Question | Answer |
What are the drugs for antihypertensive? | Diuretics
Sympatholytic drugs(a-blocker, b-blockers, centrally acting drugs), Angiotensin inhibitors, Vasodilators |
What are angiotensin inhibitors? | Angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor,
Angiotensin receptor blockers (ARB),
Direct renin inhibitors (aliskiren) |
what is the purpose of Bradykinin? | vasodilation |
What does vasodilation mean? | means it lowers blood pressure |
What is renin for? | convert angiotensinogen => angiotensin I |
What does ACE do? | convert angiotensin I => angiotensin II |
What does angiotensin II do? | causes vasoconstriction (thats why we need angiotensin receptor blockers (ARB) |
What are the vasodilators for antihypertension? | Calcium channel blockers, other vasodilators |
What are the vasodilators that work as antianginal drugs? | Organic Nitrites and nitrates, Calcium channel blockers |
What are antianginal drugs? | Organic Nitrites and nitrates, Calcium channel blockers, B blockers |
What are the drugs for heart failure? | positive inotropic drugs, vasodilators (ACE, ARB, hydralazine and nitrates, nesiritide), B-blockers, aldosterone antagonists, diuretics |
What are the drugs for antiarrhythmic? | Sodium channel blockers (class I, II, III), miscellaneous |
what are the drugs for hyperlipidemia (hypercholesterolemia) | HMG-CoA reductase Inhibitors (statins), Bile acid-binding resins, Ezetimile, Niacin (nicotinic acid), Fibric acid derivatives |
What are the sodium channel blocker? | Class I: |