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CCT Exam - Cardiac Medications Exam
Question and Answers
Verapamil - answers✓✓antianginal, antihypertensive, antiarrhythmic -- smooth muscle
relaxation, widening of blood vessels to increase oxygen delivery to heart. Decreases conduction
through the AV node.
ACE inhibitors - answers✓✓Block conversion of angiotensin I to angiotensin II --> vasodilation,
fluid excretion, reduced aldosterone production
ARBs - answers✓✓inhibit the activity of ang II at specific receptors in blood vessels -->
vasodilation, fluid excretion, reduced aldosterone production
Therapeutic uses of cardiac glycosides - answers✓✓CHF:
-increased inotropy
-increased EF
-reduced preload
-reduced pulmonary congestion
Arrhythmias:
-reduced conduction through AV node
-reduced ventricular rate in A-fib and A-flutter
Effect of cardiac glycosides - answers✓✓bind to the Na-K-ATP pump, causing a buildup of
intracellular sodium, which leads to a subsequent increase in the intracellular concentration of
calcium. --> increases force of contraction, lower HR
06/11/2024 14:32PM
CCT Exam - Cardiac Medications Exam
Question and Answers
Verapamil - answers✓✓antianginal, antihypertensive, antiarrhythmic -- smooth muscle
relaxation, widening of blood vessels to increase oxygen delivery to heart. Decreases conduction
through the AV node.
ACE inhibitors - answers✓✓Block conversion of angiotensin I to angiotensin II --> vasodilation,
fluid excretion, reduced aldosterone production
ARBs - answers✓✓inhibit the activity of ang II at specific receptors in blood vessels -->
vasodilation, fluid excretion, reduced aldosterone production
Therapeutic uses of cardiac glycosides - answers✓✓CHF:
-increased inotropy
-increased EF
-reduced preload
-reduced pulmonary congestion
Arrhythmias:
-reduced conduction through AV node
-reduced ventricular rate in A-fib and A-flutter
Effect of cardiac glycosides - answers✓✓bind to the Na-K-ATP pump, causing a buildup of
intracellular sodium, which leads to a subsequent increase in the intracellular concentration of
calcium. --> increases force of contraction, lower HR
