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Smoking constricts the bloodvessels causing poor circulation and a higher workload on the heart to get blood to all the organs and extremities of the body. It increases chances for Heart disease, heart attack, stroke, and all cancers.
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Is epinephrine a vasodilator or vasoconstrictor?
Epinephrine is a vasoconstrictor
Is heat a vasodilator?
Yes heat is a vasodilator, whereas ice is a vasoconstrictor.
What is the use of Nitroglycerin Ointment?
Nitro is used topically as a vasodilator
What is nitroglycerin used to do for coronary blood vessels?
No. It is a strong vasodilator. It is used in angina.
The vasodilator prescribed to prevent or relieve the pain of angina by dilating the coronary arteries is known as?
Nitroglycerin
What is nitroglycerin?
Nitroglycerin (C3H5N3O9) is a yellow liquid that's explosive near sudden heat. It's used to produce dynamite and as a medicine vasodilator.
Is alcohol a vasodilator or vasoconstrictor?
alcohol is a vasodilator at lower doses but at higher doses it acts as a vasocontrictor. (1) caffeine is a vasoconstrictor. hence the help you receive from drinking coffee with aspirin after getting a headache related to drinking alcohol. (1) - http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=what-are-the-effects-of-a As a general guideline, most stimulants will act as vasoconstrictors and most depressants will act as vasodilators. There are obvious exceptions to this rule (such as NO2)
Does vasoconstrictor expand the blood vessels?
The answer to this true or false question is false. I got this answer from the last part... constrictor. constricting means to get smaller. There for the answer is false.
Does diphenhydramine raise your blood sugar?
Benadryl contains one of several antihistamines. The antihistamine is an inhibitor of histamine. The histamine is a vasodilator produced by the body to dilate the blood vessels in the body. The antihistamine has the properties of acting as a vasoconstrictor by inhibiting the vasodilator effects of histamine. Therefore, the antihistamine constricts a little bit the blood vessels which means that it could increase the blood pressure of the individual.
How does nitroglycerin help heart patients?
Its a coronary vasodilator(widens vessels) for treatment of angina pectoris (usually a result of lack of oxygen to the heart muscle i.e. atherosclerosis where plaques form on the inner wall of the arteries restricting blood flow.
A patient takes a nitroglycerine tablet sublingually for chest pain Nitroglycerin acts directly on smooth muscle producing relaxation and vessel dilation How would this relieve chest pain?
Angina pectoris is thoracic pain caused by a fleeting deficiency in oxygen delivery to the myocardium. Because nitroglycerin acts as a vasodilator, blood flow to the heart is increased, promoting the delivery of oxygen to the cells.
Is atropine a vasodilator?
No
