Drug Class/treatment Word Scramble
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cardioglycosides | treat conjestive heart failure and some arrythmias by increasing the force of heart contractions |
nitrates | treat angina by increasing the blood flow to the heart through vasodiolation (relaxing and widening) of coronary arteries |
diuretics | treat mild hypertension and fluid retention by increasing urinary excretion of sodium and water |
beta blockers | treat hypertension by lowering blood pressure by decreasing cardic output and slowing heart rate |
angiotension converting enzyme inhibitors (ACE inhibitors) | treat hypertension by stopping the body from converting angiotension I to angiotension II. If angiotension II is allowed to circulate in body it will cause vasoconstriction. |
calcium channel blockers | treat hypertension by blocking the influx of calcium into the blood vessels and heart muscle allowing them to dialate and become more elastic |
Alpha-adrenergic agents (Alpha blockers) | treat hypertension by working in the CNS (central nervous system) or brain to lower BP by blocking alpha 1 adrenergic receptors |
brochodilators | treat asthma, COPD or emphysema by blocking beta receptors causing dialation of the bronchial tubes |
respiratory steriods or cortosteriods | treat asthma, COPD or emphysema by stopping hyper-reactivity of airway muscle spasms |
anti-diarrheal | treat diarrhea by acting as an absorbent or slowing down the movements of the intestine |
anti-constipation | treat constipation by high fiber, emmulsification, wetting or stimulant laxatives |
anti-histamine or antiemitic | treat nausea, vomiting or motion sickness by blocking histamine or h1 receptors and muscarinic or m1 receptors |
antacid | treat heartburn or indegestion by neutralizing acid that is pumped into the stomach following a meal |
histamine 2 blockers | treat heartburn, GERD by blocking histamine 2 or h2 which caused a reduction in the production of stomach acid |
proton pump inhibitors | treat heartburn, reflux or GERD by blocking or stopping almost 100% of stomach acid production |
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