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Blood pressure is directly proportional to what two things?

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CO and vascular resistance

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What is the most common cause of failure of HTN drug therapy?

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Non-compliance

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In regards fo HTN, what do thiazide diuretics do?

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Used in mild-moderate HTN to lower BP by 10-15.

-Increase sodium and H20 excretion will ultimately lower BP

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What are the common side effects of diuretics?

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  • Reduced glucose tolerance
  • Increased plasma lipid concentration
  • impotence
  • Gout
  • Hypokalemia
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How do Sympatholytic drugs work?

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-Decrease BP by reducing sympathetic vasomotor tone

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Why are sympatholytics commmonly combined with diuretics?

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Sympatholytics activate baroreflexes and generally cause Na and H2O retention

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What two drugs are the centrally acting sympatholytics?

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Clonidine and methyldopa

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What is the MOA of clonidine and Methyldopa?

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Stimulate medullary Alpha2 adrenergic receptors, leading to decreased peripheral sympathetic nerve activity

***remember alpha2 is inhibitory!

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What are the adverse effects of centrally acting sympatholytics?

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  • sedation
  • xerostomia
  • ED
  • Methyldopa may also produce hemolytic anemia with positive Coombs test, hepatotoxicity, and increased prolactin secretion (gynecomastia)
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What are the contraindications for centrally acting sympatholytics?

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  • Not recommended for Monotherapy because of CNS effects
  • sudden withdrawal of clonidine can lead to Hypertensive crisis
  • TCAs and yohimbine inhibit clonidine therapeutic action
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What kind of drug is Prazosin?

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A1 adrenergic antagonist

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What are the indications for Prazosin?

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  • Reduces NE vasoconstriction
  • decreased peripheral vascular resistance (Decrease BP)
  • Beneficial for BPH and does not affect plasma lipids
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What are the adverse effects of Prazosin?

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  • Postural hypotension (first dose phenomenon)
  • Na and water retention
  • reflex tachycardia
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How do B-Blockers work to decrease BP?

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Blocks B receptors in the heart to reduce CO, kidneys to reduce renin secretion, and CNS to reduce sympathetic vasomotor tone

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Why are b blockers commonly combined with other drugs?

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To counteract reflex tachycardia and increase renin secretion

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B-blockers are preferred for patients with what conditions?

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Angina, post MI, migraines, and HF

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Who are B-blockers least preferential in?

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Patients with high physical activity, African heritage, asthma, DM, hypercholesterolemia, and peripheral vascular disease

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How do Nebivolol decrease ED?

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Nebivolol increases NO, which increases Vasodilation, which decreases ED

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What are the contraindications to B blockers?

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  • DM
  • End stage HF
  • Bradycardia
  • Heart block
  • Asthma
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What two drugs are combined A1 and B blockers? What is their general indication?

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Labetalol and Carvedilol

-Used for vasodilation without reflex tachycardia

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What are the indications for labetalol?

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  • Decrease BP in hypertensive emergencies

- Pregnancy (stronger than Methyldopa)

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What are the indications for Carvedilol?

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Hypertension and HF, especially post MI

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What are the adverse effects of Carvedilol and Labetalol?

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  • Orthostatic hypotension
  • Bronchoconstriction
  • Labetalol is hepatotoxicity, emergency use only
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What drug dilates both veins and arteries?

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Sodium nitroprusside

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What two vasodilators are used for chronic oral treatment?
Hydralazine and CCBs
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Hypotension caused By a vasodilator can be accompanied by what other symptoms?
- Reflex tachycardia and increased myocardial contraction - increased renin secretion - fluid retention - Headaches - palpitations
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What are the indications for Hydralazine?
- Dilates arterioles but not veins - used in chronic therapy of severe HTN - Used in severe HTN or HTN emergencies in pregnancy
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What are the adverse effects of hydralazine?
- HA, nausea, anorexia, angina, ischemic arrhythmias | - SLE in slow acetylators
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What are the two vasodilators that specifically act through NO?
Hydralazine and sodium nitroprusside
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What are the indications for sodium nitroprusside?
- Rapidly lowers blood pressure and the effect disappears in minutes after discontinuation - Used for emergency HTN situations
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What are the adverse effects of Sodium nitroprusside?
- Cyanide accumulation | - Metabolic acidosis, arrhythmias, excessive hypotension (deficiency in cyanide metabolism)
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What the is MOA of Fenoldopam?
-Specific agonist D1 receptors and postsynaptic receptor stimulation relaxes arteriolar smooth muscle
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What is the indications of Fenolopam?
Emergency hypertensive situations
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What are the specific pharmacokinetics of Sodium nitroprusside?
Metabolized rapidly in the liver to thiocyanate
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What are the adverse effects of Fenoldopam?
-Reflex tachycardia, Headache, and flushing
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What kind of drugs are Nifedipine and amlodipine?
Dihydropyridines
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What is the MOA of CCBs?
- Orally active, bind to L type channels in the myocardium to decrease contractility and conduction. - Vasodilation
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What kind of muscle muscle do CCBs relax?
-Relaxes all muscle that depend on Calcium for normal resting tone and contraction
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What are the major cardiac effects of CCBs?
- Decrease contractility (inotropic) - Decrease impulse generation in the SA node (Chronotropic) - Decrease AV node conduction (Dromotropic)
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Which CCBs has most of its effects in the cardiac muscle? Which in vascular muscle? Which has equal effects?
Cardiac muscle: Verapamil Vascular smooth muscle: Nifedipine Equal: Diltiazem
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Which CCB is the most likely to produce reflex tachycardia?
Nifedipine **highest vasodilation, marked hypotension, and reflex tachycardia
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What are the adverse effects of CCBs?
- Dihydropyridines cause most vascular side effects like reflex tachycardia - Gingival hyperplasia - constipation
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What are the contraindications of Verpamil and diltiazem?
- SA or AV node abnormalities, B blockers | - HF
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How do ACE inhibitors prevent hypertension?
- Reduce direct vasoconstriction by ATII | - Reduce the release of aldosterone
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Do ACE inhibitors cause reflex sympathetic activation?
NO, because there are AT receptors presynaptically and baroreceptors, so these drugs reset the set point on baroreceptors
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ACE inhibitors are the DOC for HTN with what conditions?
DM, CKD, and HFrEF
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Why are ACE inhibitors commonly given with diuretics?
- Enhance the antihypertensive efficacy of diuretic drugs | - Balance the adverse effects of diuretics
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What is the DOC for CKD even without HTN?
ACE inhibitors, they decrease proteinuria and stabilize renal function -Particularly indicated in diabetic nephropathy
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What are the adverse effects of ACE inhibitors?
- Orthostatic Hypotension and dizziness - Dry hacking cough - Angioedema and anaphylaxis - Acute renal failure in patients with bilateral renal artery stenosis
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What are the contraindications to ACE inhibitors?
- Pregnancy - Potassium sparing diuretics - Combination with NSAIDS will cause vasodilation (bradykinin leads to PG synthesis)
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What kind of drugs are Losartan and Valsartan?
ARBs
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What are the main differences between ACE inhibitors and ARBs?
-ACE inhibitors have decreased AT2 receptors activity and little CV effects as well as increased bradykinin levels

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