Cardio Drugs

Question 0

What is warffrin

Answer 0

Anticoagulant

Question 1

What does aspirin inhibit

What is aspirin, anticoagulant, antiplatlet, beta blocker?…

Answer 1

Thromboxane A2

Antiplatlet

Question 2

What beta group do Atenolol. Propranolol. metoprolol belong?
What do they reduce?

Answer 2

Beta blockers

Cardiac output

Question 3

What does Nifedipine block
What does it decrease
What does it dialate

Answer 3

Calcium
Heart rate
Coronary arteries

Question 4

What classification does Plavix (clopidogrel) belong

Answer 4

Antiplatelet drugs

Question 5

Which lipoprotein do Statin (HMG CoA) drugs reduce

Answer 5

LDL

Question 6

Statin drug adverse affect

Answer 6

Hepatoxcity

Question 7

Which drug should not be given with lovastatin

mevacor

Answer 7

Clarithromycin

Question 8

Name a cardiac glycoside

Answer 8

Digoxin

Question 9

ACE inhibitor

Answer 9

Enalapril

Question 10

Why are ace inhibitors recommended for hypertension (only if pt. has _____)

Answer 10

Diabetes

Question 11

Loop diuretic

Answer 11

Furosemide

Question 12

What’s the most effective diuretic

Answer 12

Loop

Question 13

Thiazide diuretic

Answer 13

Hydrochlorothiazide

Question 14

Potassium sparing diuretics

Answer 14

Spironolactone (aldactone)

Question 15

Total bld volume

Answer 15

5L

Question 16

What should you do before treating a patient on warfarin

Answer 16

Physician consult

INR value established no more than 72 hours b4