Anticoagulation Therapy
Enoxaparin increases the effect of this molecule.
What is antithrombin III?
Statins inhibit this enzyme.
What is HMG CoA Reductase?
Beta blockers work by blocking what kind of innervation of the heart?
What is sympathetic?
What is the effect of Class IV antiarrhythmics?
What are calcium channel blockers?(diltiazam and verapamil)
What class drugs is the first line treatment for virtually all dyslipidemias?
What are statins?
Aspirin inhibits this enzyme, preventing the release of Thromboxane A2.
What is cyclooxygenase?
Statins have what effect on LDL, HDL, and triglycerides?
What is decreased LDL, increased HDL, decreased Triglycerides
Atenolol is what kind of beta blocker?
What is a B1 selective Beta Blocker?
Which subtype of sodium channel blockers works best at faster heart rates (use dependence)?
What is class IC? (flecainide)
Which enzyme does fenofibrate upregulate?
What is lipoprotein lipase?
This drug has the same mechanism of action of tissue plasminogen activator (tPA).
What is Alteplase?
What is mevalonic acid?
What are Alpha1 and Beta 1 and Beta 2 beta blockers?
What effect do sotalol and amiodarone have on EKG?
What is a prolonged QT interval?
Which class of drugs should not be given to patients with elevated levels of triglycerides?
What are bile acid resins (cholestyramine)?
Clopidogrel binds to and inhibits the P2Y12 receptor on platelets, preventing this molecule from binding.
What is ADP?
Why can't propranolol be given to a patient with COPD?
What is binds to/antagonizes B2 receptor on lungs, leading to vasoconstriction?
What are class II and class IV?
Which drug blocks the absorption of cholesterol in the gut?
What is ezetimibe?
What is GPIIb/IIIa?
These two statins are on our drug list.
What is Atorvastatin and Simvastatin?
Why are beta blockers used to in MI treatment?
What is decreases heart rate and contractility, thus decreasing strain of heart?
Which antiarthythmic drug is best used on ischemic hearts?
What is lidocaine? (Class IB - binds to inactivated sodium channels)
Which drug inhibits hormone-sensitive lipase, causing the body to lower LDL production? (Hint: It also has a side effect of facial flushing)
What is niacin?