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22 Cards in this Set
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beta blocers __________ cardiac output by _________ the sympathetic nervous system response to __________ basal sypathetic tone
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reduce; diminishing; decrease
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Who do not respond well to beta blockers?
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African Americans
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What happens to the body when using a nonselective beta blocker
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Heart rate slows, bronchoconstriction occurs
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What is less likely to occur with cardioselctive beta blockers?
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brochoconstriction
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propranolol (Inderal) is what type of hypertensive?
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Nonselective beta blocker
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Thiazide diuretics should not be used for clients with?
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Renal insufficiency
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Diuretics promote?
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sodium depletion
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thiazides are combined with other drugs to
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increase their effectivness
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Why are loop diuretics recomended?
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they do not depress renal blood flow
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metoprolol (Lopressor) is what type of hypertensive?
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cardioselective beta blocker
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cardioselective beta blockers block ______ receptors which _________
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beta 1; decrease heart rate and blood pressure
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metrprolol is __________ in the GI tract
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well absorped
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Onset of oral beta blockers
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30 minutes
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Duration of oral beta blockers
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6 to 12 hours
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Noncardioselective beta blockers inhibits the ability for the liver to convert ________ to _________
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glycogen to glucose
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beta blockers should be used with caution in patients with
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Diabetes mellitus
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7 herbs that should not be taken with antihypertensives
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ephedra, ma- huang, black cohosh, hawthorn, licorice, goldenseal, parsley
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Central acting alpha2 agonists ______ the sympathetic response from the ______ to the __________
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decrease, brainstem; peripheral vessels
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Central acting alpa2 agonists have ______ effect on cardiac output and blood flow to the kidneys
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minimal
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Beta blockers should not be given with _______ because accentuation of bradycardia and rebound hypertension
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centrall acting sympatholytics
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Contributing factors to hypertension
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family history, hyperlipidemia, African-American background, diabetes, obesity, aging, stress, excessive smoking and alcohol
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5 nonpharmacological methods to control hypertension
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stress reduction techniques, exercise, salt restriction, dereased alcohol ingestion, weight reduction
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