CARDIOVASCULAR DRUGS Flashcards

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It delivers oxygen, nutrients, hormones, electrolytes, and other essential cells and removal of carbon dioxide and metabolic waste from cells.

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Circulatory System

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2
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It transports blood under high pressure to tissues.

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Arteries

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3
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It collects blood from capillaries

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Venules

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4
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Amount of tension (stretch) applied to a muscle before transaction to a muscle before contraction.

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PRELOAD

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5
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Defined as a persistent systolic pressure of greater than 140 mmHg. and or diastolic pressure of greater than 90mmHg.

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Hypertension

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6
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It is determined by the product of cardiac output and systemic vascular resistance.

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Blood pressure

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7
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Drugs that accelerate the rate of urine formation that results to the removal of sodium and water from the body.

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DIURETICS

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8
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Acts on the brain by decreasing NE production.

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Central Acting

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9
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Treatment of Glaucoma, Edema, and high-altitude sickness.

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Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors

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10
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It is drug allergy, severe renal disease, pulmonary edema, active intracranial bleeding.

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DIURETIC OSMOTIC

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