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Adrenergics raise blood pressure by causing the blood vessels to contract. Patients must be assessed carefully to ensure that they are not receiving too much medication and developing __________________. Blood pressure must be checked regularly and often.

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Describe the effects of aging on the cardiovascular system.

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_____________ are a category of drugs that relax the smooth muscle and act directly on arteries and veins to decrease blood pressure.

The point of maximum impulse (PMI) is an important landmark when taking the _________ pulse before administering cardiac drugs.

Digoxin, diuretics, and vasodilators are the usual therapy for _______________________.

Antianginal drugs such as nitroglycerin or calcium channel blockers produce coronary dilation and increase the _________ to the heart, relieving chest pain.

Hematinics are used when there is a lowered red blood cell count or a lack of hemoglobin in conditions such as ____________.

Name the parts of the cardiovascular system and state their functions.

An inexpensive and effective drug that may be used for its antiplatelet properties is _____________.

Rapid, throbbing heartbeats are termed ________________, and may be a side effect of cardiovascular drugs.

The average adult pulse is between ________ and __________ beats per minute.

Iron supplements, an iron-rich diet, vitamin B₁₂, and folic acid can be used to treat _______________.

Describe the effects that adrenergics have on the body.

Before giving digoxin, the patient's ____________ pulse must be checked for one minute as digoxin doses are cumulative.

Describe the effects that calcium channel blockers have on the body.

The electrical signals of the heart can be picked up by a machine and recorded on a chart called a(n) ______________________.

Myocardial infarction or _____________________ is an injury to the heart muscle caused by a decreased blood supply.

Cardiac glycosides such as digoxin increase cardiac output by affecting the force of myocardial ____________________.

Myocardial infarction is generally caused by a decreased blood supply from a blood clot blocking the flow of blood through a(n) _________________.

An antilipemic drug that decreases the lipid blood level may be prescribed to lower blood __________________ levels.