Pharmacology Chapter 25 Terms
Nursing Pharmacology with Burnitt at Goldfarb School of Nursing
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Pharmacology and the Nursing Process
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Alpha1 Blocker
drugs that primarily cause arterial and venous dilation through their action on peripheral sympathetic neurons
Antihypertensive drugs.
Medications that treat hypertension
Cardiac Output
the amount of blood ejected by the left ventricle
CO= SV x HR
Centrally acting adrenergic drugs
drugs that modify the function of the sympathetic nervous system in the brain by stimulating alpha2 receptors, which has a reverse sympathetic effect that causes decreased blood pressure
Essential hypertension
Elevated systemic arterial pressure for which no cause can be found and which is often the only significant clinical finding
AKA: Idiopathic, primary hypertension
Hypertension
blood pressure persistently exceeding 140/90
orthostatic hypotension
low blood pressure that occurs upon standing up. Also known as postural hypotension.
Prodrug
An inactive drug dosage form that is converted to an active metabolite by various biochemical reactions once it is inside the body.
Secondary hypertension
High blood pressure associated with a primary disease such as renal, pulmonary, endocrine, or vascular disease
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By: Dan Eddins
Textbook: Pharmacology and the Nursing Process
Created: 2012-07-20
Size: 9 flashcards
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