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Bronchodilator - Lower Respiratory
Beta Adrenergic agonist
LABA
Prevents asthma
AE - throat irritation |
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Bronchodilator - Lower Resp
Anti-Cholenergic
prevention of asthma and bronchospasms
AE - dry out everything |
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Bronchodilator - Lower resp
Methoxly
used for the prevention of asthma
AE - last resort, has high toxicity with norrow therapeutic effect |
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Anti-inflammatory - Lower Resp
Inhaled Corticosteriod
use: decrease/prevention of inflammation
AE: thrush - need to rinse mouth
dont need a spacer |
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anti-inflammatory lower resp
Mast cell stabalizers
use: Inhibits the relased of Histamine. precents inflammation and preventative asthma
AE: stining and burning |
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Anti-inflammatory - lower resp
Leukotriene modifier
use: prevent asthma |
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Allergic Rhineitis - upper resp
H-1 Receptor Antagonists
Use: allergies, motion sickness, Parkinson's disease, insomnia
AKA Benedryl
AE: Drowsiness
Anticholinergic effects |
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Allergic Rhinitis - upper resp
Intranasal corticosteriod
Use: prevention of allergies and asthma
AE: dry, nasal irritation
Don not swollow in LG amounts |
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Allergic Rhinitis
Nasal decongestant
Sympathomymetic - vasoconstriction and bronchodilator
watch for increased HR and tachycardia
AE: rebound congestion |
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Antitussive - upper resp
nonopiod
use: mild cough, dryness, non-productive cough,
AE: normals |
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Expectorant - upper resp
use: create a productive cough |
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Mucolytics - upper resp
Use: for cystic fibrosis and COPD, break down chemical structre of mucus
AE: rotten eggs odor/taste |
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diuretic
Use: hypertension, decreased fluids volume.
AE: fluid imbalance electrolytes, potassium loss |
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Calcium channel blockers
Vasodilation, decrease BP
use: hypertension and angina
AE: flushing |
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ACE inhibitor
Use: hypertension, decrease peripheral resistance
AE: persistant cough, hypotension |
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Beta Adrenergic blockers
use: hypertension, decrease HR and contractility, dysrhythmias, HF
AE: erectile dysfunction |
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Angiotension II receptor blockers
use: hypertension, angiotension blockers promote vasodilation
AE: hypotension |
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alpha-1 adrenergic antagonist
Use: hypertension
blocks SNS = Vasodilation
AE: orthostatic hypertension, nervousness, jittery |
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alpha-2 adrenergic agonist
Use: hypertension. decrease SNS impulse, decrease HR, NE inhibited promote vasodilation.
AE: sedation, dizziness, abnormal sex function |
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direct vasodilation
Use: severe hypertension
AE: reflex tachycardia, sodium and fluids retention |
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Potent vasodilation
Use: angina
lowering myocardial oxygen demand
AE: hypotension and headache
must give with tylenol |
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beta adrenergic blocker
use: angina
decreased cardiac workload and decreased HR and contractility
AE: insomnia and bradycardia |
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Thrombolytics
Use: dissolves blood clots that are obstructing the coronary arteries
AE: excessive bleeding |
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ACE inhibitor
Use: heart failure.
decreases BP, blood volume, dilates veins, increase water excretion
AE: first does hypotension, hyperkalemia, persistant coug |
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Diuretics - LOOP diuretics
Use: heart failure
increase urine output, reduce blood volume, cardiac workload, decrease edema and pulmonary congestion
AE: hypotension, ototoxicity, |
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| phosphodiesterase inhibitors |
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Definition
Use: heart failure
increases the force of contraction and increase CO.
amirnon
-none |
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isosorbid nitrate
isordil |
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use: heart failure
vasodilator, decrese BP, decrease venous return to cardiac workload
AE: reflex tachycardia and orthostatic hypotension |
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cardiac glycosides
Use: heart failure
casues more forceful heartbeat and slower heart rate
AE: neutrapenia, dysrhthmia, digitalis toxicity (green halo around light) |
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Thiazide diruetic
use: mild to moderate hypertension, reduce edema, heart, renal, and hepatic failure
is the most common diuretic given
AE: dehydration, orthostatic hypertension |
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Potassium sparing diuretic
use: mild to moderate hypertension or renal fialure
decreases mortaility in HF
AE: hyperkalemia
pregnancy D |
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Potassium channel blockers
use: dsyrythmia
prolong refractory perios of the hear, decreases HR
AE: pulmonary toxicity, blue skin, blurred vision |
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anti-coagulant - given perenteral
prevents clots
AE: increase risk of bleeding
is short term because its given IV
antidote: protimide sulfate
Check lab aPTT |
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anti-coagulant - tablet only
long acting
prevention of clots
check INR
antidote Vitamin K |
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Hemostatic
given post surgical to help stop bleeding |
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phosphodiesterase inhibitor
increases the force of contractility and CO |
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corticosteriods
use spacers |
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potassium channel blockers
prolonges refractory period in the heart |
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sodium channel blockers
slows impulse conduction |
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alpha-II adrenergic agonist
decreases the SNS impulse to the CNS |
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alpha-I adrenergic antagonists
blocks the SNS
vasodilation and bronchoconstriction |
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calcium channel blockers
promotes vasodilation |
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ACE inhibitor
dry persistant cough is a common side effect
blocks angiotensin = vasodilation, lowers peripheral resistance |
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beta adrenergic blockers
decreases HR and contractility and decrease heart work load |
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