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HEART DP TEST
CARDIAC EXAM WORDS 2
| DRUG CLASS | PURPOSE |
|---|---|
| STATINS (HMG-COA REDUCTACE INHIBITORS) | INHIBIT THE ENZYME RESPONSIBLE FOR CHOLESTEROL BIOSYNTHESIS |
| BILE ACID SEQUESTRIANS | FOR A NONABSORBABLE COMPLEX WITH BILE ACIDS IN THE INTESTINES |
| ANTI ARRHYTHMICS | MEMBRANE STABILIZING AGENTS SLOWS MOVEMENT OF Na IONS INTO MYOCARDIAL CELLS |
| VASODIALATORS | EXPAND BLOOD VESSELS |
| HYPOTENSION | LOW BLOOD PRESSURE-ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION |
| ACE(ANGIOTENSIN-CONVERTING ENZYME) | INHIBIT ANGIOTENSIN-CONVERTING ENZYME |
| ARB'S(ANGIOTENSIN II ANTAGONISTS) | INHIBIT EFFECTS OF ANGIOTENSIN II RECEPTORS IN VASCULAR MUSCLES |
| ALPHA BLOCKERS | LOWER BLOOD PRESSURE RELAX SMOOTH MUSCLES |
| BETA BLOCKERS | BLOCK THE RESPONSE OF BETA STIMULATION |
| CCB (CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS) | DECREASE CALCIUM INTAKE BY HEART AND BLOOD VESSELS |
| ANTI-COAGULANTS | PREVENT CLOT FORMATION BY INHIBITING CLOTTING FACTORS |
| ANTI-PLATELETS | REDUCE FRISK OF CLOT FORAMTION BY INHIBITING PLATELET AGGREGATION |
| THROMBOLYTICS | DISSOLVE CLOTS ALREADY FORMED |