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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. rebound excitation causing angina pain or MI results from sudden withdraw of what?
Gynecomastia
Beta adrenergic receptor blockers
With food
Headache - insomnia - angiodermia
2. What to do for hypotension following first dose/dizziness
Systolic 20 mmg Hg or diastolic 10 mmg Hg
Lie supine
Positive inotropic effect
Aldosterone Antagonist
3. resirpine (serpalan - resirpine)
Adrenergic neuron blocker
Sympathomimetics
Sympathoylytics
Hydralazine (apreosoline)
4. phosphodiesterase inhibitors give loading dose over 10 min. then second dose based off of patients
Headache - insomnia - angiodermia
Weight
Decrease heart rate and contractility
Vaso - dilation
5. losartan (Cozaar)
Prototype drug of ARBs
Decrease release of renin
Heart failure
Aldosterone Antagonists
6. potassium level above 5.0 - type 2 diabetes with microalbuminuria are contraindicated to what?
Effect of diuretics
The effects of dubutamine
Alpha/beta blockers
Aldosterone Antagonists
7. coronary arteries have alpha 1 receptors cause
Dry mouth - dizziness - drowsiness
Increase in rate and force of contraction
Tachycardia
Hypoglycemic
8. eplerenone (Inspra)
Loop diuretuc
Lithium toxicity
Aldosterone Antagonist
Using diuretic or is hyperkalemia
9. blocking the alpha1 adrenergic receptors will cause
No
Severe orthrostatic hypotension
Vasodilation
Causes vasodialation - urinary excretion of sodium - and potassium retention
10. spironolactone (aldactone)
Stop ace inhibitor
Fibrate
Aldosterone Antagonist
Calcium channel blocker
11. refrain from using potassium supplement or potassium containing salt while on...
Aldosterone Antagonist
Phosphodiesterase inhibitors
Ace inhibitors - arbs - aldosterone aldactone
Vaso - dilation
12. Losinopril (Prinivil)
Pregnant - hyperkalemia - hypercalcemia or dehydration
ACE inhibitor
Aldosterone antagonist
Beta 1 adrenergic receptor blockers
13. transmucosal nitroglycerin place between
Pregnant or breastfeeding
Cheeks and gums
Hypokalemia
IV digoxin immune fab (Digibind)
14. Second choice after ACE inhibitors for treatment of hypertension is...
ARBs
Statin
Report immediately
Calcium Channel Blocker
15. take metoprolol (lopressor) with
Hypoglycemic
Food or milk
Food
Sympathomimetics
16. When to give clonidine
Doxazosin (cardura)
Loop diuretuc
Increase risk for digoxin toxicity
Bedtime
17. alpha/beta blockers can decrease
ARBs
Tachycardia
Heart rate
IV digoxin immune fab (Digibind)
18. Ginkgo and ginseng taking with calcium channel blockers will increase or decrease blood levels
Inhibition of kinase II
Increase
Adrenergic neuron blocker
Alpha 1 adrenergic blockers
19. potassium sparing diuretic may...
Cause hair growth
Alpha 1 adrenergic blockers
Thiaizide diuretic
Sympatholytics
20. side effect: reflex tachycardia causing increased angina pain in patients with angina
Decrease heart rate and contractility
Calcium channel blocker
Hypotension
Decrease
21. centrally act alpha 2 agonist are...
Hyperkalemia
Sympatholytics
Chewed or crushed
No
22. Valsartan (Diovan)
Tachycardia
ARB
Vasodilation
Treatment of hypertension
23. report tachycardia and BP drop wile sit and standing that drops by
Systolic 20 mmg Hg or diastolic 10 mmg Hg
Sympathomimetics
10-12 hours daily
Food
24. loop diuretics cause...
