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PT1420 Drug Classification and Terminology Practice

Across
Congestive Heart Failure
Calcium channel blockers: prescription medications that relax blood vessels and increase the supply of blood and oxygen to the heart while also reducing the heart's workload
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (enlarged prostate)
Dilates (widens) blood vessels, making it easier for blood to flow through them and easier for the heart to pump
Suppresses abnormal rhythms of the heart, such as ventricular tachycardia
ACE (________ converting enzyme) inhibitor: medications that slow (inhibit) the activity of the enzyme ACE; as a result, blood vessels enlarge or dilate, and blood pressure is reduced (-pril drugs)
______ Alpha Agonists: lower your heart rate and reduce your blood pressure by preventing your brain from sending signals to your nervous system to speed up your heart rate and narrow your blood vessels
Down
High blood pressure
ARB (angiotensin II _______ blockers): block the action of angiotensin on the muscles surrounding blood vessels; as a result, blood vessels enlarge (dilate) and blood pressure is reduced
Cardiac ________: a class of organic compounds that increase the output force of the heart and decrease its rate of contractions
"Water Pill"; substance that promotes the increased production of urine
Dilate (open) blood vessels, which allows blood to flow more easily
______ Blockers: block the effects of epinephrine (adrenaline) and slow the heart's rate, thereby reducing blood pressure (-lol drugs)
______ Blockers: cause blood vessels to dilate, thereby lowering blood pressure (-osin drugs)
Fluid retention in certain tissues within the body
Chest pain