another type of medication that may be used to help lower blood pressure is known as a calcium channel blocker. what do you think the mechanism of action is for these drugs?
O Calcium channel blockers will lower heart rate and decrease the force of contraction, which will lower cardiac output and blood pressure.
O Calcium channel blockers prevent calcium from entering smooth muscle in arteries and arterioles, which allows them to relax and vasodilate.
O Calcium channel blockers increase water loss in the urine, which decreases blood volume and blood pressure.
O Calcium channel blockers block key enzymes, which prevent the formation of proteins and hormones that increase blood pressure.
O Both 1&2 are true of calcium channel blockers.