ototoxcity
Calcium channel blocker
Centrally acting alpha 2 agonist
Centrally acting alpha 2 agonist
25. prototype drug of calcium channel blocker
Vasodilation
Nifedipine (adalat - procardia)
120/80
Prototype drug of ACE inhibitor
26. upon first dose and increase in dose what may the client experience with blood pressure meds
Report immediately
Sympathoylytics
Orthostatic hypotension
ACE inhibitor
27. aliskiren (tekturna) given with potassium sparing diuretic causes
Phosphodiesterase inhibitors
Loop diuretic
Hyperkalemia
Tachycardia
28. facial flushing may occur with
Gastric irritation and diarrhea
Calcium channel blocker
ARBs
Notify provider
29. ARBs that treat heart failure
Valsartan (Diovan) and Candesartan (Atacand)
Direct acting vasodilators
Notify provider
Heart failure
30. beta adrenergic blocker
Hyoglycemia
Propanolol (inderal)
Hyperkalemia
Ace inhibitors - arbs - aldosterone aldactone
31. urinary excretion of sodium n water - retention of potassium describes how what works..
Sympatholytics
Phosphodiesterase inhibitor
Aldosterone antagonist
Decrease release of renin
32. Side effects of ARBs
Notify provider
Adrenergic neuron blocker
Alpha 1 adrenergic blockers
Headache - insomnia - angiodermia
33. when angioedema occurs
Aliskiren (tekturna)
Direct acting vasodilator
Stop ace inhibitor
ACE inhibitor
34. inhibit innervation of sympathetic neurins in the central nervous system
Lithium toxicity
ACE inhibitor
Centrally acting alpha 2 agonist
Tachycardia
35. chlorothiazied (DIURIL)
Thiaizide diuretic
Alpha 1 adrenergic blockers
Gynecomastia
Increase
36. Direct Renin Inhibitor
Calcium channel blocker
Facial flushing - joint pain - fever - nephritis - pericarditis
Aliskiren (tekturna)
Sympatholytics
37. carvedilol (coreg)
Propanolol (inderal)
Alpha/beta blocker
Sympathomimetics
Sympatholytics
38. SLE like symptoms can be seen with overuse of...
Dirct acting vasodilator
Calcium channel blocker
Inhibition of kinase II
Heart failure
39. hydrochlorothiazide (hydroDIURIL)
Aliskiren (tekturna)
Food
Dry cough - hyperkalemia
Thiazide diuretic
40. furosemide (lasix)
The effects of dubutamine
Loop diuretic
Lie supine
Aliskiren (tekturna)
41. triamterene (dyrenium)
Potassium sparing diuretic
Aliskiren (tekturna)
Dry hairless skin every 7 days
Sympatholytics
42. What causes angiodema
IV epinephrine
Myopathy and liver failure
Fibrate
Inhibition of kinase II
43. periphireal blood vessels have alpha 1 receptors: What the action
A sudden decrease in bp
Calcium channel blocker
Vaso - constriction
Aldosterone Antagonist
44. ACE inhibitors may cause
Vasodilation
Hyzaar
Lithium toxicity
Treatment of hypertension
45. Heart failure decereases
Aldosterone Antagonist
Gastric irritation and diarrhea
Phosphodiesterase inhibitor
Cardiac output
46. Palpitation - muscle weakness - paresthesias are signs of...
Hyperkalemia
Aldosterone Antagonist
Direct acting vasodilator
Hydralazine (apreosoline)
47. hyporkalemia - angina chest pain - hypotension - cardiac dysrhythmias are side effects of...
Heart rate
Phosphodiesterase inhibitor
Alpha 1 adrenergic blockers
Direct acting vasodilator
48. clonidine (catapres)
Loop diuretuc
Valsartan (Diovan) and Candesartan (Atacand)
Decrease release of renin
Centrally acting alpha 2 agonist
49. increases blood levels of lipitor and nizoral
Infection
Hydralazine (apreosoline)
Aliskiren (tekturna)
Associated with dobutamine
50. Tachycardia is the body's natural response to...
ARB
Dirct acting vasodilator
A sudden decrease in bp
Calcium channel blocker