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NCLEX Cardiac Medications
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. administer adrenergic neuron blockers how
Positive inotropic effect
Nitrates
Loop diuretics
Food or milk
2. report and withhold dose for blood pressure below
Orthostatic hypotension
Hypotension
Prototype drug of ACE inhibitor
90 systolic
3. alpha adrenergic antagonist can cause...
Tachycardia - orthrostatic hypotension - and nasal congestion
90 systolic
Calcium channel blocker
Stop ace inhibitor
4. check pulse rate before taking what?
Loop diuretic
Beta 1 adrenergic receptor blockers
Increase in rate and force of contraction
Loop diuretics
5. potassium sparing diuretic may...
Lithium toxicity
ACE inhibitor
Cause hair growth
Nitrates
6. if patient has rheumatic heart disease - tachcardia - or MI dont take what?
Direct acting vasodilators
Sympathomimetics
Facial flushing - joint pain - fever - nephritis - pericarditis
Headache - insomnia - angiodermia
7. nitrates can cause bradycardia or tachycardia
Hypoglycemic
Hypertension crisis
Tachycardia
ARB
8. side effect:dry - non productive cough
No
ACE inhibitors
Hydralazine (apreosoline)
ACE inhibitor
9. taking adrenerfgic receptor blocker with oral hypoglycemia agents can cause
Decrease heart rate - decrease contractility of the heart
Doxazosin (cardura)
Phosphodiesterase inhibitor
Hyoglycemia
10. sore throat is sign of...
Infection
Prototype drug of ARBs
Hyzaar
Taking clonidine
11. report rapid heart rate and increase in angina pain while on...
No
Beta 1 adrenergic receptor blockers
Direct acting vasodilator
Calcium channel blocker
12. side effect: reflex tachycardia causing increased angina pain in patients with angina
Calcium channel blocker
ACE inhibitor
Sympathomimetics
Beta 1 adrenergic receptor blockers
13. What Statins can cause
Myopathy and liver failure
Tachycardia
No
Heart rate
14. alpha 1 adrenergic blockers are...
Sympatholytics
ACE inhibitor
Increases
Notify provider
15. What to do for hypotension following first dose/dizziness
Headache - insomnia - angiodermia
Notify provider
Lie supine
Centrally acting alpha 2 agonist
16. ARB that prevent stroke
Prototype drug of ACE inhibitor
Effect of diuretics
Losartan (Cozaar)
Loop diuretic
17. NSAIDs may decrease...
LDL and VLDLs
Ace inhibitors - arbs - aldosterone aldactone
Effect of diuretics
Sympatholytics
18. calcium channel blockers cause bradycardia or tachycardia
Tachycardia
Positive inotropic effect
Cause hyperglycemia
Adrenergic antagonists
19. alpha/beta blockers are...
Sympathoylytics
Beta 1 adrenergic receptor blockers
Sympathomimetics
Headache - insomnia - angiodermia
20. viagra may cause
Hypotension
ACE inhibitor
Levels of digoxin
Candesartan (atacand)
21. side effect: gingival hyperplasia
Calcium channel blocker
Systolic 20 mmg Hg or diastolic 10 mmg Hg
IV digoxin immune fab (Digibind)
Decrease release of renin
22. cimetidine increases...
Levels of alpha/beta blockers
Hyoglycemia
Gradually increase
Cardiac output
23. taken sildanefil (viagra) with alpha 1 adrenergic blockers can cause what?
ACE inhibitor
ACE inhibitor
Hypotension
Decrease release of renin
24. methyldopa (aldomet)
Valsartan (Diovan) and Candesartan (Atacand)
Phosphodiesterase inhibitor
Centrally acting alpha 2 agonist
Losartan (Cozaar)
25. correct fluid deficit and hypokalemia while on...
