NUR 211 Exam 5
- Which race is most at risk for stroke and why?
Answer Black American, HTN
- FAST meaning
Answer Facial droop, Arm drift, Speech difficulty, Time to call 911
- ACE inhibitors - what do they do?
Answer Dilate vessels
- ACE inhibitors - names
Answer lisinopril (Zestril), benazepril (Lotensin)
- ACE inhibitor - common side effect
Answer dry cough
- Beta Blockers - what do they do?
Answer dilates vessels, slows heart, blocks the effect of hormone epinephrine and norepinephrine
- Beta Blockers - names
Answer labetalol (Trandate), atenolol (Tenormin), carvedilol (Coreg)
- ARB - what do they do?
Answer 1 / 3
Blocks angiotensin, dilates vessels
- ARB - given to which specific pts?
Answer Pt's with kidney and liver disease, diabetic pt's
- ARB - names
Answer losartan (Cozaar), valsartan (Diovan)
- CCB - what do they do?
Answer dilates vessels by disrupting calcium from entering cells of heart and arteries
- CCB - commonly given to which population?
Answer Black Americans and eldery
- CCB - names
Answer amlodipine (Norvasc), diltiazem (Cardizem)
- Diuretics - what do they do?
Answer removes excess H2O and Na+ from body into urine to lower BP
- Diuretics - names
Answer hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ), furosemide (Lasix), spironlac- tone (Aldactone)
- Smoking your risk of a stroke
Answer doubles 2 / 3
- What does smoking do to the arteries in the brain?
Answer Narrows the arteries causing them to become blocked
- Leading cause of stroke?
Answer HTN
- Antihypertensives
Answer BB, CCB, Diuretics
- Anticoagulants - what do they do?
Answer Inhibit clotting
- Anticoagulants - names
Answer Warfarin, Heparin, apixaban (Eliquis)
- Antiplatelet - what do they do?
Answer inhibit platelet clumping
- Antiplatelet - names
Answer aspirin, clopidogrel (Plavix)
- Antilipemics - what do they do?
Answer reduce lipid levels
- Antilipemics - names
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