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Unit 3 : Cardiovascular 1 - Blood Pressure Flashcards

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What are the 3 elements determining Blood Pressure (BP)?

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  1. Heart Rate (HR)
  2. Stroke Volume (SV)
  3. Total Peripheral Resistance
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Describe the BP categories used to rate the severity of Hypertension (HTN) in an adult.

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Normal: <120/<80
Pre-HTN: 120-139/80-89
St1 HTN: 140-159/90-99
St2 HTN: ≥160/≥100

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When can hypotensive states occur?

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  • When the heart muscle is damaged & unable to pump effectively
  • Severe blood loss → volume ↓ dramatically
  • Extreme stress when body’s levels of norepinephrine are depleted
    ↳ Body is unable to respond to stimuli to ↑ BP
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4 Step care approach for HTN.

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Step 1: Lifestyle modifications
Step 2: If not sufficient, drug therapy is added
Step 3: If not sufficient, drug dose or class may be changed or + another drug
Step 4: Includes all of the above + more antihypertensive agents until BP is controlled

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Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) risks related to HTN.

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  • Thickening of heart muscle
  • ↑ pressure generated by muscle on contraction
  • ↑ workload on the heart
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What conditions can develop if HTN is left untreated?

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  • CAD and Cardiac death
  • Stroke
  • Renal failure
  • Loss of vision
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What are 5 types of drugs used to control BP?

Think:
A(x2),B,C,D

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  1. Diuretic: ↓ serum sodium and blood volume
  2. Beta-Blocker: Leads to a ↓ in HR and strength of contraction, vasodilation
  3. ACE Inhibitor: Blocks conversion of angiotensin 1 to angiotensin 2 (powerful vasoconstrictor)
  4. Angiotensin 2 Receptor Blocker: Blocks effects of angiotensin on blood vessels
  5. Calcium Channel Blockers: Relaxes muscle contraction or other autonomic blockers → vasodilation
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What are 5 Sympathetic Nervous System (SNS) blockers?

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  1. Beta-Blockers
  2. Alpha-Blockers
  3. Alpha1-Blockers
  4. Alpha2-Blockers
  5. Alpha-Adrenergic Blockers
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ACE INHIBITOR

What are the Actions?

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  • Block ACE from converting angiotensin1 to angiotensin2 → a ↓ in BP, ↓ in aldosterone production & a small ↑ in serum K+ levels with sodium & fluid loss
  • ↓ cardiac workload
  • ↓ peripheral resistance & blood volume
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ACE INHIBITOR

What are the Indications?

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Treatment of HTN, CHF, diabetic nephropathy, L ventricular dysfunction after a Myocardial Infarction (MI)

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ACE INHIBITOR

What are the Pharmacokinetics?

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  • Well absorbed, widely distributed
  • Metabolized in the liver
  • Excreted in urine & feces
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ACE INHIBITOR

What are the Contraindications?

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Allergies, impaired renal function, pregnancy, and lactation

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ACE INHIBITOR

What is a huge CAUTION when using this drug?

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CHF - Change in hemodynamics can be very harmful

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ACE INHIBITOR

What are some adverse effects?

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  • Related to effects of vasodilation and alterations in blood flow – reflect tachycardia
  • GI irritation
  • Renal insufficiency
  • Cough
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ACE INHIBITOR

What are the drug-to-drug interactions?

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If taken with…

  • Allopurinol. This ↑ risk in hypersensitivity
  • NSAID’s. Will have a ↓ anti-hypertensive effect.
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ACE INHIBITOR
Prototype?

“Ace” showers bring “-pril” flowers
Give ‘em an ace, they’ll cough in your face

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-PRIL

CAPTOPRIL

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ANGIOTENSIN 2
RECEPTOR BLOCKERS

What are the actions & indications?

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They selectively bind with angiotensin 2 receptors in vascular smooth muscle & adrenal cortex to
↳Block vasoconstriction and aldosterone release.
↳Blocks BP ↑ effects of renin-angiotensin system
This lowers BP.
- Can be used alone or in combination
- Found to sllloooww progression of renal disease in persons with HTN and type 2 diabetes

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ANGIOTENSIN 2
RECEPTOR BLOCKERS

What are the Contraindications?

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Allergies, pregnancy, and lactation.

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ANGIOTENSIN 2
RECEPTOR BLOCKERS

What are huge CAUTIONS when using this drug?

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Be wary of hepatic or renal dysfunction, and hypovolemia (↓ blood volume)

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ANGIOTENSIN 2
RECEPTOR BLOCKERS

What are some adverse effects?

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  • Headache, dizziness, syncope, weakness
  • GI complaints
  • Skin rash or dry skin
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ANGIOTENSIN 2
RECEPTOR BLOCKERS

What are the drug-to-drug interactions?

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Phenobarbital

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ANGIOTENSIN 2
RECEPTOR BLOCKERS

Prototype?

The SARTAN (sultan) ARBitrarialy (ARB- Angiiotensin II Receptor Blocker) beats his camel

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-SARTAN

LOSARTAN

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CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS

What are the Actions?

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  • Inhibits movement of CA+ ions across the membranes of cardiac and arterial muscle cells
  • Depressing the impulse and leads to slowed conduction
  • ↓ myocardial contractility, ↑ dilation of arterioles
    ↳this ↓ BP & ↓ myocardial oxygen consumption
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CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS

What is the Indication?

