heart drugs Flashcards
(31 cards)
Use of selective B blockers
angina, heart failure, (hypertension)
use of non selective B blockers
thyrotoxosis
side effect from non selective b blocker
tremor due to speeded up metabolism
side effects from beta blockers
bronchospasm, tired, heart failure in the short term, cold peripheries
two types of calcium agonist
dihydropyridines and rate limiting calcium antagonists
use of calcium antagonists
hypertension and angina, (supraventricular arrhythmias in rate limiting Ca antagonists)
side effect of dihydropyridines
ankle oedema, do not use with b blocker
use of alpha blockers
prostatic hypertrophy, (hypertension)
side effect of alpha blockers
postural hypotension
ACE inhibitor use
hypertension, heart failure
NOT ANGINA
Side effects of ACE inhibitors
cough, renal dysfunction.
NOT USED IN PREGNANCY OR BLACK PEOPLE.
ending of ACE inhibitors
-pril
use of angiotensin receptor blockers
hypertension, heart failure
NOT ANGINA
NOT IN PREGNANCY OR BLACK PEOPLE
Use of nitrates
angina
types of nitrates
short acting and long acting
side effects of nitrates
hypotension, headache, tolerance
which drugs are used to prevent thrombus in angina, MI, CVA
antiplatelet- aspirin, clopidogrel
side effects of antiplatelets
haemorrhage, peptic ulcer, aspirin hypersensitivity
which drugs are used to prevent thrombus in DVT, PE, NSTEMI, AF
anticoagulants- heparin, warfarin, rivaroxiban, dabigatran
what are antiplatelets used for
MI, angina, CVA
mechanism of action of heparin and warfarin
mimic a vitamin K deficiency
mechanism of action of rivaroxiban and dabigatran
factor Xa inhibitor
use of anticoagulants
PE, DVT, NSTEMI, AF
Measuring warfarin conc^ in blood
international normalised ratio
