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Unit 4 Heart
Medications affecting Blood Pressure
Question | Answer |
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ACE Inhibitors (Pg. 249); what do the generic names end with? | Pril's, Ex. Captopril (Capoten) |
What does ACE stand for? | Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors |
What do ACE inhibitors do? | Block angiotensin 1 from converting to angiotensin 2 |
How do ACE affect the body? | Vasodilation, excretion of sodium/water, retention of potassium |
Common s/e of ACE; | Orthostatic hypotension, cough, hyperkalemia |
Captopril s/e that can occur: | Rash & dysgeusia (altered taste) & neutropenia |
ARB's (Pg. 252); what do the generic names end with? | Sartan's; Ex. Losartan (Cozaar) |
What does ARB stand for? | Angiotensin 2 receptor blockers |
How do ARBs affect the body? | Vasodilation, excretion of sodium/water, retention of potassium |
Major difference between ACE & ARB's? | No cough/hyperkalemia w/ ARBs |
Aldosterone Antagonists (Pg. 253); what are the 2 meds? | Eplerenone (Inspra), spironolactone (aldactone) |
How to remember the 2 meds for AA: | We will SE you at AA |
How do AA's affect the body? | Excrete sodium & water |
S/e of AA's | Hyperkalemia, hyponatremia, flulike s/s |
Direct Renin Inhibitors (Pg. 254): What is the one med? | Aliskiren (Tekturna) |
How to remember DRI's: | DIRECT need A - listereen strip |
Calcium Channel Blockers: (Pg. 255); what are the meds? | 4 Pine's (FANN) & VD (verapamil, diltiazem) |
What do CCB's do? | Block calcium channels in BV's, lead to vasodilation of peripheral arterioles & arteries/ioles of the heart |
See page 257 for s/e of CCB's |