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Uses Flashcards

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Beta Blockers

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Angina: decrease contractility and HR = decreased heart work
Help reestablish supply and demand ratio
Hypertension: decreases cardiac output by decreasing contractility and HR and blood flow
Prevents MI: decrease cardiac work
Migraines, long QT, cardiomyopathy

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Nitrates

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Prevent angina
Prophylactic – protective/ preventative
Used before events the patient knows will cause angina
How?
Vasodilation – decreased venous return – decreased EDV – decreased contractility – decreased heart rate – decreased heart work

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Calcium Channel Blockers

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Angina
Prinzmetal = unstable angina/ coronary artery spasm 
Caused by Beta blockers
Hypertension 
Decreased resistance – decreased BP
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Digitalis

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Heart failure
Most frequently prescribed for heart failure with atrial arrhythmias
Moving more Ca2+ into the cell results in less available for pacer cells – decrease conduction velocity

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5
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Diuretics

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Hypertension
Congestive heart failure
Peripheral edema

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ACE Inhibitors

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Hypertension
Heart failure: especially congestive
Will also decrease afterload for pumping

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ARBs

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Hypertension
Heart failure: especially congestive
Will also decrease afterload for pumping

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Direct Acting Vasodilators

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Hypertension

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9
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Class IA

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Tachyarrhythmia: SVT and V-tach

Re-entry tachyarrhythmia

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Class IB

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Digitalis toxicity, ventricular tachycardia but not SVT

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Class IC

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Atrial fibrillation

SVTs

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12
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Class II

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Tachyarrhythmia

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13
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Class III

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Primarily SVT

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Class IV

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SVT and PSVT

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15
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Statins

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Decrease lipid (cholesterol) – only thing it is officially prescribed for 
Shown to improve endothelial function
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16
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Bile Acid Sequestirns

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Binds to bile acid so they cannot be utilized therefore the liver converts more cholesterol into bile
Decrease blood lipid profile

17
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Niacin

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Decrease free fatty acid release therefore decrease triglyceride therefore decrease VLDL and in long term decrease LDL
Increase lipoprotein lipase, increase HDL, decrease Lp(a)

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Fibrates

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Decrease triglyceride, change VLDL to LDL, increase LPL

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Anti-thrombotic/ Anti-platelets/ fibrinolysis/ plasminogen activators

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Coronary artery disease
Previous MI
Pro – clotting condition 
•	Prosthesis
•	A – fib
•	Valve replacement 
•	Stents
20
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Hyperglycemia

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High blood sugar

21
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Bronchodilators

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COPD

Treat bronchospasms from Beta Blockers

Cardiovascular Assessments (5 decks)

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