Lesson 3.9 Flashcards
For patients who have difficulty maintaining proper balance between blood sugar and tissue sugar.
ANTIDIABETIC
no circulating endogenous insulin
INSULIN DEPENDENT (DIABETES MELLITUS TYPE I)
have sufficient circulating endogenous insulin but receptor sensitivity to the insulin
NON-INSULIN DEPENDENT (DIABETES MELLITUS TYPE 2)
THYROID
PTU-general public
Methimazole - pregnent
TAMA
COMMON HORMONE PREPARATIONS TO ENHANCE THYROID or HYPOTHYROID
levothyroxine, thyroxine, liothyronine, and desiccated thyroid.
COMMON HORMONE PREPARATIONS TO BLOCK THYROID or HYPERTHYROIDISM
methimede and propylthiouracil, ptu
Treat acute and chronic anxiety states.
ΑΝΤΙANXIETY
diazepam, lorazepam, midazolam, alprazolam, chlordiazepoxide, clonazepam, and buspirone.
COMMON DRUGS of Antianxiety
A low-potency pain reliever and must not exceed 4000 mg per day because it is associated with severe liver damage at high doses. Long-term use of high doses damage. can also cause renal and cardiac
500mg=8tats/day
ACETAMINOPHEN
Used in patients who have either a history of blood clot formation or the potential to develop blood clots.
ANTICOAGULANT
Heparin. enoxaparin. deltaparin, fundoparinox.bivalirudin. lepirudin, and argatroban
COMMON DRUGS of anticoagulant
used for increasing the force of myocardial contraction in the failing heart.
DIGOXIN
intravenous medications that can be used to increase the force of contraction in a failing heart as well.
DIGOXIN, MILRINONE, DOPAMINE, NOREPINEPHRINE, & EPINEPHRINE
“statins”
These are used to lower the serum cholesterol levels and to assist in long-term life enhancement for patients with Coronary syndromes or hypercholesterolemia.
LIPID-LOWERING MEDICATIONS
lovastatin. simvastatin. pravastatin, ezetimibe. fluvastatin, atorvastatin, gemfibrozil, colestipol, cholestyramine, and niacin.
COMMON DRUGS of LIPID-LOWERING MEDICATIONS
Used in patients who have experienced an acute ischemic event to either their heart or their brain in the past.
ANTIPLATELET
oral medications for inhibiting platelet effects.
ASPIRIN, CLOPIDOGREL, & DIPYRIDAMOLE
IV medications for inhibiting platelet function.
EPTIFIBATIDE, ABCIXIMAB, & TIROFIBAN
Used to actively break up a newly formed clot, such as found in patients with acute myocardial infarction, acute stroke secondary to blood clot, or lower leg ischemia.
THROMBOLYTIC MEDICATION
Alteplase, reteplase, streptokinase, tenecteplase, and urokinase
COMMON DRUGS of THROMBOLYTIC MEDICATION
encompass a broad class of agents used to treat cardiovascular pathology.
CARDIAC MEDICATIONS
Stimulate central nervous system receptors known as opioid receptors and cause a decrease in the perception of pain.
NONSTEROIDAL ANTI-INFLAMMATORY DRUGS (NSAIDs)
ibuprofen. naproxen. nabumetone. diclofenac, ketorolac indomethacin, fenoprofen, rofecoxib, celecoxib, and valdecoxib.
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COMMON DRUGS of NONSTEROIDAL ANTI-INFLAMMATORY DRUGS (NSAIDs)
Stimulates central nervous system receptors known as opioid receptor and cause a decrease in the perception of pain.
NARCOTIC
morphine. meperidine, fentanyl. hydromorphone, hydrocodone, Codeine, oxycodone, alfentanil, remifentanil, tramadol, pentazocine, nalbuphine, and butorphanol.
COMMON DRUGS of narcotic
Used to treat both acute and chronic pain syndromes.
ANALGESIC
NARCOTIC
NONSTEROIDAL ANTI-INFLAMMATORY DRUGS (NSAIDS)
MUSCLE RELAXANTS
ACETAMINOPHEN
COMMON SUBCLASSES of analgesic
2/day
Frequently referred to a water pills”
These medications are designed to eliminate excess fluid and sodium from the bloodstream,
DIURETICS
hydrochlorothiazide, chlorthalidone. furosemide, torsemide, bumetanide, acetazolamide, amiloride, chlorothiazide, ethacrynic acid, spironolactone, triamterene, metalozone, and indapamide.
COMMON DRUGS of Diuretics
Drugs that affect the electrical conduction system of the myocardium.
ANTIARRYTHMIC
lidocaine. procainamide. flecainide. disopyramide, mexilitine, moricizine. amiodarone. atenolol, metoprolol,
acebutolol, esmolol. labetolol, sotalol,
propafenone. diltiazem, verapamil,
adenosine. ibutilide, dofetilide, and digoxin.
COMMON DRUGS of ANTIARRYTHMIC
