Deck 3 - C) CARDIOVASCULAR DRUGS Flashcards
The amount of tension (stretch) applied to a muscle before contraction
= force of venous return?
Preload
This electrolyte imbalance increases the effect of digoxin?
Hypokalemia
It acts at the heart and blood vessels
Peripheral Acting
(Alpha and Beta blockers)
Total cholesterol level goal
<200
What is the normal platelet count?
150,000 - 450,000
A load against which a muscle exerts its force
= arterial pressure that the left ventricle overcomes to eject blood?
Afterload
Digoxin is contraindicated when?
HR is <60 bpm
A drugs that accelerate the rate of urine formation that results to the removal of sodium and water from the body?
Diuretics
Stage 2 hypertension
> 140 >90
A severe hypotension resulting to loss of consciousness?
First Dose Syncope
It is a resistance to blood flow that is determined by the diameter of the blood vessels and vascular musculature?
Systemic Vascular Resistance (SVR)
It acts on the brain by decreasing NE production
Central Acting
(Clonidine, Methyldopa)
What are the 3 types of Angina?
a) Chronic Stable Angina
b) Unstable Angina
c) Vasospastic Angina
The amount of blood ejected from the left ventricle and measured in Lpm?
Cardiac Output
The circulatory system is composed of?
Heart and Blood vessels
