Cardiac Medications
This drug is a positive chronotropic agent that increases heart rate.
What is atropine?
This is the amount of blood returning to the heart before contraction.
What is preload?
Veins are considered these types of vessels.
What are capacitance vessels?
The primary goal of antiarrhythmic drugs.
What is restoring normal sinus rhythm?
A patient on digoxin presents with swollen ankles and respiratory difficulty. What is the likely cause?
What is an acute exacerbation of heart failure
These drugs prevent the conversion of Angiotensin I to Angiotensin II, lowering blood pressure.
What are ACE inhibitors?
The formula for cardiac output.
What is CO = SV x HR
Arteries are considered these types of vessels.
What are resistance vessels
This drug is used for bradycardia.
What is atropine
A patient has high blood pressure and is prescribed a medication ending in "-pril." What is this medication class?
What are ACE inhibitors
A first-line treatment for hypertension.
What are thiazide diuretics?
The pressure the heart must overcome to eject blood.
What is afterload
This naturally occurring vasoconstrictor regulates blood pressure and fluid balance.
What is angiotensin II
The strongest sodium channel blockers fall into this class of antiarrhythmic drugs.
What is Class IC?
A patient taking hydrochlorothiazide is experiencing excessive urination. What is the likely mechanism
What is diuresis due to thiazide diuretics
This class of drugs includes quinidine, lidocaine, and propranolol.
What are antiarrhythmic drugs?
The term for the heart's electrical conduction system, from SA node to Purkinje fibers.
What is the cardiac conduction system?
Stimulation of this receptor causes the lungs to bronchodilate.
What is the Beta-2 receptor?
The potassium channel blockers belong to this class of antiarrhythmic drugs.
What is Class III
A patient presents with an irregular heartbeat. Which drug class could help regulate rhythm
What are antiarrhythmic drugs
These drugs increase the force of heart contractions.
What are inotropic drugs?
The three ion movements involved in an action potential
What are depolarization, repolarization, and refractory period?
The difference between Beta-1 and Beta-2 adrenergic receptors.
What is Beta-1 affects the heart, Beta-2 affects the lungs
Arrhythmias can occur under these conditions.
What is "in normal hearts, in abnormal hearts, with symptoms, and without symptoms"
A patient with asthma experiences difficulty breathing after taking a new cardiac medication. Which drug class may be responsible?
What are Beta-blockers