Cardiovascular drugs
Cardio-vascular drugs
Pre-text assignments:
Exercise 1. Learn the following words.
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[əd ' va:ns] [im'pru:v] [' kætəgəri] [daiju 'retiks] [æntikəu' ægjulənt] [ənti' pleitlit] [didʒi ' teilis] [veizədai ' leitə] [' kælsiəm] [' tʃænəl] [kən 'və:t] ['enzaim] [kə' lestərol] [' leŋƟən] [' wɔ:fərin] [ə' rɪ∂miə] [ən' ʤainə] [kən' ʤestiv] [' switʃ] |
поліпшення; прогрес поліпшувати(ся) категорія сечогінний (засіб) антикоагулянт антитромбоцитарний дигиталис, наперстянка судинорозширювальний кальцій канал перетворювати фермент, ензим холестерин подовжувати(ся) варфарін аритмія стенокардія застійний перемикати |
Exercise 2.Translate into Ukrainian, paying attention to Participles.
Used as a means to control; advanced heart disease; broken into groups; depending upon their action; the following; as cholesterol-lowering drugs; to be retaining fluid; the intent with using diuretics; may be preferred to anticoagulants; to keep blood clots from forming; chest pain associated with angina; a pharmaceutical drug used primarily for the treatment; for those taking cardiovascular meds.
Exercise 3. Find corresponding equivalents:
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Exercise 4. Match the words with their definitions.
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... a crystalline insoluble optically active compound, used as a rodenticide and, in the form of its sodium salt, as a medical anticoagulant. Formula: C19H16O4
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... acting to prevent or impair coagulation, esp. of blood.
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... is a member of a class of pharmaceuticals that decrease platelet aggregation and inhibit thrombus formation. They are effective in the arterial circulation, where anticoagulants have little effect. They are widely used in primary and secondary prevention of thrombotic cerebrovascular or cardiovascular disease.
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... a drug prepared from the dried leaves or seeds of the foxglove: a mixture of glycosides used medicinally to treat heart failure and some abnormal heart rhythms.
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… a drug, agent, or nerve that can cause dilatation (vasodilatation) of the walls of blood vessels.
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... any variation from the normal rhythm in the heartbeat.
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… a sudden intense pain in the chest, often accompanied by feelings of suffocation, caused by momentary lack of adequate blood supply to the heart muscle.
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… often called congestive … (CHF) is generally defined as the inability of the heart to supply sufficient blood flow to meet the needs of the body.
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Exercise 5. Read and then translate the following word combinations into Ukrainian:
To prevent heart disease; to change treatment; to switch to other types of medications; to be broken into groups; to depend upon the action of a drug; to unable to control cholesterol levels; to reduce fluid retention; through diet and exercise; first line blood pressure medications; to lengthen the time; to cause stroke; formation of blood clots; to be preferred to anticoagulants; to slow fast arrhythmias; beta-blockers; in congestive heart failure; to beat more forcefully; to work more effectively; drug’s side effects and interactions.
Exercise 6. Read and translate the text: