Shokry's key words! EXAM II Flashcards
Antihypertensive drugs that are also diuretics.
Hydrochlorothiazide, furosemide.
Antihypertensive drugs that are beta blockers
Propranolol, atenolol
Antihypertensive drugs that are vasodilators
ACE inhibitors, angiotensin II antagonists, hydralazine, alpha blockers.
EMERGENCY HYPERTENSION DRUGS!
Hydralazine IV, propranolol or acepromazine IV, oral calcium channel blockers, prazosin, or ACE inhibitors.
Supraventricular, direct vasodilation
Calcium channel blockers
Supraventricular/ventricular, act on receptors, vasodilation
Beta blocker
Indirect vasodilation
ACE inhibitors
T/F. To treat angina, beta blockers are better than calcium channel blockers.
False. Calcium channel blockers > coronary vasodilation.
T/F. To treat heart failure, use calcium channel blockers instead of beta blockers.
False. Beta blockers (calcium channel blockers are contraindicated).
alpha-1 receptor.
Vasoconstriction, increased peripheral resistance, mydriasis
alpha-2 receptor.
INHIBITION of NE release (raises reduced BP)
Beta-1 receptor.
Tachycardia, increased myocardial contractility.
Beta-2 receptor
Vasodilation, bronchodilation
Drug of choice for pheochromocytoma-induced hypertension.
Phenoxybenzamine
Which drugs are used to treat hypertension?
Calcium channel blockers, Beta blockers, and ACE inhibitors