Odds and Ends
Atorvastatin
What is an antilipemic?
This electrolyte is lost with loop diuretics
What is potassium
Pumps blood through the lungs (pulmonary circulation)
What is the Right Heart?
Can be systolic or diastolic. Also known as congestive heart failure
What is left sided heart failure?
Treats coronary artery disease by decreasing the oxygen demand of the heart and increases oxygen supply in variant angina by relaxing spasms in coronary arteries.
What is nitroglycerin
Atrial systole, Beginning of ventricular systole, Period or rising pressure, Beginning of ventricular diastole, Period of falling pressure
What are the five phases of the cardiac cycle?
Most commonly caused by a diffuse hypoxic pulmonary disease, can result from an increase in left ventricular filling pressure that is reflected back into the pulmonary circulation
What is right sided heart failure?
cardiac glycoside that increases force of myocardial contraction to increase cardiac output
What is Digoxin
Acts on proximal portion of the distal convoluted tubules in the kidneys by blocking reabsorption of sodium and chloride
What is a thiazide diuretic?
SV x HR =
What is cardiac output?
This type of lipoprotein takes cholesterol from the liver to be removed from the body
What is HDL?
Bananas, citrus fruits, and potatoes
What are foods rich in potassium?
Special vascular system that picks up excess fluid and returns it to the blood stream
What is the lymphatic system
IV inotropic/sympathomimetic used to treat heart failure
What is dobutamine?
Progressive dysfunction of two or more organ systems resulting from an uncontrolled inflammatory response to severe illness or injury
What is multiple organ dysfunction syndrome
This medication is contraindicated in patients with asthma
What is Propranolol?
This type of arthritis may result due to taking a thiazide diuretic
What is gout?
Represented by the QRS on an electrocardiogram
What is ventricular depolarization?
Due to inadequate venous return over a long period of time due to varicose veins or valvular incompetence, these can develop
What is venous stasis ulcer?