Smooth Muscle Drugs Flashcards
Nitroglycerine acts on which tissues or organs?
Veins (major), arteries (minor)
What effects does Nitroglycerine have?
Vasodilation (decrease pre-load)
Nitroglycerine will increase or decrease pre-load?
Decrease pre-load
Side effects of Nitroglycerin?
Hypotension
Mechanism of Nitroglycerin?
NO —> cGMP which causes vasodialation
Uses of Nitroglycerin?
for heart fail patients
Nitroprusside acts on which tissues or organs?
Veins (major), arteries (minor)
What effects does Nitroprusside have?
Vasodilation (decreases pre-load)
Nitroprusside will increase or decrease pre-load?
Decrease pre-load
Side effects of Nitroprusside?
Hypotension
Mechanism of Nitroprusside?
NO–>cGMP which causes vasodialation
Uses of Nitroprusside?
heart fail patients
Hydralazine acts on which receptor?
Increase cGMP (mechanism unknown) thus vasodialation
Hydralazine acts on which tissue?
Arteries
What effects do Hydralazine have on arteries?
Vasodilation (decrease TPR/afterload)
Hydralizine is used for?
heart failure
Negative side effects of Hydralizine?
Hypotension
Hydralizine is venous or arterial dominant?
Arterial dominant (decrease TPR)
Hydralizine will increase or decrease TPR?
decrease TPR
What are the uses of Minoxidil?
Heart failure, HTN, (Rogaine - male pattern baldness)
This helps with male pattern baldness
Minoxidil
Drug for Heart fail, HTN, male pattern baldness
Minoxidil
Minoxidil acts on arteries or veins
Arteries
K+ channel opener (ATP sensitive), (possible) NO donor
Minoxidil
What effect does Minoxidil have on TRP and after load?
Decreases
Diazoxide acts on which receptor?
K+ channel opener
What does Diazoxide act on?
arteries and veins
Diazoxide will vasodialator or vasoconstrict
Vasodialtion
When would we prescribe Diazoxide to a patient?
for HTN
Diazoxide works best for arteries or veins?
for BOTH!
What are my 2 Ca+ channel blockers?
Verapamil and Diltiazem
ACE inhibitors act on arteries/veins/both
both