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Antihypertensive
1.
2.
Drugs
Hydrochlorothiazide Class: Diuretic (Thiazide)

Metolazone Class: Diuretic (Thiazide)

3. Furosemide Class: Diuretic (Loop)

4. Torsemide: Diuretic (Loop)

5. Triamterene: Diuretic (K+)

6. Amiloride: Diuretic (K+)

7. Spironolactone: Diuretic (K+)

8. Thiazide Diuretics:: Hydrochlorothiazide, Metolazone

9. Loop Diuretics:: Furosemide, Torsemide

10. Potassium Diuretics:: Triamterene, Amiloride, Spironolactone

11. Captopril Class: ACE Inhibitor

12. Enalapril Class: ACE Inhibitor

13. ACE Inhibitors: Captopril, Enalapril

14. Losartan Class: Angiotensin Receptor Blocker

15. Angiotensin Receptor Blocker: Losaratan

16. Aliskiren Class: Renin Inhibitor

17. Renin Inhibitor: Aliskiren

18. Nifedipine Class: Calcium Channel Blocker

19. Verapamil Class: Calcium Channel Blocker

20. Diltiazem Class: Calcium Channel Blocker

21. Calcium Channel Blockers: Nifedipine, Verapamil, Dilitiazem

22. Hydralazine Class: Direct Vasodilator

23. Minoxidil Class: Direct Vasodilator

24. Sodium Nitroprusside Class: Direct Vasodilator

25. Direct Vasodilators: Hydralazine, Minoxidil, Sodium Nitroprusside



, 26. Metoprolol Class: Sympatholytic

27. Prazosin Class: Sympatholytic

28. Clonidine Class: Sympatholytic

29. Sympatholytic Drugs: Metoprolol, Prasozin, Clonidine

30. Thiazides act in the _____: Distal convoluted tubule

31. Potassium-sparing diuretics act in the ______: cortical collecting
tubule




32. Loop diuretics act in the ______: thick ascending limb




33. ____% of sodium is resorbed in the thick ascending limb of loop of henle: 20-25%

34. _____% of sodium is resorbed in the distal convoluted tubule: 5

35. _____% of filtered Na+ is resorbed in the late distal tubule and collecting duct: 1-2

36. The thick ascending limb of loop of hence is site of active sodium resorption via ______: Na/K/2Cl symporter

37. The distal convoluted tubule is the site of sodium resorption via ______: Na/Cl symporter

38. The late distal tubule and collecting duct absorbs sodium via _____: renal specific sodium channels

39. K+ and H+ are actively secreted in _____: late distal tubule and collecting duct

40. ______ in the medullary interstitium drives reabsorption of water and concentration of the urine: Hypertonicity

41. Drugs that reduce active reabsorption of sodium, decrease hypertonicity and reduce reabsorption of water. They cause
_____ and _______: natriuresis, diuresis

42. ______ are the most powerful: loop diuretics

43. Anything that increases delivery of Na+ to distal tubule will increase K+ excretion-_________ often cause hypokalemia:
non-potassium sparing (loop and thiazide diuretics)

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