Balanced and Direct Vasodilators
This drug class inhibits the conversion of angiotensin I to angiotensin II.
ACE inhibitor
Furosemide inhibits this specific transporter.
Na⁺/K⁺/2Cl⁻ cotransporter (NKCC2)
Metoprolol acts on this receptor(s).
Calcium channel blockers inhibit this type of voltage-gated channel in cardiac and smooth muscle.
This drug class includes common antihypertensive medications like losartan and valsartan.
Angiotensin receptor blockers
Furosemide acts on this part of the nephron (segment and limb)
Thick ascending limb of the Loop of Henle
This drug is useful in hypertensive emergencies due to its mixed blocking of alpha and beta receptors.
Carvedilol
This class of calcium channel blockers reduces BOTH heart rate and blood pressure.
Non-dihydropyradines
This direct arterial vasodilator has a mechanism that is not fully understood.
Hydralazine
This class of diuretics block the Na⁺/Cl⁻ cotransporter (NCC) in the distal convoluted tubule.
Thiazides
This receptor subtype is blocked by prazosin.
Alpha-1 adrenergic receptors
Verapamil and diltiazem are categorized in this family of calcium channel blockers
Non-dihydropyradines
Venodilators (vein dilators) function through the enzymatic or non-enzymatic release of this molecule.
Nitric oxide (meds = nitroglycerin, nitroprusside)
By blocking aldosterone, spironolactone reduces the expression of these channels in principal cells.
ENaC (Epithelial Sodium Channels)
This drug inhibits catecholamine release through stimulation of alpha-2 receptors.
Clonidine
This suffix is used in the names of dihydropyradine calcium channel blockers.
-dipine (nifedipine, nicardipine, amlodipine)
Administration of hydralazine triggers this compensatory physiologic response, often requiring co-administration of a beta blocker.
Reflex tachycardia
This class of diuretics increase the expression of ENaC in the distal convoluted tubule.
Potassium-sparing diuretics
A cardioselective beta blocker is preferred over a nonselective beta blocker in this patient population.
Patients with lung disease or respiratory distress.
This non-dihydropyridine Ca2+ channel blocker is also used to treat arrhythmias due to its cardiac effects.
Verapamil