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NCLEX Cardiac Medications
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1. decreases blood levels of furosemide
Sympatholytics
Direct acting vasodilator
Aliskiren (tekturna)
Sympathomimetics
2. upon first dose and increase in dose what may the client experience with blood pressure meds
Beta 1 adrenergic receptors
Orthostatic hypotension
Losartan (Cozaar)
Hypokalemia
3. Blocks production of angiotensin II
ACE inhibitor
Aldosterone Antagonists
Hyperkalemia
Food
4. dont take aliskiren (tekturna) if
Fibrate
ACE inhibitor
Pregnant - hyperkalemia - hypercalcemia or dehydration
Food or milk
5. patient with sinus bradycardia dont take what?
Associated with dobutamine
ACE inhibitor
Beta 1 adrenergic receptor blockers
ACE inhibitor
6. dobutamine activates
Beta 1 adrenergic receptors
Before meals or bed time can be crushed or swallowed
Resirpine
Hypokalemia
7. phosphodiesterase inhibitors
Hyperkalemia
Hypotension
Increases cardiac output
Decrease release of renin
8. Direct Renin Inhibitor
Calcium channel blocker
Aliskiren (tekturna)
Beta 1 adrenergic receptor blockers
Weight
9. blocking peripheral alpha 1 receptor causes
Risk for digoxin toxicity
Vasodilation
Increase
Candesartan (atacand)
10. dobutamine increases...
Decrease release of renin
Phosphodiesterase inhibitor
Renal perfusion
Aldoseterone
11. st. wort while taking with calcium channel blockers will increase or decrease blood levels
Headache - insomnia - angiodermia
Aldosterone Antagonist
IV digoxin immune fab (Digibind)
Decrease
12. direct acting vasodilator prototype
Hydralazine (apreosoline)
Sympathoylytics
Tachycardia - orthrostatic hypotension - and nasal congestion
Orthostatic hypotension
13. if pulse is below 60 hold on...
IV epinephrine
Adrenergic neuron blocker
Alpha/beta blockers
Worsen angina
14. indirectly increases heart rate (low blood pressure stimulates baroreceptors refles
Tachycardia
Calcium channel blocker
Loop diuretic
Tachycardia - orthrostatic hypotension - and nasal congestion
15. alpha/beta blockers are...
Tachycardia
The effects of dubutamine
Thiazide diuretic
Sympathoylytics
16. take adrenergic neuron blocker if allergic to rauwolfa alkaloids..
Sympatholytics
Vasodilation
ARBs
No
17. Side effects of ARBs
Headache - insomnia - angiodermia
Hypotension
Ace inhibitors - arbs - aldosterone aldactone
Alpha/beta blocker
18. resirpine (serpalan - resirpine)
Thiazide diuretic
Potassium sparing diuretic
Decrease release of renin
Adrenergic neuron blocker
19. spironolactone (aldactone)
Alpha 1 adrenergic blockers
Positive inotropic effect
Losartan (Cozaar)
Aldosterone Antagonist
20. common SLE like symptoms
Decrease heart rate and contractility
ACE inhibitor
Facial flushing - joint pain - fever - nephritis - pericarditis
Alpha 1 adrenergic blockers
21. hydralaizine maybe given with What to reduce fluid retention
Aliskiren (tekturna)
No
Diuretic
Dirct acting vasodilator
22. beta adrenergic blocker
Vaso - constriction
Propanolol (inderal)
Sympatholytics
Centrally acting alpha 2 agonist
23. Candesartan (Atacand)
Ventricular fibillation or tachycardia
ARB
Direct acting vasodilators
Renal perfusion
24. 1st sign of dry cough What to do?
ototoxcity
Cheeks and gums
Notify provider
Weight
25. Where to apply transdermal patch
IV digoxin immune fab (Digibind)
Dry hairless skin every 7 days
Hypertension
Hyzaar
26. guanethidine (ismelin)
Ventricular fibillation or tachycardia
Notify provider
Beta 1 adrenergic receptors
Adrenergic neuron blocker
27. minoxidil (rogaine)
IV epinephrine
Direct acting vasodilator
Tachycardia
Ventricular fibillation or tachycardia
28. Second choice after ACE inhibitors for treatment of hypertension is...
Sympathomimetics
Tachycardia
Bedtime
ARBs
29. potassium sparring may cause in men what?
Lie supine
Thiaizide diuretic
Renal perfusion
Gynecomastia
30. adrenergic neuron blockers are...
Report immediately
Aldosterone antagonist
Sympatholytics
Decrease release of renin
31. alpha 1 adrenergic blockers are...
Effect of diuretics
Calcium Channel Blocker
Increase in rate and force of contraction
Sympatholytics
32. losartan (Cozaar)
ARBs
Prototype drug of ARBs
Causes vasodialation - urinary excretion of sodium - and potassium retention
Prototype drug of ACE inhibitor
33. Captopril Administration
ACE inhibitor
Esmolol - sotalol
1 hour before meals
Risk for digoxin toxicity
34. corticosteroids and amphotecerin B takin with thiazide diuretic can cause
Myopathy and liver failure
1 hour before meals
Hypokalemia
Dobutamine
35. What is the treatment of angioedema
Loop diuretics
Presistant rash
IV epinephrine
Alpha/beta blocker
36. Ace inhibitors can cause a...
Presistant rash
Vaso - constriction
Thiaizide diuretic
Hypotension
37. taking adrenerfgic receptor blocker with digoxin can cause
Bradycardia
Calcium channel blocker
Esmolol ( brevibloc)
Aliskiren (tekturna)
38. what med can cause tahchydysrhythmias
Statin
Has asthma or any respiratory issues
Dobutamine
Atenolol - metoprolol
39. Start ace inhibitor with low dose then...
Increase
Adrenergic neuron blocker
Centrally acting alpha 2 agonist
Gradually increase
40. Taking calcium channel blockers with melatonin causes
Sympathomimetics
High bp and increase heart rate
Loop diuretuc
Myopathy and liver failure
41. report bleeding gums or growth tissue over teeth while on...
Calcium channel blocker
Hypertension
Vasodilation
Statin
42. Valsartan (Diovan)
ARB
Loop diuretic
Sympathomimetics
Sympatholytics
43. gemfibrozil (lopid) - fenofibrate ( antara - lofibra - tricor - triglide) - fenofibric acid ( trilipix)
Vaso - constriction
Notify provider
Fibrate
Aliskiren (tekturna)
44. blocking cardiac beta 1 receptor causes
Adrenergic neuron blocker
Hypertension
Dobutamine
Decrease heart rate - decrease contractility of the heart
45. RAAS suppressants
No
Treatment of hypertension
Losartan (Cozaar)
Swelling of mouth and throat
46. digoxin is cintraindicated in pt. with
ACE inhibitors
No
Potassium sparing diuretic
Ventricular fibillation or tachycardia
47. Parazosin (Minipress)
Lie supine
Losartan (Cozaar) and Irbesartan (Avapro)
Alpha 1 adrenergic blockers
ACE inhibitor
48. patient reports chest pain with dobutamine
Report immediately
Phosphodiesterase inhibitor
Infection
10 mins
49. Increase in bradykinin
Hyperkalemia
Direct acting vasodilator
Dry - nonproductive cough
Losartan (Cozaar)
50. potassium sparing diuretics blocks the action of what?
Hypotension
Loop diuretic
Aldoseterone
Inhibition of kinase II