Posts tagged beta blockers
Pharmacology 101: An Overview of Beta Blockers

Have you ever stopped to consider just how many beta blocker medications are available? It’s one of the most prolific classes of medications when you really stop to think about it! Why are there SO many, and how are they different from each other? How exactly do they work again? Take a trip down pharmacology memory lane with tl;dr to learn the ins and outs of this cornerstone medication class.

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Atrial Fibrillation: The Pharmacist's Survival Guide

The thought of dysrhythmias is enough to cause a dysrhythmia in the hearts of most healthcare students. Here we cover the most common sustained arrhythmia, atrial fibrillation.

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Hypertension: A tl;dr pharmacy overview

Hypertension has been called the “silent killer.” It’s basically asymptomatic unless your blood pressure is high enough to classify as a "hypertensive urgency/emergency." Only then do you really notice anything. You'll get headaches, dizziness, blurry vision, shortness of breath...that sort of thing.

Otherwise, a hypertensive patient feels normal. But behind the scenes, bad stuff is going down in the body.

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