NUR 101 Test 15
- antianginals
Answer drugs used to treat chest pain
- calcium channel blockers
Answer agents that inhibit the entry of calcium ions into heart muscle cells, causing a slowing of the heart rate, a lessening of the demand for oxygen and nutrients, and a relaxing of the smooth muscle cells of the blood vessels to cause dilation; used to prevent or treat angina pectoris, some arrhythmias, and hypertension
- anginal attack
Answer Heart attack
- nitrate therapy
Answer Causes vascular smooth muscle to relax
Used alone or in combination with beta-adrenergic blockers or calcium-channel blockers
- excitation-contraction coupling
Answer connection between muscle fiber stimulation and muscle contraction
- The subsequent contractile response
Answer results in insufficient stroke volume, and blood begins to "back up" in the pulmonary (left heart failure) or systemic (right heart failure) circulation 1 / 2
- peripheral edema
Answer The swelling of tissues, usually in the lower limbs, due to the accumulation of fluids.
- angina
Answer chest pain
- palpitations
Answer pounding, racing heartbeats
- flushing
Answer reddening of the face and neck as a result of increased blood flow
- gingival hyperplasia
Answer overformation of gum tissue caused by calcium channel blocker medications such as amlodipine
- orthostatic hypotension
Answer low blood pressure that occurs upon standing up
- Lipid-lowering agents
Answer decrease the levels of lipids that contribute to atherosclerosis and result in blood vessel occlusion by reducing the synthesis of cholesterol.
- HMG-CoA Reductase Inhibitors
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