Chapter 7- Cardiovascular drugs

Question 1

cardiac output equation

Answer 1

CO= HR x SV

SV is how much the ventricle fills during diastole

Question 2

chronotropic

Answer 2

increase or decrease heart rate

Question 3

inotropic

Answer 3

increase or decrease myocardial wall tension and stroke volume

Question 4

dromotropic

Answer 4

stabilize electrical conduction

Question 5

what does ace do to the bp

Answer 5

it lowers it

Question 6

english foxglove

Answer 6

both chronotrop and inotrop

increase intracellular Calcium

Question 7

inotropes

Answer 7

epinephrine (emergency resuscitation), dopamine (increase BP, HR, and SV), Dobutamine (Increases SV and CO without vasodilation)

Question 8

Inodilators

Answer 8

pimobendin (almost no side effects) used for Congestive heart failure

Question 9

ACE inhibition

Answer 9

the ‘prils’ is the drug used for hypertension

Question 10

Afterload reducers

Answer 10

pimobendin, prazosin, sildenafil

Question 11

Arrhythmia management

Answer 11

Procanamide and lidocaine without epinephrine

suppress myocardial excitability

Question 12

what do you use to slow down the heart and block beta receptors

Answer 12

propanolol

Question 13

Clopidogrel

Answer 13

Plavix is a platelet aggregation inhibitor

Question 14

Aspirin

Answer 14

anti coagulation

Question 15

Coumarin

Answer 15

inhibits vitamin k for long term anticoagulation