Week 1 Flashcards
what are the 4 target groups for statin therapy?
- patients with clinical ASCVD
- patients with LDL-C >190 mg/dL
- patients aged 40–75 years with diabetes
- patients aged 40–75 years with a 10-year ASCVD risk of >7.5%
what are the guidelines for treating hypertriglyceridemia? (TG > 500, especially >1000)
if necessary to prevent acute pancreatitis, use fibrate therapy
using a _________ dose of statin is the most important goal of therapy.. what does this mean?
tolerated
high intensity is not necessarily superior to moderate intensity statin
______ should be prescribed as initial therapy for relief of sx in patients with stable ischemic heart disease
beta blockers
beta blockers are useful for _____ year after an MI
about 1 year
normal ventilation is?
7.5 L/min
normal RR is?
15
normal tidal volume is?
0.5 L
what is FENa+?
the fractional excretion of sodium, providing the percent of filtered sodium excreted in the urine
what is normal range of FENa?
diuretics increase FeNa, what is the cap amount that can be excreted?
1-2%
20%
what is normal urine sodium values?
40-220 per day
which drugs help control angina?
CCBs (diltiazem)
BBs
nitrates
SL nitrogen causes venous and arterial _________
dilation
