Cardiovascular Drugs Flashcards
(20 cards)
It is a drug that accelerates the rate of urine formation that results to the removal of sodium and water from the body
Diuretics
What are the types of diuretics?
- Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors
- Loop
- Osmotic
- Potassium Sparring
Thiazides
Diuretics (carbonic anhydrase inhibitors) are contraindicated to?
- Allergy to the drug
- Hyponatremia
- Hypokalemia
- Cirrhosis and renal
- Liver and adrenal gland dysfunctions
What are the types of Adrenergic Drugs?
- Central Acting
- Peripheral Acting
Losartan, eprosartan, valsartan, irbisartan, olmesartan, telmisartan are what type of antihypertensive drugs?
Angiotensin II Receptor Blockers
What are the three types of Calcium Channel Blockers?
- Phenylalkylamines
- Benzothiazepines
- Dihydropyridines
Give an anti-hypertensive direct vasodilators drugs
- Minoxidil
- Hydralazine
- Diazoxide
- Nitroprusside
It is a condition that happens due to poor blood supply in the heart
Angina
What are the types of Angina?
- Chronic Stable Angina
- Unstable Angina
- Vasospastic Angina
What are the three types of anti-anginal drugs?
- Nitrates and Nitrites
- Beta Blockers
- Calcium Channel Blockers
Amyl nitrite, nitroglycerin, isosorbide dinitrate, isosorbide mononitrate are what types of anti-anginal drugs?
Nitrates and nitrites
It is the most effective treatment of exertional angina
Beta-blockers
It is a pathologic state in which the heart is unable to pump in sufficient amounts from the ventricles to meet metabolic needs
Heart Failure
How many classification of heart failure is there?
4
What are the three types of heart failure drugs?
- Positive Inotropic
- Positive Chronotropic
- Positive Dromotropic
A cardiac glycosides that is in the oldest group of cardiac drugs, came from foxglove or Digitalis plant
Digoxin
A condition where deviation from the normal rhythm of the heart occurs
Dysrhythmias
It inhibit the action or formation of clotting factors and prevents clots from forming
Anti-coagulants Drugs
It works to prevent platelet adhesion at the site of blood vessel injury, which occurs before the clotting cascade
Antiplatelets Drugs
It reduce hyperlipidemia, which can cause heart failure, angina, myocardial infarction, and other health issues.
Anti-lipemic Drugs
