Diuretics
Diuretics are drugs that primarily increase the excretion of sodium. Learn about thiazide, loop, potassium-sparing, osmotic diuretics, and carbonic anhydrase inhibitors.
Drugs Affecting the Cardiovascular System
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.
Antianginal Drugs
Learn about antianginal drugs, nitrates, beta-blockers, and calcium channel blockers in this simplified guide for nursing pharmacology.
Antihyperlipidemic Drugs
Antihyperlipidemic Drugs lower serum levels of cholesterol and various lipids.
Antiarrhythmic Drugs
Antiarrhythmics address arrhythmia by altering cells’ automaticity and conductivity. Includes Class IA, IB, IC, II, III, and IV.
Antihypertensive Drugs
Nursing pharmacology study guide for antihypertensive agents includes ACE Inhibitors, Angiotensin II Receptor Blockers, Calcium-Channel Blockers, Vasodilators.
Drugs Affecting Coagulation (Anticoagulants, Antiplatelets, Thrombolytics)
Simplified study guide for nursing pharmacology which includes antiplatelet drugs, anticoagulants, thrombolytic agents, anticoagulant adjunctive therapy and more.
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.
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.
Atorvastatin (Lipitor) Nursing Considerations and Patient Teaching [Drug Guide]
Know the atorvastatin nursing considerations, nursing interventions, and more in this drug guide for nurses.