Hypertension Management Approach PDF
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This document is a study guide on hypertension management, covering various aspects of the approach and treatment options. It emphasizes knowledge of medication pharmacodynamics and adverse effects, along with protocols and contraindications. Study materials include acute and chronic pain management and different drug class families.
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-hypertension management approach (A-B-C-D) -hypertensive urgency and hypertensive emergency -2 main mechanisms that control BP -treatment for CHF pts -look over our CHF protocol for PCP's -know the pharmcodynamics of the medicaCons we can give a PCP's and onset of acCons -know how to reconize certa...
-hypertension management approach (A-B-C-D) -hypertensive urgency and hypertensive emergency -2 main mechanisms that control BP -treatment for CHF pts -look over our CHF protocol for PCP's -know the pharmcodynamics of the medicaCons we can give a PCP's and onset of acCons -know how to reconize certain medicaCons (mulCple choice quesCons) -know the difference betwee cardio selecCve and non cardioselecCve beta blockers and give an example of each -Phases of the acCon potenCal and what the represent -Fill in the blanks for the anCarrhythmic agents table (located in slide show) -know what adenosine is treated for -know the two endogenous catecholamies released by the SNS -know the difference between chronotrope, dromotrope and inotrope -know about histamine, where the receptors are located in the body, what happens they these receptors are sCmulated, etc... -know adverse effects of the medicaCons we can give as PCP's (covered in slides) -Acute vs. Chronic pain -2 major NSAID categories -look over THE PROTOCOLS for the meds we have covered in the last 4 units (will provide you with a hard copy) -know the "why" to our contraindicaCons -medical math (want over have) -know the difference between allergen, aCgen and anCbody -know why it is important to give ASA first in an ischemic cardiac event -know the 3 different angina disorders -know what beta blockers do -know the medical therapy for NSTEMI's and STEMI's (MONA-BAH) -know some anCcoagulants -know how to recognize some drug class families (ex. propanolol belongs to the family of beta blockers, etc...) -know about suboxone -know that treatment for pain is divided into 2 categories - opioid and non-opioid pharmacotherapy and give an example for each. -know respiratory diseases and meds to treat them -ANYTHING from the slides covered in class are fair game.
