heart medications
Terms
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- Inotropic
- the force of the contraction
- chronotropic
- rate of heart beat
- dromotropic
- conduction
- Positive
- increases or accelerates
- Negative
- decreased or slows
- Left sided heart failure
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pulmonary edema
dyspnea
cough - Right sided heart failure
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pedal edema
ascites
hepatic congestion -
Cardiac glycosides=
what is the action - they change the electrical conduction properies of the heart which efects the conduction system and cardiac automaticity
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What is the prototype medication for
Inotropic cardiac
glycosides? - Digoxin(Lanoxin)
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suffix for ace inhibitors ?
tratment of ? -
-pril
hypertension in patients with normal renal function and CHF - What is the action of an "ace inhibitor" ?
- interferes with the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system, therefore decreasing BP.
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Ace inhibitor
Captopril(Capten) use in patients with hypertension who are also suffer from what other chronic condition??? - renal failure.
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What is the first drug of choice in the treatment of hypertensive patients with the following conditions:
CHF, MI, PVD, and DM?
four conditions all with initals. - ace inhibitors
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Patients with _______, _________, and ________ ,__________, and _______would not benefit from ace inhibitors?
Contraindicated -
Hypersensitivity
Renal artery stenosis
Hyperkalemia
Pregnancy
Lactation - What is the most common side effect with ace inhibitors? What are some other adverse effects?
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dry hacking cough d/t the increased sensitivity to the cough reflex.
rash, itching, dry mouth, anorexia, n/v, FIRST DOSE SYNOSCOPE. diarrhea, headache, tachycardia,