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Lecture 5: Pharmacology of the Medicines used in treating hypertnsion Flashcards

1
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What is the goal of treating hypertension?

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To achieve and maintain systolic blood pressure below 140 mmHg and diastolic blood pressure 90 mmHg

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What is the first line of treatment for hypertension?

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Lifestyle modifications

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What are the lifestyle modifications required for the treatment of hypertension?

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  • Weight reduction
  • Regular physical exercise
  • DASH eating plan (lots of fruit and veg, little meat)
  • Reduction of dietry sodium intake
  • Moderation of alcohol intake
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What are the pharmacological treatments for hypertension?

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  • Diuretics
  • Sympatholytics
  • Calcium channel blockers
  • Direct acting vasodilators
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How do diuretics work?

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Indirectly prevent the reabsorption of water in the kidneys, most of them by preventing the reabsorption of sodium

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6
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What do ACE inhibitors lead to?

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  • less angiotensin II
  • more bradykinin
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What is first line treatment for hypertension?

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ACE inhibitor

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8
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Where do diuretics have their effect?

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Collecting duct

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9
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What are the different classes of diuretics?

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  • Loop diuretics
  • Thiazides
  • Potassium sparing diuretics
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Name loop diuretics

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Furosemide supplemented with spironolactone or amiloride

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11
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Where is the sight of action of furosemide?

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Proximal convolated tubule

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12
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Where is the sight of action of thiazides?

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Early distal convoluted tubule

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Where is the sight of action of potassium sparing?

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Tubule and collecting duct - distal nephron

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What is the mechanism of action of diuretics?

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Loop diuretics act principally by inhibiting the Na/K/2Cl co-transporter

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What is a major problem with loop diurectics?

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Hypokalaemia

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What are the most commonly used diurects?

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Thiazide

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How do thiazide diuretics work?

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Inhibit the sodium-chloride transporter in the distal tubule

18
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What drugs act on RAAS?

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Angiotensin converting enzyme:
- Captotril
- Enalapril
- Lisinopril
- Other ACE inhibitors

Angiotensin II receptors
- Losartan
- Valsartan
- Other ARBs

19
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What inhibits renin production?

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  • B1 antagonists
  • Aliskiren - not recommended for use
20
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What do ACE inhibitors have thier effect on?

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Lung

21
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Give examples of ACE inhibitors (3)

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  • Catopril
  • Lisinopril
  • Enalapril
22
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What does a decrease in angiotensin II result in?

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  • Vasodilation
  • Decreased blood volume
  • Decreased cardiac and vascular remodelling
  • Potassium retention
  • Fetal injury
23
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What does an increase in bradykinin result in?

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  • Vasodilation
  • Cough
  • Angioedema (rare)
24
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How do ACE inhibitors work?

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Block the action of the ACE, to prevent the conversion of angiotensin I to angiotensin II
- Reduces peripheral vascular resistance (afterload), so lowers blood pressure
- Dilates the efferent glomerular arteriole, which reduces intra-glomerular pressure
- Reduces aldosterone levels which promotes sodium and water excretion, helps reduce preload

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Name some angiotensin II receptor blockers (3)

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  • Losartan
  • Valsartan
  • Candesartan
26
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How do ARBs work?

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Block the action of angiotensin II on the angiotensin I receptor

27
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Name aldosterone antagonist (3)

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  • Spironolactone
  • Eplerenone
  • Potassium sparing diuretics
28
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How do aldosterone antagonists work?

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  • Competitively bind to aldosterone receptor
  • Promote Na and H20 excretion in the collecting tubule and duct
29
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What are the sympatholytics (Antiadrenergics)? (5)

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  • Beta blockers
  • Alpha 1 blockers
  • Centrally acting alpha 2 antagonists
  • Adrenergic neuron blockers
  • Ganglionic blockers
30
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What are the actions of beta-adrenergic blockers in hypertension?

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  • Blockage of cardiac beta-1-receptors cause a decrease in heart rate and contractility, so a decrease in CO
  • Improve efficiency
  • Suppress reflex tachycardio caused by vasodilators
  • Blockage of beta 1 receptors in JG in kidneys, decrease in renin release, decrease in RAAS mediated vasoconstriction ( angiotensin II) and volume expansion (aldosterone)
31
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What does long term use of beta-adrenergic blockers cause?

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A decrease in peripheral vascular resistance

32
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What are non selective beta adrenergic blockers?

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When the beta adrenergic blocker blocks both beta 1 and beta 2 receptors

33
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What are cardioselective beta adrenergic blockers?

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Beta adrenergic blockers that have greater affinity for beta 1 than beta 2

34
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What do partial agnosists have?

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Intrinsic sympathomimetic activity

35
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Name calcium channel blockers - Dihydropyradines? (2)

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  • Nifedipine
  • Amlodipine
36
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How do calcium channel blockers work?

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  • Block calcium channels in arterioles
  • Dilation of peripheral vessels, leading to a decreased blood pressure
  • Dilation of coronary arteries, increase in coronary perfusion
37
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Do calcium channel blockers block cardiac Ca channels at therapeutic doses?

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No

38
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How do nifedipine and amlodipine increase heart rate and contractility?

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  • Lowering blood pressure acts on the baroreceptor reflex, this stimulates the medulla to increase the firing of SNS to beta receptors in the heart
  • Nifedipine lacks direct cardiosuppressant actions, cardiac suppression is unopposed, so an increase in heart rate and an increase in contractility.
39
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Name non dihydropyradines calcium channel blockers

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  • Verapamil
  • Diltiazem
40
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How do non dihydropradine CCBs work?

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Act on the heart to slow conduction and decrease contractility

41
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Where do diuretics have their effect?

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Collecting duct

42
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What is first line treatment for hypertension?

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ACE inhibitor

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