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| desired cholestrol level is less than ______ |
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| desired triglyceride level is less than ______ |
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| desired level of HDL is greater than ____ |
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| desired level of LDL is less than ______ |
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| 1st treatment for hyperlipidemia |
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| when treating hyperlipidemia, labs must be monitored every ________ |
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| HMG-CoA Reductase Inhibotors are also known was ______ |
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| drug class of choice for hyperlipidemia |
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| an enzyme which is a catalyst for making cholestrol. Statins inhibit its synthesis and promotes breakdown of cholestrol |
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| skeletal muscle disease which causes a breakdown of myoglobin |
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| HMG-CoA Reductase Inhibitors (Statins) |
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| Rhabdomyolysis with renal failure is an adverse effect of ___________ |
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| preferred HMG-CoA Reductase Inhibotor (statin) that may be taken with or without food |
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| cholestyramine (Questran) |
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preferred bile acid binding agent
- needs to be taken with large amounts of fluid |
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preferred fabric acid agent
- take 30 min before morning and evening meals |
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| statins are preg category ___ |
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| Statins - bile acid sequesteraces |
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| two antihyperlipidemics that may be combined for better results |
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| statins are sometimes take in the _____ due to liver function |
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| statins may cause _____ (take with food) |
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| medications that bind to bile acids to form insoluble substance that is not absorbed by the intestines - secreted by feces |
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| medication that makes liver use cholestrol already in body to manufacture bile cause decrease in cholestrol levels |
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| antihyperlipidemics that cause burnt odor to urine, constipation, GI cramping, flatulence, increased bleeding tendancy |
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| bile acid binding agent that is also used to treat diarrhea |
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| antihyperlipidemics that must be administered alone |
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| bile acid binding agent that is mixed with 2 oz water or juice |
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| bile acid binding agent that is mixed w/ 90 ml of fluid but does not dissolve |
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antihyperlipidemics that were used the past but were mostly replaced by statins
- now used in combination with statins |
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| fibric acid agent that acts to reduce LDL and stimulates catabolism of triglycerides |
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| fibric acid agent that increases excretion of cholestrol in feces and reduces production of triglycerides |
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| antihyperlipidemic that is used to treat those with high serum triglycerides, prevent coronary heart disease, reducing LDL, and total cholesterol |
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| antihyperlipidemics that cause cholelithiasis(gall stones) and cholecystitis (inflammation of gallbladder) |
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| medication that lowers blood lipid levels but requires no prescription |
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| dr may prescribe ___ to be given 30 min before Niacin to reduce flushing |
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misc antihyperlipidemic that works in intestinal lining to inhibit absorption of cholestrol
- does not inhibit cholestrol synthesis in liver |
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| antihyperlipidemic that may cause back pain, arthalgia(joint pain), angioedema, sore throat, sinusitis, cough, rash, rhabdomyolysis |
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| mevicor(statin) and niacin |
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| garlic - flax - guggul extract |
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| three herbs used to lower cholestrol and triglycerides |
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| recommended daily dose of garlic in order for it to be effective |
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herbal used to increase HDL, lower LDL, lower trig
- relaxes muscle to relieve menstrual pain |
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| result of artherosclerotic plaques form in coronary arteries, decreasing blood flow and O2 supply to the heart muscle |
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| relieve chest pain by dilating lumen of arteries and increasing blood supply to myocardium |
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| drugs that treat angina by relaxing the smooth muscle of coronary blood vessels |
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| nitrates can cause a sever and persistant _______ |
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| drugs that can not be used in people with tape allergies |
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| nitrates can not be taken w/in 24 hours of _____ = severe hypotension |
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preferred med for angina and AMI
- dialates coronary arteries and decreases coronary artery spasms |
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| drugs that should not be combined with grapefruit juice |
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| preferred Beta blocker for angina and AMI |
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