Medication classes used for the cardiovascular system Flashcards
Medication classes: Nitrates
Used: Antianginal
Prefixes or suffixes: Nitr-
Medication: calcium channel blockers
Used: Antianginal antiarrhymthmic
Prefixes or suffixes: -pine
Medication: Beta blockers
Used:Antianginal Antiarrhythmic Antihypertensive
Prefixes or suffixes: -lol
Medication: Sodium channel blockers
Used: Antiarrhythmic Class I
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Medication: potassium channel blocker
Used: Antiarrhythmic Class II
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Medication: HMG-CoAreductase inhibitors
Used: Antihyperlipidemic
Prefixes or suffixes: - statin
Medication: Fibric acid derivatives
Used: Antihyperlipidemic
prefixes or suffixes : -fibr
Medication: Angiotensin-converting enzymes (ACE) inhibitors
Used: Antihypertensive
Prefixes or Suffixes: -pril
Medication: Angiotensin receptor blocker (ARBs)
Used: Antihypertensive
Prefixes or suffixes: - sartan
Medication: Loop diuretics
Used: Antihypertensive
Prefixes or suffixes: -mide
Medication: Thiazide diuretics
Used: Antihypertensive
Prefixes or suffixes: thiazide
Medication: Potassium-sparing diuretics
Used: Antihypertensive
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Medication: Low-molecular-weight heparin (LMWH)
Used: Anticoagulant
Prefixes or suffixes: - aparin
Medication: Adenosine diphosphate (ADP)
Used: antiplatelet
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Medication: Thrombolytic
Used: blood clots
Prefixes or suffixes: -plase