Physiology of HTN
List four factors that affect blood pressure maintenance.

Physiology of HTN

Name of the nerve endings in the large vessels of the heart and brain which are sensitive to changes in pressure and help control BP

Physiology of HTN

What is the kidney enzyme released when BP is low?

Physiology of HTN
Name the active vasoconstrictor in the renin angiotensin system of BP control.

Physiology of HTN
Idenify two consequences of untreated hypertension.

Antihypertensive Agents
Which antihypertensive agents works on the blood vessels to relax the smooth muscles and cause vasodilation?

Antihypertensive Agents
Which category of antihypertensive agent blocks angiotensin II from attaching to receptor sites and blocking its hypertensive effects?

Antihypertensive Agents
Which category of antihypertensive agents decreases cardiac contractility and workload by decreasing depolarization? 

Antihypertensive Agents
If a drug is an alpha 2 agonist, what effect will it have on blood pressure?

Antihypertensive Agents
Two category of drugs that can be used as antianginal and antidysrhytmic agents as well as being used to control hypertension.

Diuretic Agents
Which categories of diurectic agents work on the proximal renal tubules and have the strongest diuretic effect?

Diuretic Agents
Which category of diuretic agents work on the distal tubules and have the weakest diuretic effect?

Diuretic Agents
What is the main physiological effect of diuretic agents in lowering blood pressure?

Diuretic Agents
What is the most effective method for the nurse to measure fluid reduction with the use of diuretic agents?

Diuretic Agents
What are three client factors that nurses should monitor when the client is taking diuretic agents?

Cardiac Physiology
What is the main pacemaker of the heart?

Cardiac Physiology
What is the electolyte responsible for returning heart to resting state after depolarization?

Cardiac Physiology
What would happen to the contractility of the heart if Sodium and Calcium channels were blocked?

 Cardiac Physiology
Cardiac output is equal to the amount of blood ejected from the left ventrical with each heart beat multiplied by what?

Cardiac Physiology
What would happen to the cardiac workload if the preload and the afterload were increased?

Cardiac Disorders  
When there is inadequate blood flow to the heart tissue resulting in cardiac pain it is called________?

Cardiac Disorders  
An abnormal heart rhythm of any kind is called_________?

Cardiac Disorders  
If the right side of the heart fails (CHF), what fluid effect results?

Cardiac Disorders  
If the left side of the heart fails (CHF), what fluid effect results?

Cardiac Disorders  

What is the main problem resulting from a cardiac dysrhythmia?

Cardiac Glycosides
Name two uses for Cardiac Glycosides?

Cardiac Glycosides
What is the negative chronotropic action of a cardicac glycoside?

Cardiac Glycosides

Why are cardiac glycoside blood levels monitored frequently?

Cardiac Glycosides
What electrolyte imbalance increases the risk for glycoside toxicity?

Cardiac Glycosides
What are the signs of cardiac glycoside toxicity?

Antianginal Agents

What antianginal agent acts blocking the release of epinephrine and norepinephrine?

Antianginal Agents
Which antianginal agent acts by interfering with depolarization?

Antianginal Agents
Which antianginal agent works by vasodilating coronary blood vessels?

Antianginal Agents
Which antiangina agent can cause bronchospasm and impotence?

Antianginal Agents
What is one common side effect of antianginal agents?

Antidysrhythmics
Which two antianginal agents can also be used to treat dysrhythmias?

Antidysrhythmics
Which two antidysrhytmic agents interfere with depolarization?

Antidysrhythmics
Which antidysrhytmic agent enhances the resting stage of the heart action?

Antidysrhythmics
List the common side effects of antidysrhythmic agents.