Unit exam VIII PTU

bronchioles

small air passages in the lungs that branch from the bronchi and lead to alveoli.

Phosphate Binders

Taken with food to reduce phosphate in the blood. Helps patients with kidney disease

Anticholinergic med overview

Are drugs that block the action of acetylcholine, a neurotransmitter

Anticholinergic med properties

They decrease involuntary movements and bodily secretions

Disease’s treated by anticholinergic meds

Parkinson’s disease, OAB, asthma and COPD

Trazodone

Used to treat major depressive disorder but also used for an off-label use of insomnia

Cholinergic meds

mimic the neurotransmitter acetylcholine

Spironolactone

Potassium-sparing diuretic aka a water pill

Sildenafil

no need for an explanation here

Beta-2 agonists

Are used to relax airway muscles used for breathing. Treats conditions like asthma

Histamine

chemical produced by the immune system

Antihistamine meds

block histamine to treat allergy symptoms such as runny nose, sneezing, and itching

Cortico

medical prefix used to describe the outermost layer

Leuko

white blood cell

Niacin

aka vitamin B3

Diuretics

a water pill that is used to help reduce the amount of excess fluid in the body that would otherwise cause edema.

Function of diuretics

helps the kidney to put water and salt into urine

NIOSH

list of hazardous drugs

LASA

Look Alike Sound Alike drugs

2 components of blood pressure

120/80 systolic and diastolic

What is a good systolic bp

under 120

what is a good diastolic bp

under 80

Systolic bp vs diastolic

Systolic measures the pressure when the heart beats and diastolic measures the pressure when the heart rests

Donepezil overview

(a cholinesterase inhibitor) used to treat Alzeimer’s disease

Cholinesterase inhibitor function

Prevents body from breaking down acetylcholine

What is a group of medications Donepezil can not be prescribed with?

OAB medications

Topiramate meds

are used for anti-convulsant and migraine prevention

Hyperkalemia

An increase in blood potassium

Diltiazem

Calcium channel blockers, used to lower bp, prevent angina

Angina

chest pain

Arrhythmia

irregular heartbeat

Aorta

The main artery of the body. Runs from the left ventricle and supplies oxygenated blood to the circulatory system.

Angioedema

smelling in the mouth causing breathing issues (rare case scenario)

Atria

Top chambers of the heart

Ventricles

Bottom chambers of the heart

Atrial fibrillation

a form of arrhythmia

Vasodilate

widening of the arteries to help increase blood flow to the heart muscles

Cardiac glycosides med function

used to treat heart failure by allowing heart muscles to heart more efficiently

Vasopressors overview

In patients with severe heart failure, this med can increase the rate and force of contractions of the heart muscles

Vaso - prefix

blood vessel, duct

Nitrate medication are apart of what drug class

vasodilators

Nitrate medication overivew

Opens arteries to increase blood flow to heart muscle. These meds can reduce angina and a medication example would be nitroglycerin

Antiplatelet drugs

medications that prevent platelets from clumping together in the blood stream that otherwise would cause blood clots, angina, strokes etc.

Drug class of Aspirin

antiplatelet