muscle
60
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hydrochlorothiazide in pregnancy is what class

61
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which drug is associated with gynecomastia why

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  • spironolactone - acts like estradiol
62
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mechanism of action of diuretics

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  • inhibit reuptake of Na+ and H2O
63
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MOA of alpha 1 antagonists

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  • inhibit smooth muscle contraction
64
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is angioedema reversible?

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  • rapidly reversible
65
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MOA of Ca2+ channel blockers

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  • reduce smooth muscle contraction strength
66
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beta blockers pregnancy category in 2nd/3rd trimester

67
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alpha 2 antagonists category in pregnany

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