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cardiac drugs
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| atenolol (Tenormin) | betablocker- cardio selective |
| metoprolol (Lopressor) | betablocker-cardio selective |
| metoprolol succinate (Toprol XL) | betablocker-cardio selective |
| benazepril (Lotensin) | ACEIs |
| captopril (Capoten) | ACEIs |
| losartan (Cozaar) | ARBs |
| olmesartan (Benicar) | ARBs |
| valsartan (Diovan) | ARBs |
| What do Non-selective or non-specific beta blockers do? | they block both beta1 and beta2 receptors and so affect the heart, lungs, vascular smooth muscles, kidneys, GI, etc. |
| The ________ beta-1-blockers include atenolol, betaxolol, bisoprolol, esmolol, acebutolol, metoprolol, and nebivolol | cardio selective |
| Cardioselective beta blockers have a clinical advantage --what is it? | less likely to cause bronchoconstriction compared with non-selective beta-blockers-not guaranteed |
| nifedipine (Procardia, Adalat XL) | Calcium Channel Antagonist/Blockers |
| amlodipine (Norvasc) | CCB |
| bumetanide (bumex) | loop diuretic |
| spironolactone (Aldactone) | potassium sparing diuretic |
| doxazosin (Cardura) | Alpha-adrenergic Antagonis t |