Antihypertensive Medications- Kahoot!
Nexus Nursing Institute・2 minutes read
Blood pressure, heart function, and treatment options for hypertension, including the use of ACE inhibitors and diuretics, are crucial topics to understand in the context of cardiac health, particularly for different patient populations such as athletes and African Americans. Lifestyle changes such as weight loss, smoking cessation, and reducing salt intake are emphasized in care management for hypertension to prevent severe complications like cardiac death, stroke, and renal failure.
Insights
- The SA node is the pacemaker of the heart, setting its rhythm, while ACE inhibitors, identifiable by the suffix "-pril," are used as anti-hypertensive drugs.
- African Americans may respond better to diuretics as the initial treatment for hypertension, and untreated hypertension can lead to severe complications such as coronary artery disease, stroke, renal failure, and vision loss.
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Recent questions
What is the function of the SA node in the heart?
Initiates the heart's rhythm.
What are the potential consequences of untreated hypertension?
Coronary artery disease, cardiac death, stroke, renal failure, loss of vision.
What are some factors that can affect blood pressure?
Psychological stress, high salt diet, age, lack of rest, genetic predisposition.
What is the role of coronary arteries in the heart?
Provide a constant blood supply to the heart.
What are ACE inhibitors commonly used for?
Anti-hypertensive drugs.
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Summary
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Understanding Blood Pressure and Heart Health.
- Blood pressure during diastole is when the cardiac muscles relax and blood returns to the heart from the systemic and pulmonary veins.
- Sinus bradycardia is often seen in athletes due to their lower heart rate.
- The pacemaker of the heart is the SA node, initiating the heart's rhythm.
- The heart needs a constant blood supply, provided by the coronary arteries.
- ACE inhibitors, ending in "pril," are the anti-hypertensive drugs that are ACE inhibitors.
- ACE inhibitors are not the drug of choice for black patients with hypertension.
- Untreated hypertension can lead to coronary artery disease, cardiac death, stroke, renal failure, and loss of vision.
- Factors affecting blood pressure include psychological stress, high salt diet, age, lack of rest, and genetic predisposition.
- African Americans are more responsive to diuretics as a first-line treatment for hypertension.
- The first step in Care Management for hypertension includes weight reduction, smoking cessation, moderation of alcohol intake, reduction of sodium in diet, and increase in physical activity.
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Master antihypertensive meds for Cardiology & NCLEX.
- Ensure you thoroughly understand antihypertensive medications as they are crucial for Cardiology and NCLEX exams; review the material covered in the Kahoot session, refer to your textbook, and be prepared for related questions. Visit Nexus Nursing Institute's website to book an NCLEX NGN review.
