Coagulation
If a person has an artifical heart valve (mechanical), what medication will they have to take for life?
warfarin
What is the leading risk factor for cardiovascular disease?
Atherosclerosis
Where does a PE come from?
lower extremity veins
What is the most prevalent SECONDARY reason/cause for HTN?
Kidney disease
Which diuretic is potassium sparing?
Spironolactone
What type of medication is used only once someone has had an intervention, such as a stent?
This medication also irreversibly changes platelets forever.
Clopidogrel
What is it called when someone walks around, has pain but then rests and pain goes away?
This is an ARTERIAL problem.
Intermittent claudication
What will a person have suddenly as a symptom of PE?
sudden onset of dyspnea
What are the 3 types of maintenance of BP?
Arterial baroreceptor system
Regulation of body fluid volume
RAAS
What should you avoid if taking a calcium channel blocker?
Grapefruit juice
What begins the formation of a TRUE clot?
Fibrin - Only fibrin can begin the formation of a true clot
What position should some with PAD position their legs?
Down/Downward - DO NOT elevate
What usually causes a PE?
DVT
What organs do HTN target for damage?
Heart
Kidney's
Eyes
Brain
Peripheral vessels (PAD)
What are 2 common side effects of ACE inhibitors
Dry Cough
angioedema
What type of anticoagulant (indirect thrombin inhibitor) has a therapeutic range of 60-80 and it's reversal agent is protamine sulfate?
Heparin
blood stasis
hypercoagulability
endothelial injury
Pulmonary angiography
ABG
D-Dimer
V/Q scan
chest x-ray
doppler ultrasound
What are the first line of drugs for managing HTN?
Diuretics
What should you monitor for in someone taking ARBs?
Hyperkalemia
What is a patient suffering from when they have a reduction of platelets by 50% or more from baseline?
Heparin induced thrombocytopenia (HIT)
What type of veins does someone have that are heavy, itchy, and aching feeling that is relieved by walking or elevation?
Varicose veins
What position should you place someone in suffering from a PE?
High-fowlers position
List the 7 classes of pharmacological therapy for HTN
Diuretics
Calcium Channel Blockers
ACE inhibitors
ARBs
Beta Blockers
Alpha-Adrenergic antagonists
Direct acting vasodilators
What HTN medication class is the drug of choice with a history of MI/heart failure/CAD?
Beta Blockers