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General Usage
Med Classes
Question | Answer |
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Thiazide diuretics | -First-line HTN, -HF(less) |
Loop diuretics | -Second-line HF(more),First-line HF emergency -HTN, |
Potassium-Sparing diuretics | -HTN, -HF(exception), |
Calcium Channel Blockers | -Follow-Up: Prevent Angina/ACS, -HTN, |
Beta Blockers | Beta Blockers -First-Line/Follow-Up: Angina/ACS(MI), -FL:HTN, HF, |
Angiotensin Converting Enzyme (ACE) Inhibitors | -First-Line:HF, FollowUp: Angina/ACS(MI), -HTN, |
Angiotensin II Receptor Blockers (ARB’s) | -HTN, HF, |
Alpha 1 Blockers | -HTN(2), |
Alpha 2 Blockers | -HTN(2), |
Alpha 1 and Beta Blockers | -HTN(2), |
Direct Vasodilators | -HTN(2), |
Nitrates | -Acute/Follow-Up: Angina/ACS(MI), |
Narcotic analgesic | -Acute: Angina/ACS(MI), |
Antiplatelet Drugs | -Acute/Follow-Up: Angina/ACS(MI), |
Antiplatelet Drugs: ADP receptor blockers | -Follow-Up: Angina/ACS(MI), |
Antiplatelet Drugs Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitors | -Angina/ACS(MI), (given IV during surgery) |
Cardiac Glycoside | -HF, |
Phosphodiesterase Inhibitors | -Acute: HF, |
Atrial Natriuretic Peptide (ANP) | -Acute: HF, |
Benzodiazepines | -Anxiety, Panic disorders |
Barbiturates | -Seizures, need for sedation |
Buspirone | -General Anxiety (slow acting) |
Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRI) | -Depression, PanicDis, EatingDis |
Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors (MAOI) | -Depression, PanicDis, EatingDis, PTSD, PainDis -Atypical Depression |
Tricyclic Antidepressant(TCA) | -Depression |