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44 Cards in this Set
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Angina Pectoris |
chest pain caused by lack of oxygen reaching the heart
reduced blood to the heart |
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treat with nitroglycerin |
angina pectoralis |
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antiplatelet medications |
aspirin plavix |
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adenosine diphosphate blockers
ADP |
Clopidogrel (Plavix)
prevents clots from forming |
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thrombolytic medications |
tPA
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anticoagulants |
prevent blood clots by preventing the fiber mesh from forming
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anticoagulants |
warfarin (Coumadin) heparin enoxaparin (lovenox) antiplatelets |
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thrombolytic medications |
dissolve blood clots
tPA is the most common |
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Hematopoietic stimulant |
stimulates growth of blood cells |
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hematopoietic stimulant medications |
used to treat anemias low blood iron levels patients on chemo |
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hematopoietic stimulant drugs |
Ferrous sulfate
Cyanocoblamin (vitamin B12)- injected in patients with pernicious anemia
Filgrastim-stimulates white blood cell development |
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Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors
ACE inhibitors |
stops the enzyme that converts angiotensin I into angiotensin II
lower BP |
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ACE inhibitors |
captopril (capoten)
enalapril (vasotec)
fosinopril (monopril) |
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Angiotensin receptor blockers |
block angiotensin from getting in the cell |
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Beta-adrenergic blockers |
stop norepinephrine at cell site |
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Angiotensin receptor blockers (drug) |
Isosartan (cozar) |
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Beta-adreeric blockers (drug) |
Atenolol (Tenormin) |
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diuretics |
clear excess fluid from the body |
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thiazide diuretics |
Hydrochlorothiazide (hydrodiuril)
most common class of diuretics |
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potassium sparing diuretics |
allow sodium and chloride out but keep potassium in |
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potassium sparing diuretics (drugs) |
spironolactone (aldactone) |
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loop diuretics |
most potent diuretic
act on loop of henle to inhibit sodium and chloride |
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loop diuretics (drug) |
furosemide (Lasix) |
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calcium channel blockers |
dilate arteries to decrease peripheral vascular resistance, reduce workload of the heart |
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calcium channel blockers (drugs) |
amlodipine (Norvasc)
diltiazem (Cardizem, dialcor, tiazec, diltia XL)
nifedipine (Procardia XL, adalat) |
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vasodilators |
Decreases pressure heart has to exert, decreases oxygen demand |
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Vasodilators (drugs) |
isorbide dinitrate (ISO-bid, isotrate,sorbitrate)
isorbide mononitrate (IMDUR)
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Cardiac glycosides |
help heart beat stronger and more efficiently |
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Cardiac glycosides (drugs) |
digoxin (lanoxicaps, lanoxin) |
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Sodium channel blockers (class) |
class I anti-arrythmic |
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beta adrenergic blockers (class) |
Class II anti-arrythmic |
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potassium channel blockers (class) |
class III anti-arrythmics |
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potassium channel blockers |
treat ventricular and supraventricular arrythmias
used in patients with internal defibulaters |
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beta adrenergic blockers |
slow electrical conduction of heart |
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sodium channel blockers |
slow rate of electrical conduction by blocking sodium transfer |
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calcium channel blockers (class) |
class IV |
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calcium channel blockers |
used to dilate blood vessels
decrease workload of heart
used for very rapid arrythmias |
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vasopressors |
increase blood pressure
epinephrine norepinehrine (levophed) dopamine (intropin)
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inotropic drugs |
strengthen heart contractions
dobutamine (dobutrex) |
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treat septic shock with... |
antibiotics |
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treat hypovolemic shock with... |
plasma expanders (albumin)
and other fluids |
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treat anaphylactic shock with... |
epinephrine (EpiPen) |
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statins |
block enzyme to prevent making cholesterol |
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Bile acid sequestrants |
lower LDL levels by causing liver to make more bile acids from cholesterol
work in small intestine to prevent bile from attaching to lipids |
