Antidysrhythmic
It is important to administer this medication on intact skin when using it's topical form.
What is Lidocaine.
This was once the first line therapy for cholesterol treatment. It is now used primarily as an adjunct.
What is Bile-Acid Sequestrants
This medication ends in -______ and belongs to the family that blocks the stimulation of receptor sites in the heart and decreases cardiac conductivity
What is ending in -lol (Beta Blockers)
what is digoxin
This class of medication is a positive inotropic agent - it increases myocardial contractility; it also alters electoral activity of the heart.
What are Cardiac Glycosides
This medication is only approved to treat paroxysmal SVT (including Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome)
What is Adenosine
This medication has adverse effect of Hepatotoxicity, Hyperglycemia and Gouty Arthritis
What is Nicotinic Acid (Niacin)
Name two risk factors that can reduce angina
smoking, high cholesterol, Hypertension, diabetes, inactivity.
At this stage in heart failure, you start to show symptoms and there is structural damage.
What is stage C
This class of medications Indications/used for arrythmias, ventricular arrythmias and local anesthetics
What are antiarrhythmic (antidysrhythmic)
This antidysrhythmic medication should only be used in life threatening emergencies.
What is Amiodarone
This medication is unique in that it reduces plasma cholesterol by blocking cholesterol absorption.
What is Ezetimbe
This medication's mechanism of action (MOA) dilates veins and reduction preload causing a decrease in oxygen demand
What is Nitroglycerine (Nitrates)
What is Dopamine.
This Sodium Channel Blocker class delays repolarization.
What is class 1A
These are the Therapeutic uses for a Class 1A Sodium Channel Agent (Quinidine)
What is used to treat supraventricular and ventricular dysrhythmias
This medication's Mechanism of Action (MOA) is that it blocks HMG-CoA reductase enzyme.
What is Atorvastatin.
This medication should be administered with nitroglycerin to suppress induced tachycardia.
What are Beta Blockers
This medication increases myocardial contractility by inhibiting the enzyme sodium, potassium- ATPase.
What is digoxin
This class of medication is used to increase cardiac ourput and blood pressure. it is used in Heart failure, shock and decreased renal perfusion
What is Lidocaine's Mechanism of Action (MOA)
Inhibits sodium channels in the heart reducing contractions (relayed repolarization)
This medication displaces warfarin from plasma and therefore it is recommended to monitor INR frequently.
What is (Fibrates)Gemfibrozil
You take this medication on the first sign of angina attach and usually have relief within 5 minutes. Can repeat 3 times
What is nitroglycerine
This type of heart failure is characterized by blood tinge sputum, crackles and cough, tachycardia, fatigue, and cyanosis.
what is Left-sided heart failure
This class of medication decreases overall fluid and increases excretion of water, na, chloride, cal, mag, and potassium.
What are diuretics