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Treatment of essential HTN

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CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS What are the Pharmacokinetics?
Well absorbed, metabolized in liver, & excreted in the urine.
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CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS What are the Contraindications?
Allergy, heart block / sick sinus syndrome, renal / hepatic dysfunction, pregnancy, and lactation -If PT has damage to ECS, CA+ blockers can exacerbate the issue. ↳ Can use an ECG to find out if damage is present
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CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS What are some adverse effects?
- Related to effects on cardiac output - GI symptoms i.e. nausea - CV Symptoms: hypotension, bradycardia, peripheral edema
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CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS What are the drug-to-drug interactions?
Cyclosporine (used to prevent tissue rejection) toxicity possible when taken with Diltiazem
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CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS Prototype?
DILTIAZEM
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VASODILATORS Are used to __ __.
↓ BP. (They are very potent & immediate)
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VASODILATORS How is this done?
Vasodilators act directly on vascular smooth muscle, leading to vasodilation & ↓ BP
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VASODILATORS What is the indication?
Severe HTN
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VASODILATORS What are the pharmacokinetics?
- Rapidly absorbed & widely distributed. | - Metabolized in the liver, excreted in the urine
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VASODILATORS What are the contraindications?
- Allergy, pregnancy, lactation, cerebral insufficiency
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VASODILATORS What are huge CAUTIONS when using this drug?
Peripheral vascular disease, CAD, CHF, or tachycardia
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VASODILATORS What are some adverse effects?
- Related to changes in BP - GI upset - Cyanide toxicity
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VASODILATORS What are some drug-to-drug interaction?
Based on the individual drug
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VASIDILATORS Prototype?
NITROPRUSSIDE
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CARDIOTONIC AGENTS | What dangerous drug do we need to wash out for?
DIGOXIN - It ↑ the tone is heart muscle, assists in contraction
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Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)
Condition in which the heart fails to effectively pump blood throughout the body. It is from a variety of heart problems and cannot be cured. We can only slow down the effects as much as possible.
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What are some underlying muscle function problems in HF
- Muscle damage ↳ CAD (atherosclerosis) or cardiomyopathy - ↑ workload required to maintain efficient output ↳ may be caused from HTN or valvular disease - Structural Abnormality ↳ Congenital cardiac defects leading to ↑ pressure within the heart
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What are some causes of CHF?
- CAD - Cardiomyopathy - HTN - Valvular Heart Disease
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What are some signs and symptoms of R-Sided HF?
- ↑ jugular venous pressure - Enlargement of the spleen and liver (splenomegaly & hepatomegaly) - ↓ in renal perfusion when standing, ↑ in renal perfusion when flat (supine) → nocturia - Extremity edema
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What are some signs and symptoms of L-Sided HF?
- Anxiety - Lungs: tachypnea, dyspnea, orthopnea - Heart: cardiomegaly, ↑ HR - GI: GI upset, nausea, abdominal pain - ↓ peripheral pulses, hypoxia
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Compensatory Mechanisms *Unfortunately, the comp. mechanisms WORSEN HF
- ↓ Cardiac output ↳ SNS stimulation (HR ↑) ↳ Release of renin (Blood volume ↑) - Cellular changes
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What are 3 treatments for CHF?
1. Vasodilators (ACE Inhibitors & Nitrates) ↳ ↓ workload of overworked cardiac muscle 2. Diuretics ↳ ↓ blood volume, which ↓ venous return & BP 3. Beta-Andrenergic Agonists ↳ Stimulate the beta-receptors in SNS, ↑ CA+ flow into myocardial cells, & causing ↑ contraction
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CARDIAC GLOYCOSIDES What are the Actions?
↑ intracellular CA+ & allows more CA+ to enter the myocardial cell during depolarization. ↳ + inotropic effect, ↑ renal perfusion with a diuretic effect & ↓ in renin release & ssllloowwwed conduction through the AV node
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CARDIAC GLOYCOSIDES What are the Effects? * Chronotrope: -, ↓ frequency of beats * Inotrope: +, ↑ contractility
- ↑ force of myocardial contraction - ↑ cardiac output & renal perfusion - ↑ urine output & ↓ blood volume - Slloowwed HR - ↓ conduction velocity through the AV node
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CARDIAC GLOYCOSIDES What are the Indications?
- Treatment of HF - Atrial fibrillation ↳ An issue b/c cardiac output is affected. SV ↓ at least 25% ↳ PT @ risk of CVA. A thrombus tends to form in the blood which pools in atrium & can become mobile → embolus can travel to the brain
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Describe atrial fibrillation
Every heart cell have the ability to originate a beat but the SA node controls these to synchronize. A.Fib is when this fails and the cells in L. & R. atrium compete to initiate a beat.
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CARDIAC GLOYCOSIDES What are the Contraindications?
- Allergy - Ventricular tachycardia or fibrillation, heart block, or sick sinus syndrome - Idiopathic hypertrophic sub aortic stenosis (disease characterized by marked hypertrophy of the left ventricle) - Acute MI, renal insufficiency, & electrolyte abnormalities
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What is the normal serum level of K+?
3.5-5
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CARDIAC GLOYCOSIDES What are huge CAUTIONS when using this drug?
- Do not use if pregnant or breastfeeding | - Not advised for paediatric and geriatric PT
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CARDIAC GLOYCOSIDES What are the pharmacokinetics?
- Rapidly absorbed and widely distributed in body | - Primarily excreted unchanged in urine
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CARDIAC GLOYCOSIDES What are the adverse effects?
- Headaches, weakness, drowsiness, and vision changes (commonly "halos around lights") - GI upset and anorexia - Arrhythmia development
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CARDIAC GLOYCOSIDES What are some drug-to-drug interactions?
- Verapamil, amiodarone, quinidine, quinine, erythromycin, tetracycline, or cyclosporine (↑ effects of and risk for toxicity) - K+ losing diuretics (risk of hypokalemia & arrhythmias) - Cholestyramine, charcoal, colestipol, bleomycin, cyclophosphamide, or methotrexate (↓ absorption of cardiac glycoside)
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CARDIAC GLOYCOSIDES PROTOTYPE?
DIGOXIN

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