Class
I belong to the lol family
What is a beta blockers
my family of drugs increase the force of the hearts contraction.
What are inotropic drugs
the hallmark of my appearance is my straight line
What is asystole
My pt arrives with chest pain and sob, what do I do first?
Treat the pain
I caused both the arteries and veins to dilate so I reduce peripheral vascular resistance and also your blood pressure.
What are alpha blockers?
I will probably make you urinate a lot
What is a diuretic?
I may cause you to have dry mouth.
What are adrenergic drugs?
I have a wide QRS and you may or may not shock me.
What is V Tach?
I am probably going to be your first choice drug to inject when somebody goes into cardiac arrest
What is Epinephrine?
Using My family can cause renal impairment
What are ACE Inhibitors?
I have the effect of making some people develop a persistent dry cough.
What is a ace inhibitor?
Using Digoxin causes these problems with my eyes
Colored vision seeing green yellow purple. Halo vision or flickering lights
I have all of the elements I’m supposed to but I just move a little slow
What is bradycardia?
You will probably want to use me when your patient has symptomatic bradycardia
What is Atropine?
I can become toxic your system so you have to be care using me and check my level often.
What is Digoxin?
I am used for hypertension because I block calcium receptors and prevent Muscle contraction
What are calcium channel blockers?
I am used for hypertension but I may cause hypotension fatigue and dizziness
What are adrenergic receptor drugs?
I look very chaotic and you probably will want to start chess compressions or shock me because of my appearance
What is V-Fib?
If my heart is beating way too fast you may ask me to do this
What is a vagal maneuver?
We are used to reduce fluid overload in heart failure.
what are loop diuretics?
Some of my brothers and sisters names are hydralazine minoxidil and nitroprusside
What are vasodilators?
I may cause you to have chest pain fatigue and even a urinary tract infection
What are angiotensin II receptor blockers (ARB)?
Because of my unpredictable rhythm I could cause you to have a heart attack or a PE.
What is a fib?
If my rhythm is SVT or stable V Tach you may want to do this procedure
What is synchronized cardioversion?
My receptors are located primarily on the heart.
What are beta 1 receptors?