What medications lower blood pressure?
zazuspetals asked:
Other than diuretics, what other medications lower blood pressure? I only know a few and need to find out the names of more as I am entering the medical field.
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Other than diuretics, what other medications lower blood pressure? I only know a few and need to find out the names of more as I am entering the medical field.
Lower High Cholesterol
December 26th, 2008 at 1:49 am
i know asprin thins the blood so it can get through, for example, highly blocked arteries
December 26th, 2008 at 9:42 am
Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme (ACE) Inhibitors
Diuretics
Beta Blockers
Angiotensin-2 Receptor Antagonists
Calcium Channel Blockers
The above are classifications of medication that are you to reduce blood pressure. Several manufactures make these medications, but all are classified as certain type. Knowing the action and how each medication works will help you in your choice of a career in the medical field.
December 26th, 2008 at 11:51 am
There are several classifications of medications that can lower blood pressure.
I would recommend finding a Med/Drug book and researching each class. Some drug books have a section in them that gives a brief history as well as lists many medications for a general purpose. If you look for hypertensive medications, you should be able to find a brief overview of the meds. From there, you can further research and expand your knowledge base.
December 29th, 2008 at 10:06 pm
I don’t know what area of the medical field you are planning on going into but I can tell you it is best that you know how each one works.
If you don’t know how it works then you won’t know what to tell your patients to look for and you won’t know what to look for yourself.
For instance diuretics, there are different categories of them. Some are potassium depleting and some sparing. So if you are giving a potassium depleting then patient needs to keep a close eye on their K levels. If their K drops too low then it can cause cardiac dysrhythmias. Many Dr.’s automatically order K replacement with them.
Beta blockers often cause a nagging dry cough. Why?
Why do men often not take their BCP meds?
I pose those questions to show you, you have to know your meds. If you don’t then your patient will not have trust in you. However, it is ok to say, I’m not sure but let me get back to you. But you should know the basics on these meds.