Video: Cardiac Tachycardia and Hypertension — Vocabulary Flashcards

Cardiac Tachycardia and Dysrhythmias

• The transcript references multiple forms of rhythm disturbances: tachycardia, flutter, slower rhythms, and bradycardia.
• It emphasizes that there are many different dysrhythmias, including both high-rate (tachy) and low-rate (brady) conditions.

Fluid Retention and Diuretics

• The body activates mechanisms to increase fluid retention, which raises cardiac workload as the heart has to work harder.
• This increased workload leads to swelling (edema) as a symptom.
• Diuretics help eliminate excess fluid to reduce edema and fluid overload.

Dyslipidemias: Types, Causes, and Treatments

• Pharmacological types of dyslipidemias mentioned:
  • High LDL cholesterol
  • High triglycerides
  • Low HDL cholesterol levels
• Causes discussed include genetics and lifestyle factors.
• Fish oil is mentioned as a therapy.

Hypertension: Classifications

• Hypertension is classified into two categories:
  • Primary (essential) hypertension: no identifiable cause.
  • Secondary hypertension: caused by underlying conditions.

Antihypertensive Medications: Drug Classes and Examples

• Diuretics
  • Lasix (furosemide)
  • urosomide (transcript; likely torsemide in common practice)
  • spironolactone
• ACE inhibitors (drugs ending in -pril; transcript notes "krill" as a typo)
  • lisinopril
  • captopril (transcript shows a misspelling: "catapril")
  • note: -pril endings are characteristic of ACE inhibitors
• Beta blockers (transcript misspells as "LOL"; intended to be beta blockers)
  • metoprolol
  • atenolol
  • sotalol
• Calcium channel blockers
  • diltiazem
• Angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs)
  • ARBs are mentioned as a class (drugs ending in -sartan are common examples in practice)
• General notes on the transcript
  • The terms "krill" and "LOL" appear to be typos for "-pril" and "beta blockers" respectively; interpret accordingly for understanding of the drug classes.