ExamI2:INUR2474/INURI2474I(NewI2024/I
2025IUpdate)IPharmacologyI|ICompleteI
ReviewIwithIQuestionsIandIVerifiedI
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QUESTION
WhatIisIanginaIpectoris?
Answer:
IchestIpainIcausedIbyIinadequateIflowIofIbloodIandIoxygenItoItheIheart
QUESTION
WhatIareIriskIfactorsIforIangina?
Answer:
ICAD
smoking
HTNIDMIhyperlipidemiaIobesity
QUESTION
Non-PharmacologicalItherapyIforIAngina
Answer:
IRestIwhenIyouIfeelIpain,IexerciseIinImoderation,IquitIsmoking,IeatIhealthy,ImaintainIhealthyI
bloodIsugar
QUESTION
WhatIclassesItreatIangina?
,Answer:
InitratesI(nitro),IcalciumIchannelIblockers,IbetaIblockers
QUESTION
CalciumIchannelIblockers?
WhatIdoItheyIdo?
Answer:
I*Verapamil*,Idiltiazem,I*nifedipine*I(-dipine)
ResolveIsuperIventricularIarrhythmia'sIbyIblockingIcalciumIentrance
QUESTION
WhatIcanIcalciumIchannelIblockersI(verapamil/nifedipine)Icause?IKeyIpoints?
Answer:
I*Edema*
*Constipation*IHypotension
AvoidIgrapefruitI(leadsItoItoxicity)
QUESTION
HowIdoesInitroglycerinIwork?
Answer:
IAInitroIthatIvasodilates,IsmoothImuscleIrelax-Iant
QUESTION
WhatIareIsafetyIissues,IcontraindicationsIforInitroI(nitroglycerin)?
Answer:
IDon'tItakeIsildenafilIwithInitro
SitIbeforeItakingImed,I*headacheIisInormal*
QUESTION
, WhatIinstructionsIshouldIIIgiveImyIpatientIonItakingInitro?
Answer:
ITakeIitIwhenIyouIhaveIchestIpain,IifIitIdoesn'tIresolveIinI5Imin,IcallI911IandIyouImakeItakeIi
tI2ImoreItimesI5IminutesIbetweenIeachIdose.
I
QUESTION
WhatIinstructionsItoIgiveIaIpatientIregardingImedsIthatIcanIcauseIbleed-
IingI(heprin,Icoumadin/warfarin)?
Answer:
IsoftIbristledItoothbrush,IelectricIrazor,IavoidINSAIDS,IwatchIforIreducedIbp,IunexplainedIbru
ises,IblackIandIbloodIstools,Itachy-Icardia,IpelvicIandIbackIpain
QUESTION
WhatIdoesIheparinIdo?
Answer:
IpreventsIbloodIclottingI(anticoagulant)
QUESTION
WhatIisIheparinIbridging?
Answer:
IheparinIfrequentlyIusedIwhenIstartingIwarfarinIorIbefore/afterIsurgeryItoIgetIbackItoItherapeu
ticIlevelsIquickly.
QUESTION
WhatIisItheIantidoteIforIheparin?ITherapeuticIlevels?
Answer:
I*protamineIsulfate*
usuallyIgivenIforIanIactiveIbleed
@PTT:I60-80