Terms & Defs
Pressure of blood within the arteries
Blood pressure
Beta Blockers
Common side effect with taking an ACE inhibitor
Lasix
furosemide
lisinopril
Prinivil
Adrenalin
epinephrine
Plavix
clopidogrel
T/F: When a patient is experiencing a stoke, they will always receive TPA
False
Blood vessel widening resulting from muscular vessel wall relaxation
Vasodilation
-statin
Statins
Side effect that can be caused by ACE, ARBs, and potassium sparing diuretics
Hyperkalemia (High potassium)
Coumadin
warfarin
norepinephrine
Levophed
Cardizem
diltiazem
Lopid
gemfibrozil
Nitroglycerin and these meds taken _____ should be avoided due to a risk of sever hypotension!
Erectile Dysfunction
Solidification or change from a fluid state to a solid state, as in the formation of a blood clot
Coagulation
Nitro-, -nitrate
Nitrates
Antihypertensive should not be abruptly stopped because they can cause:
A dangerous increase in BP
metoprolol tartrate
Lopressor
Norvasc
amlodipine
Catpres
clonidine
cholestyramine
Questran
Antidote for Warfarin - contained in "green leafy vegetables"
Vitamin K
High Blood pressure
Hypertension
-pine
Calcium Channel Blockers
-statins cannot be taken with this food/drink
Grapefruit
digoxin
Lanoxin
Lovenox
isosorbide mononitrate
Imdur
Lipitor
atorvastatin
When taking Digoxin, levels must be monitored due to its:
Narrow Therapeutic Index
What is a dysrhythmia?
Irregular or abnormal heart rhythm
-pril
ACE inhibitors
This medication can cause facial flushing in the neck and chest
Niacin, Nicotinic Acid
Coreg
carvedilol
Cozaar
losartan
Aldactone
spironolactone
Zocor
simvastatin
These lab tests must be monitored when a patient is taking Warfarin
(Hint: 2)
INR, PT
Blood vessel widening resulting from contraction of the vessel muscular walls
-artan
ARBS
These OTC agents can affect blood pressure
(Hint: 3 main groups)
NSAIDS, antihistamines, decongestants
rivaroxaban
Xarelto
amiodarone
Cordarone
metoprolol succinate
Toprol-XL
Activase
alteplase
Nitroglycerin tablets - 1 tablet can be placed under the tongue every ___ minutes for max of ____ minutes
5, 15