Drugs Affecting the Cardiovascular System

Diuretics

Diuretics are drugs that primarily increase the excretion of sodium. Learn about thiazide, loop, potassium-sparing, osmotic diuretics, and carbonic anhydrase inhibitors.

Nursing Pharmacology

Antihypertensive Drugs

Nursing pharmacology study guide for antihypertensive agents includes ACE Inhibitors, Angiotensin II Receptor Blockers, Calcium-Channel Blockers, Vasodilators.

Nursing Pharmacology

Antiarrhythmic Drugs

Antiarrhythmics address arrhythmia by altering cells’ automaticity and conductivity. Includes Class IA, IB, IC, II, III, and IV.

Nursing Pharmacology

Antianginal Drugs

Learn about antianginal drugs, nitrates, beta-blockers, and calcium channel blockers in this simplified guide for nursing pharmacology.

Nursing Pharmacology

Antihyperlipidemic Drugs

Antihyperlipidemic Drugs lower serum levels of cholesterol and various lipids.

Nursing Pharmacology

Cardiotonic-Inotropic Drugs

Cardiotonic agents are drugs used to increase the contractility of the heart. Included below is a pharmacology guide for nurses on the various effects of cardiotonic-inotropic agents.

Nursing Pharmacology

Drugs Affecting Coagulation (Anticoagulants, Antiplatelets, Thrombolytics)

Simplified study guide for nursing pharmacology which includes antiplatelet drugs, anticoagulants, thrombolytic agents, anticoagulant adjunctive therapy and more.

Nursing Pharmacology

Adrenergic Antagonists (Sympatholytics)

Adrenergic antagonists are also referred to as sympatholytics because they lyse, or block, the effects of the sympathetic nervous system. They react with specific adrenergic receptor sites without activating them, thus preventing the typical manifestations of SNS activation.

Nursing Pharmacology

Adrenergic Agonists (Sympathomimetics)

Adrenergic agonists are autonomic nervous system drugs that stimulate the adrenergic receptors of the sympathetic nervous system (SNS), either directly (by reacting with receptor sites) or indirectly (by increasing norepinephrine levels). An adrenergic agonist is also called a sympathomimetic because it stimulates the effects of SNS.