Notes in 15 Hypotensive Agents

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Published	12/13/2023	Hypertensive {{c3::emergencies}} are defined as a BP > {{c1::180/120}} with signs of {{c2::organ damage}}.
Published	12/13/2023	Sodium nitroprusside relaxes {{c1::arteriolar and venous}} smooth muscle.
Published	12/13/2023	Inhaled nitric oxide is a selective {{c2::pulmonary vasodilator}} that is used in the treatment of reversible {{c1::pulmonary hypertension}}.
Published	12/13/2023	Acute cyanide toxicity may present with a {{c1::increased mixed venous PO2}} because of the cell's inability to undergo aerobic metabolism.
Published	12/13/2023	What hypotensive agents predisposes a patient to the development of methemoglobinemia (2)?{{c1::NitroprussideNitroglycerine}}
Published	12/13/2023	Sodium nitroprusside {{c2::dilates::dilates/constricts}} cerebral vessels and abolishes cerebral {{c1::autoregulation}}.
Published	12/13/2023	Nitroglycerin: {{c1::venous::arterial/venous}} dilation >> {{c1::arterial}} dilation
Published	12/13/2023	A metabolic product of nitroglycerin is {{c2::nitrite}} which can convert {{c1::hemoglobin}} to {{c1::methemoglobin}}.
Published	12/13/2023	Hydralazine relaxes {{c1::arteriolar}} smooth muscle in multiple ways, including dilation of precapillary resistance vessels via increased cGMP.
Published	12/13/2023	Hydralazine causes a decrease in the blood pressure, leading to a compensatory increase in the {{c1::heart rate}}.
Published	12/13/2023	Fenoldopam increases {{c1::renal}} blood flow at low doses.
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