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HEART DP TEST
CARDIAC EXAM WORDS 2
DRUG CLASS | PURPOSE |
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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 |