Cardiac Glycosides & Heart Failure
Angina
Cardiac Rhythm
Antilipemic Agents
Medications Affecting Coagulation
100

Cardiac glycoside (prototype medication)

What is digoxin?

100

Sudden pain beneath the sternum radiating to the left shoulder, arm and jaw.

What is angina (or anginal pain)?

100

These are the four main classification groups of antidysrhythmics. 

What are sodium channel blockers, beta-adrenergic blockers, potassium channel blockers, and calcium channel blockers?

100

These are the functions of antilipemic agents.

What are: lowering low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol levels; raise high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol levels; and possibly decrease very low-density lipoprotein (VLDL) levels?

100

These are the medications listed as prototype medications for the anticoagulant heparins, LMW heparins, and activated factor Xa inhibitors.

What are: Heparin (unfractionated), enoxaparin, and fondaparinux?

200

Increased force of myocardial contraction

-Increased force and efficiency of myocardial contraction improves the heart's effectiveness as a pump, improving the stroke volume and cardiac output.

What is positive inotropic effect?

200

Treatment of acute angina attack & prophylaxis of chronic stable angina or variant angina.

What are some therapeutic uses for nitroglycerin (NG)?

200

Class I antidysrhythmic medications are divided into 3 groups. These are the prototype medications listed in these classes.

What are: Class IA Procainamide (oral,IV); Class IB Lidocaine (IV); Class IC Propafenone (oral)?

200

This is the selected prototype medication for HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors (statins).

What is Atorvastatin?

200

These are the therapeutic uses for low molecular weight (LMW) heparins.

What are: post-op DVT prevention; treatment of DVT & PE; prevention of complications from angina, non-Q wave MI, and ST elevation MI?

300

Decreased heart rate                                                  -At therapeutic levels, digoxin slows the rate of sinoatrial node depolarization and the rate of impulses through the conduction system of the heart. -A decreased heart rate gives the ventricles more time to fill with blood coming from the atria, which leads to SV and increased CO.

What is negative chronotropic effect?

300

Headache, orthostatic hypotension, reflex tachycardia, and tolerance.

What are complications of nitroglycerin?

300

These medications prevent sympathetic nervous stimulation of the heart.

What are beta-adrenergic blockers?

300

These are the complications listed for statins like atorvastatin.

What are hepatotoxicity and mypoathy?

300

This is the selected prototype medication for Vitamin K inhibitors.

What is warfarin?

400

Epinephrine, dopamine, & dobutamine

What are adrenergic agonists?

400

Methods of administration of nitroglycerin.

What are: sublingual tablet and translingual spray; sustained-release oral capsules; transdermal; topical ointment; & intravenous?

400

These medications prolong the action potential and refractory period of the cardiac cycle.

What are potassium channel blockers?

400

This medication is the selected prototype medication for cholesterol absorption inhibitors.

What is ezetimibe?

400

This is the expected pharmacological action of vitamin K inhibitors.

What is: antagonizes vit K, thereby preventing the synthesis of four coagulation factors: factor VII, XI, X, and prothrombin?

500

Nursing evaluation of medication effectiveness of digoxin.

What is:

control of heart failure, absence of cardiac dysrhythmias

500

These are complications associated with the antianginal agent ranolazine.

What are QT prolongation and elevated blood pressure?

500

These medications prolong cardiac conduction, depress depolarization, and decrease oxygen demand of the heart.

What are calcium channel blockers?

500

These are the therapeutic uses for gemfibrozil.

What are: reduction of plasma triglycerides; and increased levels of HDL?

500

This is the selected prototype medication listed as the direct inhibitor of factor Xa.

What is rivaroxaban?

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