NUR 172 Cardiac questions with verified answers
ACE inhibitors end in... Ans✓✓✓ -pril
(Captopril, Enalapril, Fosinopril, Lisinopril)
Antihypertensives: Diuretics Ans✓✓✓ - Thiazide: Hydrochlorothiazide (Mainstay
medication, depletes potassium)
- Potassium Sparing: Spironolactone (Watch potassium level)
Loop: Furosemide (More diuresis, more severe HTN)
ARB's end in ... Ans✓✓✓ -sartan
Beta blockers end in... Ans✓✓✓ -olol
(Atenolol, Metoprolol, Propranolol)
Calcium Channel Blockers end in.... Ans✓✓✓ -dipine (except Verapamil &
Diltiazem)
Cholesterol absorption inhibitor "Ezetimibe" does what? Ans✓✓✓ - Inhibits
absorption of cholesterol in small intestine
- Adjunctive treatment with statin
Elevated BP range Ans✓✓✓ 120-129/<80
- Recommend healthy lifestyle changes
- Re-evaluate in 3-6 months
, How do beta-blockers work?(adrenergic antagonists) Ans✓✓✓ - Reduce CO
which decreases vascular resistance which decreases BP
- Decreases renin release which decreases BP
- Hold for hypotension
- Hold for AP<60
How do calcium channel blockers work? Ans✓✓✓ - Calcium channels are found
in the myocardium and arterial smooth muscle. Ca++ increases contractility,
peripheral resistance and BP. These drugs BLOCK these effects.
- Causes smooth muscle relaxation by blocking the binding of calcium to its
receptors, preventing muscle contraction. This causes decreased peripheral
smooth muscle tone and decreased systemic vascular resistance.
- Result: DECREASED BLOOD PRESSURE
How do you find the MAP? (Mean arterial pressure) Ans✓✓✓ SBP+2(DBP)/3
>60 mmHg = Adequate Perfusion
How does low molecular weight Heparin work? (enoxaparin) Ans✓✓✓ - Inhibit
thrombus and clot formation by blocking factor Xa (anticoagulant)
- More stable than heparin
- D/C if platelets below 100,000
- Antidote: protamine sulfate
- Scientific air bubble inside of syringe
ACE inhibitors end in... Ans✓✓✓ -pril
(Captopril, Enalapril, Fosinopril, Lisinopril)
Antihypertensives: Diuretics Ans✓✓✓ - Thiazide: Hydrochlorothiazide (Mainstay
medication, depletes potassium)
- Potassium Sparing: Spironolactone (Watch potassium level)
Loop: Furosemide (More diuresis, more severe HTN)
ARB's end in ... Ans✓✓✓ -sartan
Beta blockers end in... Ans✓✓✓ -olol
(Atenolol, Metoprolol, Propranolol)
Calcium Channel Blockers end in.... Ans✓✓✓ -dipine (except Verapamil &
Diltiazem)
Cholesterol absorption inhibitor "Ezetimibe" does what? Ans✓✓✓ - Inhibits
absorption of cholesterol in small intestine
- Adjunctive treatment with statin
Elevated BP range Ans✓✓✓ 120-129/<80
- Recommend healthy lifestyle changes
- Re-evaluate in 3-6 months
, How do beta-blockers work?(adrenergic antagonists) Ans✓✓✓ - Reduce CO
which decreases vascular resistance which decreases BP
- Decreases renin release which decreases BP
- Hold for hypotension
- Hold for AP<60
How do calcium channel blockers work? Ans✓✓✓ - Calcium channels are found
in the myocardium and arterial smooth muscle. Ca++ increases contractility,
peripheral resistance and BP. These drugs BLOCK these effects.
- Causes smooth muscle relaxation by blocking the binding of calcium to its
receptors, preventing muscle contraction. This causes decreased peripheral
smooth muscle tone and decreased systemic vascular resistance.
- Result: DECREASED BLOOD PRESSURE
How do you find the MAP? (Mean arterial pressure) Ans✓✓✓ SBP+2(DBP)/3
>60 mmHg = Adequate Perfusion
How does low molecular weight Heparin work? (enoxaparin) Ans✓✓✓ - Inhibit
thrombus and clot formation by blocking factor Xa (anticoagulant)
- More stable than heparin
- D/C if platelets below 100,000
- Antidote: protamine sulfate
- Scientific air bubble inside of syringe
