Angina
This drug class is contraindicated in vasospastic angina
What are beta blockers?
This drug class can lead to hypokalemia
What are diuretics
This drug is used acutely, IV to prevent ventricular arrhythmias in patients with suspected myocardial infarction.
What is lidocaine?
This drug is a first line choice to reduce pulmonary edema associated with congestive heart failure.
What is furosemide?
This is a first line drug of choice for hypertensive patients with diabetes.
What is lisinopril?
Patients may take this drug and formulation before going to walk the dog in order to avoid chest pain.
What is sublingual nitroglycerine
This receptor antagonist is harmful to a developing fetus.
What is losartan?
Class 1 anti-arrhythmic drugs block this channel and slow phase 0 depolarization.
What fast sodium channels?
Patients diagnosed with Class I heart failure should be on these 2 classes of medication.
What are beta blockers and ACE inhibitors?
This drug blocks Na+ channels in the collecting tubule and reverses hypokalemia in patients prescribed thiazide or loop diuretics.
what is triamterene or amiloride.
This drug is taken for long term control of chest pain but must be avoided for at least 8 hours per day.
What is isosorbide?
This drug class should be avoided when possible in patients with COPD or asthma
What are beta blockers
beta blockers reduce the Na current through this channel to slow heart rate.
What is the hyperpolarization-activated cyclic nucleotide-gated channel?
This drug class is avoided in heart failure due to their anti-inotropic effects.
What are calcium channel blockers?
This drug class can be safely added on to an existing regimen in hypertensive patients with familial hyperlipidemia.
What are alpha1 adrenergic receptor blockers?
This drug class is diagnostic for Prinzmetal's angina in patients that exhibit symptoms of acute coronary syndrome.
What are nitrates?
This first line drug of choice for hypertension has a propensity to cause rebound tachycardia.
What is nifedipine
This Class IV group of anti-arrhythmic drugs are used to slow heart rate.
What are calcium channel blockers?
This drug is given IV in an emergency setting to help increase contractility in a hypotensive patient with decompensated heart failure with reduced ejection fraction.
What is dobutamine?
Patients awaiting surgery to remove a pheochromocytoma are given this drug to combat the effects of unpredictable elevations in plasma catecholamines.
What is phenoxybenzamine?
This drug reduces angina by inhibiting sodium channels in the ventricular myocytes
What is ranolazine?
If discontinued suddenly, this medication can cause rebound hypertension.
What is Clonidine?
Class III anti-arrhythmics block this channel to prolong the ventricular myocyte action potential.
What are voltage-gated potassium channels.
This drug is combined with nitrates to reduce blood pressure in patients with HFrEF who cannot take blockers of the RAS due to contraindication.
What is hydralazine?
This drug class is given as a first line anti-hypertensive in the aftermath of an MI to help prevent arrhythmias.
What are beta blockers?