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Cardiac Drugs
Cardiac drugs
Question | Answer |
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nitroglycerin isobid | vasodilate to treat and prevent angina |
adverse of nitroglycerin | HA, hypotension, dizziness, N/V, flushing, tachy |
Tenormin Lopressor | vasodilates by interrupting beta 1 or 2 for angina |
Lipitor Zocor | blocks synthesis for cholesterol to decrease cholesterol |
when is cholesterol synthesized | at night |
adverse of Lipitor/Zocor | constipation |
Questran | inhibit or increase excretion of bile acid for high cholesterol |
adverse of Question | constipation |
Lopid | increase enzyme lipoprotein lipase for high cholesterol |
Adverse lopid | diarrhea |
Zetia | inhibits cholesterol absorption in small intestine for high cholesterol |
Prinivil/Zestril Capoten | ACE inhibitor for HEART FAILURE and HYPERTENSION |
Adverse of ACE inhibitors | hypotension, angioedema |
Cozier/Diovan | Block angiotensin 2 for HEART FAILURE AND HYPERTENSION |
Natrecor | increase CO in ACUTE HEART FAILURE |
Adverse of Natrecor | severe hypotension and dysrhythmias |
Primacor | inhibit phosphodiesterase enzyme for ACUTE HEART FAILURE |
Primacy adverse | severe hypotension and dysrhythmias |
Lanoxin | slow rate increasing CO for HEART FAILURE AND TACHY |
adverse of Lanoxin | bradycardia |
What do you give if Lanoxin becomes toxic? | Digibind |
Quinidine/Pronestyl/Norpace | Sodium channel blockers for SUPRAVENTRICULAR/VENTRICULAR ARRYTHMIAS |
Adverse of Quinidine | tinnitus |
Adverse Pronestyl | blood disorders and lupus |
Xylocaine | for SERIOUS VENTRICULAR DYSRHYTHMIAS |
adverse Xylocaine | bradycardia, hypotension |
Rythmol Tambocor | decrease conduction o ventricles in VENTRICULAR ARRYTHMIAS |
Inderal Brevibloc Betapace | Beta blockers that treat SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA |
Cordarone | slow VENTRICULAR DYSRHYTHMIAS |
Calan Cardiazem | calcium channel blockers to prevent SUPRAVENTRICULAR DYSRHYTHMIAS AND HYPERTENSION |
adverse Calan and Cardiazem | nausea, leg cramps, hypotension, bradycardia |
Adenocard | slows conversion of PSVT for the OCCASIONAL RAPID HEART RATE |
Important thing to remember for Adenocard | 10 second half life.... PUMP IT FASTER C'MON... causes asystole for a time |
What is the first line of treatment for HTN | thiazide diuretics |
Diuretics | decreases preload for HTN |
Lasix | loop diuretic for HTN, PULMONARY EDEMA, EDEMA |
Loop diuretic | increase water excretion by blocking the reabsorption of Na and Cl in loop of Henle |
Adverse of Loop diuretics (Lasix) | hypokalemia, dehydration |
Aldactone | potassium sparing diuretics for HTN, |
Hydrodiuril | Thiazide diuretic for HTN AND HEART FAILURE |
Thiazide diuretics do? | decrease reabsorption |
Adverse of Hydrodiuril | dehydration, electrolyte imbalance |
What are the calcium channel blockers? | Procardia Norvasc Cardizem |
What do calcium channel blockers do? | inhibit calcium from entering channels... VASODILATION |
What do calcium channel blockers treat? Procardia, Norvasc, Cardizem | HTN, ANGINA, RAYNAUD'S |
What do you have to remember about calcium channel blockers? | no grapefruit juice |
What are the adverse effects of Ca channel blockers? Procardia, Norvasc, Cardizem | hypotension, flushing, lower edema |
Nipride Apresoline | causes vasodilation for HTN EMERGENCIES |
Adverse effects of vasodilators | tachycardia |
What is the anti platelet drug? | Plavix |
What is Plavix used for? | prevent MI, CVA, and STENT |
What are the anticoagulants? | heparin, lovenox, arixtra, coumadin |
What do you need to monitor with heparin? | PTT |
What does coumadin interfere with? | vitamin K |
What do thrombolytics do? Activase | dissolve clots for ACUTE MI, STROKE, PE |
What are the adrenergic agents? | epinephrine, norepinephrine, dopamine, phenylephrine |
What do adrenergic agents do? | widespread action in emergencies for CARDIAC ARREST, HYPOTENSION, BRONCHOSPASM ANAPHYLAXIS, HEART FAILURE, BLEEDING |
Adverse effect of adrenergic agents | arrhythmia, hypertension, palpitations, angina, nervousness |