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| What med dilates venous capillary beds therefore decreases preload of fluid coming back to the heart? |
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| What med increases contactility of the heart and slows HR? But don't use in Heart block. |
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| What med is a natural occuring hormone that counteracts the defensitory mechanism in the body to heart failure and is produced by the muscle getting stretched? |
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| What class of meds decreases HR and BP thereby increasing blood and oxygen to the heart? Decreases cardiac output, and renin activity and is used for tachycardia |
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| What class of meds may be substituted for an ACE inhibitor when counterindicated? |
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ARBs- (Angiotensin Receptor Blocker)
"sartans" |
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| What class of meds prevent conversion of Angiotensin I to Angiotensin II thereby reducing afterload? |
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| What med decreases preload by diuretic action? |
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| What class of meds that crosses the blood brain barrier and acts as an potent peripheral vasodialator? Binds with cerebral tissue and has high lipid solubility. Used to improve neurological dificits due to spasm following subarachnoid hemorrhage. Also tx of HA's and ischemic seizures. |
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| Calicum Channel Blockers "pines" |
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| What is the medication used in treatment for cardia arrest in a patient in asystole used to increase the HR? |
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| What med is an opioid that has the advantages of being more potent, working faster and having a shorter duration than Morphine? It does not have a hypotensive effect and is safer to use in pts with renal dysfunction and allergies to Morphine. |
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| What med is a low molecular weight anitcoagulant that helps with the prevention of clotting or from a clot to enlarge? And what is the antidote of it? |
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| Heparin Antidote-Protamine sulfate |
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| What med is used in the tx of arrhythmias, PVC's and V-tachs? |
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| What med is used to decrease ICP and is a osmotic diuretic agent and a weak renal vasodilator? |
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| What med is a narcotic antagonist, reverses the effect of opiates and is used to reverse CNS and respiratory depression? |
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What med is used for MV in the sedation of vent patients in ICU?
Think of Michael Jackson. |
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