NAGELHOUT PHARMACOLOGY 1 EXAM 3 EXAMPREP STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS COMPLETE REVIEW MATERIAL

NAGELHOUT PHARMACOLOGY 1 EXAM 3
EXAMPREP STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS COMPLETE REVIEW
MATERIAL

●● insufficient blood flow to various organs
Answer: *Antihypertensives*
Hypertension puts strain on the heart and peripheral vasculature. It also
puts strain on capillaries, leading to ___________________.


●● Afterload
Answer: *Antihypertensives*
_____________ = the pressure in the arteries against which the
ventricles pump


●● afterload
Answer: *Antihypertensives*
High arterial BP puts strain on the heart by increasing _____________.


●● preload
Answer: *Antihypertensives*
High venous BP puts strain on the heart by increasing _____________.

,●● Preload
Answer: *Antihypertensives*
__________ = pressure in ventricles just before they contract.


●● edema
Answer: *Antihypertensives*
High BP can lead to ___________ and organ tissue damage.


●● The ANS baroreceptor reflex
Answer: *Antihypertensives*
How is BP normally regulated?


●● sympathetic
Answer: *Antihypertensives*
Baroreceptors monitor BP and alter the diameter of blood vessels
(_____________ division only).


●● renin-angiotensin-aldosterone
Answer: *Antihypertensives*
The kidney contributes to the long-term regulation of BP via the
____________________ system.

,●● Renin
Answer: *Antihypertensives*
____________ converts angiotensinogen to angiotensin I.


●● ACE
Answer: *Antihypertensives*
______________ converts angiotensin I to angiotensin II.


●● vasoconstriction


aldosterone
Answer: *Antihypertensives*
Angiotensin II causes ____________, as well as the production of
_______________, which causes water retention by the kidney.


●● renin
Answer: *Antihypertensives*
Decreased BP leads to the production of ___________ by the kidney.


●● adrenal cortex
Answer: *Antihypertensives*
The ________________ is the site of angiotensin II effects (creating
aldosterone).

, ●● sodium
Answer: *Antihypertensives*
All diuretics function to inhibit the reabsorption of ____________, and
as a result inhibit the reabsorption of water.


●● acute conditions involving edemas
Answer: *Antihypertensives*
Loop diuretics are used primarily to treat _______________________.


●● hypokalemia
Answer: *Antihypertensives*
The major toxicity of loop diuretics (furosemide, torsemide) is
_________________.


●● distal convoluted tubule (DCT)
Answer: *Antihypertensives*
Thiazide diuretics work at the _____________________.


●● hyperkalemia
Answer: *Antihypertensives*
One of the toxicities of potassium sparing diuretics (amiloride,
spironolactone) is _________________.