CVS

Question 1

What are the ‘pril’ drugs

Answer 1

ACEi

Question 2

What are the ‘sartan’ drugs

Answer 2

ARBs

Question 3

What is the renin-inhibitor drug

Answer 3

Aliskiren

Question 4

What are the ‘dipine’ drugs

Answer 4

Calcium channel blockers

Question 5

What do these three suffix’s come under ‘one’, ‘ide’, ‘iazide’

Answer 5

Thiazide diuretics

Question 6

What drugs have ‘lol’

Answer 6

Beta blockers

Question 7

What do ARBs do?

Answer 7

They are angiotensin II receptor blockers and inhibit the ANGII

Question 8

What do ACEi’s do?

Answer 8

It inhibits the angiotensin converting enzyme which stop angiotensin II being formed

Question 9

What does diltiazem do?

Answer 9

Calcium channel blocker

Question 10

What does warfarin do?

Answer 10

Vitamin K antagonist, stops the conversion of oxidised K to reduced K by inhibiting vitamin k reductase

Question 11

What is the suffix for DOACs?

Answer 11

‘Xaban’ e.g epixaban, edoxaban, rivaroxaban. Stands for Direct oral anticoagulants. They are Xa cascade inhibitors

Question 12

What must a patient have and be monitored for if they are on warfarin

Answer 12

Yellow book and measure international normal ratio (blood thickness)

Question 13

What are some non-modifiable risks

Answer 13

Age, sex, FHx, Severe mental illness, Migranes

Question 14

What do statins like atorvastatin do?

Answer 14

Inhibit HMG-COA reductase in the de novo cholesterol synthesis pathway which lowers production of cholesterol

Question 15

What food product should you not consume with statins?

Answer 15

Grapefruit related products as they disrupt enzymes in the liver

Question 16

What is one way to differentiate crystalline structure to amorphous structure

Answer 16

X-ray diffraction

Question 17

If water or another solvent is present between molecules of a crystal what are they known as?

Answer 17

Hydrate or solvate

Question 18

What does sieving measure?

Answer 18

Sieve equivalent diameter (ds), the size of a sphere that will pass through a certain size (rod particles can cause issues)

Question 19

What do microscopes measure?

Answer 19

Projected area diameter, Martin’s diameter (the length of a line which bisects the image of a particle), Feret’s diameter, the distance between the two tangents of opposite sides.

Question 20

What does Andreasen pipette measure?

Answer 20

Stokes diameter, velocity of a setting particle

Question 21

What does electrical sensing zone measure?

Answer 21

Volume diameter and aerodynamic diameter

Question 22

Photon correlation spectroscopy

Answer 22

Hydrodynamic spectroscopy, diameter of a sphere that diffuses the same rate in a liquid as the particle

Question 23

What does a cascade impactor measure?

Answer 23

Aerodynamic diameter

Question 24

What are the main aims for treatment for atrial fibrillation?

Answer 24

Reduce symptoms and prevent stroke

Question 25

What are some anti platelet drugs?

Answer 25

Aspirin, clopidogrel

Question 26

What are antiplatelets used for?

Answer 26

STEMI, NSTEMI, unstable angina

Question 27

What are some anticoagulant drugs?

Answer 27

Apixaban, Edoxaban, rivaroxoban

Question 28

What do anticoagulants target?

Answer 28

Factor X, prevents conversion of prothrombin to thrombin

Question 29

What does ezetimbe do?

Answer 29

Inhibits the absorption of cholesterol in the intestines

Question 30

What do fibrates do?

Answer 30

Decrease serum triglycerides

Question 31

How do you identify a fibrate drug?

Answer 31

They have brate at the end

Question 32

What do ‘statins’ do?

Answer 32

Inhibit HMG CoA reductase which is involved in cholesterol synthesis.