Drugs to Improve Blood Flow
Cilostazol drug class
Antiplatelet
Rationale for monitoring lipid blood test
Monitors risk for atherosclerosis/heart disease
Patient teaching to decrease flushing side effect of Niacin
Take aspirin 325 mg daily
Antihyperlipidemic drug that has common side effect of flushing
Niacin
Common side effect of statin drugs
Muscle cramping
An over the counter drug used to treat PVD
Aspirin
Chylomicrons are:
a. Type of lipoprotein
b. Peripheral vasodilator drug
c. Lab test for CVD risk
d. Food high in tyramines
a. Lipoprotein category
Patient teaching for two non-pharmacologic lifestyle choices that are recommended to lower cholesterol levels
Exercise and stop smoking
Starting dose for Atorvastatin
10-20 mg/day
Another name for Niacin
Vitamin B3 or nicotinic acid
An action of antiplatelet drugs
Inhibits platelet aggregation,
Causes peripheral vasodilation, or
Decreases arterial thrombi
Complementary and alternative therapies have no effect on statin drug therapy
a. True
b. False
a. False
There are contraindications in multiple CAMs
Concomitant use of this drug should be monitored for a patient on Gemfibrozil
Warfarin
Drug class for Gemfibrozil
Fibrates
4 components of a lipid blood profile
Triglycerides, cholesterol, LDL, HDL
Indication for use of Pentoxifylline
Intermittent claudication
DAILY DOUBLE
Expected lab effectS of LDL and HDL from statin drugs
Decreases LDLs, increases HDLs
Important patient teaching for a patient on Cilostazol (peripheral vasodilator)
Stop smoking
Action of bile acid sequestrant drugs (cholestyramine, colestipol)
Binds with bile acids in the intestine
Cholesterol level considered high risk for CAD
>240
3 drug groups used to treat symptomatic PVD
Statins
Antiplatelets
Selected antihypertensives
Action of drug needed for treatment (not symptoms) of PVD
Peripheral vasodilators to increase blood flow
Lab values that should be routinely assessed with use of any statin drug
LFTs
DAILY DOUBLE
Abbreviation for the chemical name of statin drugs
HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors
Signs/symptoms of rhabdomyolysis (a potentially fatal muscle disintegration that can be due to use of statin drugs)
Severe muscle aching or weakness