ARB
Phosphodiesterase inhibitors
No
Thiazide diuretic
26. spironalactone (aldactone)
Aliskiren (tekturna)
Tachycardia
Prototype drug of ACE inhibitor
Potassium sparing diuretic
27. aliskiren (tekturna) given with potassium sparing diuretic causes
Cause hair growth
Hyperkalemia
IV epinephrine
Decrease heart rate and contractility
28. RAAS suppressants
Myopathy and liver failure
Sympathoylytics
Treatment of hypertension
Bradycardia
29. urinary excretion of sodium n water - retention of potassium describes how what works..
Tachycardia
Aldosterone antagonist
Swelling of mouth and throat
Sympathoylytics
30. blocking cardiac beta 1 receptor causes
Sympathomimetics
Decrease heart rate - decrease contractility of the heart
Sympathoylytics
High bp and increase heart rate
31. blocks calcium blockers in muscle cells
Calcium channel blocker
Lithium toxicity
Decrease heart rate - decrease contractility of the heart
ototoxcity
32. decreases blood levels of furosemide
ARB
Aliskiren (tekturna)
Lithium toxicity
Report immediately
33. ethacrynic acid (edecrin)
Loop diuretic
Vaso - dilation
Alpha/beta blockers
ARBs
34. hydralaizine maybe given with What to reduce fluid retention
Worsen angina
Losartan (Cozaar) and Irbesartan (Avapro)
Diuretic
Hypertension
35. bumetanide (bumex)
Liver failure
Treatment of hypertension
Loop diuretuc
Calcium channel blocker
36. substained release form of calcium channel blocker should be swallowed whole and not
Decrease release of renin
Losartan (Cozaar)
Tachycardia
Chewed or crushed
37. patient reports chest pain with dobutamine
ACE inhibitor - ARBs - Aldosterone antagonist - Direct renin inhibitors
Report immediately
Tachycardia
Increases cardiac output
38. centrally act alpha 2 agonist are...
Risk for digoxin toxicity
ACE inhibitor
Sympatholytics
No
39. blocking the adrenergic receptors that cause vaso constriction will treat what?
Thiazide diuretic
Stop ace inhibitor
Hyoglycemia
Hypertension
40. beta adrenergic blockers are...
Calcium channel blocker
Sympatholytics
Cover with plastic wrap
Loop diuretics
41. dobutamine activates
Beta 1 adrenergic receptors
Sympathomimetics
Loop diuretic
Report immediately
42. refrain from using potassium supplement or potassium containing salt while on...
Potassium sparing diuretic
Ace inhibitors - arbs - aldosterone aldactone
Adrenergic neuron blocker
Calcium channel blocker
43. beta blockers and calcium channel blockers decrease tachycardia effects in
Phosphodiesterase inhibitor
Stop ace inhibitor
Nitrates
Aliskiren (tekturna)
44. Ginkgo and ginseng taking with calcium channel blockers will increase or decrease blood levels
Direct acting vasodilators
Sympatholytics
Increase risk for digoxin toxicity
Increase
45. Take ARBs with caution if..
Calcium channel blocker
Using diuretic or is hyperkalemia
Alpha/beta blockers
ACE inhibitor - ARBs - Aldosterone antagonist - Direct renin inhibitors
46. What treats BPH and hypertension
Alpha 1 adrenergic blockers
Calcium channel blocker
Decrease release of renin
Alpha/beta blockers
47. Taking calcium channel blockers with melatonin causes
No
Sympathomimetics
High bp and increase heart rate
Phosphodiesterase inhibitor
48. chlorothiazied (DIURIL)
Thiaizide diuretic
Statin
Phosphodiesterase inhibitor
Increases
49. Parazosin (Minipress)
Potassium sparing diuretic
Alpha/beta blocker
Sympathomimetics
Alpha 1 adrenergic blockers
50. RAAS suppressant
ACE inhibitor - ARBs - Aldosterone antagonist - Direct renin inhibitors
Calcium channel blocker
Atenolol - metoprolol
Cause hair growth