Antihypertensive Agents — Flashcards

Antihypertensive Agents — Flashcards

Antihypertensive Agents — Flashcards
#1

Cardiovascular (Antihypertensives) _____ and angiotensin II receptor blockers are first line treatment for hypertension in patients with heart failure, MI, and/or diabetes

#2

Hydralazine can cause hypotension, which may induce a reflex _____ that can worsen angina

#3

Nesiritide, a _____ analog, causes Na+ loss through diuresis

#4

Calcium Channel Blockers (CCBs) _____ CCBs are relatively contraindicated in patients with heart block or heart failure due to their ability to cause cardiac depression

#5

Calcium Channel Blockers (CCBs) _____ CCBs are useful for treating angina due to their ability to cause coronary vaso-dilation

#6

To remember the drugs that are safe to treat hypertension in pregnancy: H_____LabetalolMethyldopaNifedipine

#7

The following is a flower of? _____

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#8

Blood & Inflammation (Dyslipidemia drugs) _____, a supplement high in omega-3 fatty acids, may be used to lower serum triglyceride levels

#9

Class I_____ antiarrhythmics are especially effective at treating atrial fibrillation (and flutter)

#10

Ezetimibe indirectly _____ HMG CoA reductase activity and thus increases cholesterol synthesis by the liver

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