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NCLEX Cardiac Medications
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1. What to do for hypotension following first dose/dizziness
120/80
Nifedipine (adalat - procardia)
Lie supine
Aliskiren (tekturna)
2. beta blockers block...
ACE inhibitor
The effects of dubutamine
Losartan (Cozaar)
Fibrate
3. Normal blood pressure
Lie supine
ACE inhibitor
120/80
Increases cardiac output
4. common SLE like symptoms
Hypertension
Cover with plastic wrap
Facial flushing - joint pain - fever - nephritis - pericarditis
ACE inhibitor
5. prototype drug of calcium channel blocker
Centrally acting alpha 2 agonist
Nifedipine (adalat - procardia)
10 mins
Loop diuretic
6. Dont take clonidine...
Calcium channel blocker
Statin
Phosphodiesterase inhibitors
While on anticoagulant
7. ARBs that treat heart failure
Myopathy and liver failure
Diuretic
Phosphodiesterase inhibitor
Valsartan (Diovan) and Candesartan (Atacand)
8. check pulse rate before taking what?
Centrally acting alpha 2 agonist
Hypotension
Beta 1 adrenergic receptor blockers
Phosphodiesterase inhibitor
9. Fosinopril ( Monopril)
Tachycardia
ACE inhibitor
Hyperkalemia
Worsen angina
10. nitrates can cause bradycardia or tachycardia
BP medication
Renal perfusion
Tachycardia
Treatment of hypertension
11. if patient has rheumatic heart disease - tachcardia - or MI dont take what?
Hyoglycemia
Dry cough - hyperkalemia
Direct acting vasodilators
Atenolol - metoprolol
12. alpha/beta blockers are...
Ventricular fibillation or tachycardia
Sympathoylytics
Phosphodiesterase inhibitors
Calcium Channel Blocker
13. alpha adrenergic antagonist can cause...
Centrally acting alpha 2 agonist
Increases cardiac output
Tachycardia - orthrostatic hypotension - and nasal congestion
Renal perfusion
14. timolol maleate (timoptic)
Nifedipine (adalat - procardia)
Beta adrenergic blocker
ACE inhibitor
Statin
15. substained release form of calcium channel blocker should be swallowed whole and not
Loop diuretics
Chewed or crushed
High bp and increase heart rate
Report immediately
16. hyporkalemia - angina chest pain - hypotension - cardiac dysrhythmias are side effects of...
Beta 1 adrenergic receptor blockers
Hypotension
Phosphodiesterase inhibitor
Cause hair growth
17. When is the best time to give alpha 1 adrenergic blockers
Lie supine
Increases cardiac output
Bedtime
Renal perfusion
18. Potassium with ACE inhibitors cause
IV digoxin immune fab (Digibind)
Hypertension
10 mins
Hyperkalemia
19. take adrenergic neuron blocker while on MAOIs depressent
Hyperkalemia
No
Direct acting vasodilator
Sympatholytics
20. St. john worts decreases...
ACE inhibitor
Tachycardia
Levels of digoxin
Cause hair growth
21. bradycardia is a side effect of what?
Ace inhibitors - arbs - aldosterone aldactone
Calcium Channel Blocker
Beta1 adrenergic receptor blockers
Hypertension
22. Another name for sympatholytics
Infection
Adrenergic antagonists
Loop diuretic
IV digoxin immune fab (Digibind)
23. beta adrenergic blocker
Propanolol (inderal)
Thiazide diuretic
ACE inhibitor
Positive inotropic effect
24. blocking cardiac beta 1 receptor causes
Cover with plastic wrap
Potassium sparing diuretic
Sympatholytics
Decrease heart rate - decrease contractility of the heart
25. beta blockers and calcium channel blockers decrease tachycardia effects in
Presistant rash
Beta1 adrenergic receptor blockers
Nitrates
Phosphodiesterase inhibitor
26. Captopril (Capotene)
Prototype drug of ACE inhibitor
ARBs
Loop diuretic
Hypotension
27. methyldopa (aldomet)
Increases cardiac output
Potassium sparing diuretic
Decrease release of renin
Centrally acting alpha 2 agonist
28. side effect of aldosterone Antagonist
Calcium channel blocker
A sudden decrease in bp
Hyperkalemia
Vasodilation
29. NSAIDs may decrease...
Effect of diuretics
Report to provider
Hypoglycemic
Centrally acting alpha 2 agonist
30. coronary arteries have alpha 1 receptors cause
ARBs
Increase in rate and force of contraction
Beta 1 adrenergic receptor blockers
BP medication
31. take metoprolol (lopressor) with
Hypotension
Diuretic
Food
Hypoglycemic
32. beta adrenergic blockers are...
Swelling of mouth and throat
Levels of alpha/beta blockers
Cheeks and gums
Sympatholytics
33. beta receptors of the peripheral vessels cause what?
ACE inhibitor
Vaso - dilation
With food
Weight
34. monitor potassium levels while taking..
Aliskiren (tekturna)
Vaso - dilation
High bp and increase heart rate
Aldosterone antagonist
35. what drug category blocks the alpha and beta adrenergic receptors on their respective organs
Centrally acting alpha 2 agonist
Pregnant - hyperkalemia - hypercalcemia or dehydration
Hypoglycemic
Sympatholytics
36. When to give clonidine
Potassium sparing diuretic
Gastric irritation and diarrhea
Ventricular fibillation or tachycardia
Bedtime
37. urinary excretion of sodium n water - retention of potassium describes how what works..
Aldoseterone
Decrease heart rate and contractility
Aldosterone antagonist
Ace inhibitors - arbs - aldosterone aldactone
38. Dont adruptly stop...
ACE inhibitor
Taking clonidine
ARB
Myopathy and liver failure
39. transdermal nitroglycerin patch remover for
Atenolol (tenormin) and metoprolol (lopressor)
IV epinephrine
Weight
10-12 hours daily
40. ARB that maintain diabetic nephropathy
IV digoxin immune fab (Digibind)
No
Losartan (Cozaar) and Irbesartan (Avapro)
ARBs
41. Second choice after ACE inhibitors for treatment of hypertension is...
ARBs
Weight
Atenolol - metoprolol
ACE inhibitor
42. adrenergic neuron blockers can cause...
Associated with dobutamine
Cause hair growth
Gastric irritation and diarrhea
Hyoglycemia
43. corticosteroids and amphotecerin B takin with thiazide diuretic can cause
Food or milk
Calcium channel blocker
Hypokalemia
Bradycardia
44. patient reports chest pain with dobutamine
Report immediately
Using diuretic or is hyperkalemia
Gynecomastia
Fibrate
45. report and withhold dose for blood pressure below
90 systolic
Calcium Channel Blocker
With food
Hyperkalemia
46. side effect: peripheral edema of feet and legs
Propanolol (inderal)
Calcium channel blocker
Bedtime
Beta1 adrenergic receptor blockers
47. dobutamine peak affect is...
Adrenergic antagonists
Direct acting vasodilators
Report immediately
10 mins
48. Herbal ginseng increases...
Nifedipine (adalat - procardia)
Calcium Channel Blocker
Risk for digoxin toxicity
Prototype drug of ACE inhibitor
49. increases blood levels of lipitor and nizoral
Aliskiren (tekturna)
Myopathy and liver failure
ARB
Food or milk
50. erythromycin - verapamil - ketoconazole - lithium are interactions of what?
Beta adrenergic blocker
Lie supine
Hyperkalemia
Aldosterone Antagonists
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