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NCLEX Cardiac Medications
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. side effect:Rash and report of metallic taste
Decrease heart rate and contractility
ACE inhibitor
Resirpine
Presistant rash
2. side effects that ARBs dont have that AEC inhibitors do have
Taking clonidine
Dry cough - hyperkalemia
Weight
Vaso - dilation
3. urinary excretion of sodium n water - retention of potassium describes how what works..
ARBs
Aldosterone antagonist
Nitrates
Diuretic
4. taking statin while taking antidiabetic drugs can cause
Hypoglycemic
With food
Potassium sparing diuretic
Losartan (Cozaar)
5. What causes angiodema
3 pm
Inhibition of kinase II
Thiazide diuretic
IV digoxin immune fab (Digibind)
6. aliskiren (tekturna) given with potassium sparing diuretic causes
Propanolol (inderal)
Hyperkalemia
ACE inhibitor
Gastric irritation and diarrhea
7. prototype drug of calcium channel blocker
Hyperkalemia
10-12 hours daily
IV epinephrine
Nifedipine (adalat - procardia)
8. side effect: gingival hyperplasia
Decrease release of renin
Alpha/beta blocker
Orthostatic hypotension
Calcium channel blocker
9. Normal blood pressure
Aliskiren (tekturna)
Cheeks and gums
120/80
Heart rate
10. Enalapril (Vasotec)
Ace inhibitors - arbs - aldosterone aldactone
Phosphodiesterase inhibitor
ARBs
ACE inhibitor
11. dobutamine peak affect is...
10 mins
Heart failure
Direct acting vasodilator
Lie supine
12. patient reports chest pain with dobutamine
Hypotension
Atenolol (tenormin) and metoprolol (lopressor)
Report immediately
Lithium toxicity
13. Start ace inhibitor with low dose then...
Cheeks and gums
Lie supine
Gradually increase
ACE inhibitor
14. beta adrenergic blockers that treat angina pectoris
Risk for digoxin toxicity
Valsartan (Diovan) and Candesartan (Atacand)
Atenolol - metoprolol
Esmolol - sotalol
15. blocks calcium blockers in muscle cells
Weight
Adrenergic neuron blockers
Calcium channel blocker
Loop diuretuc
16. potassium sparing diuretic may...
Increases cardiac output
Bedtime
Sympatholytics
Cause hair growth
17. potassium sparring may cause in men what?
Alpha/beta blocker
Gynecomastia
Fibrate
Aliskiren (tekturna)
18. increases blood levels of lipitor and nizoral
Aliskiren (tekturna)
Aldosterone Antagonists
Adrenergic neuron blocker
ACE inhibitor
19. side effect: peripheral edema of feet and legs
Calcium channel blocker
IV epinephrine
With food
ACE inhibitors
20. take metoprolol (lopressor) with
Beta 1 adrenergic receptor blockers
Aliskiren (tekturna)
Calcium channel blocker
Food
21. Where to apply transdermal patch
Dry hairless skin every 7 days
Calcium channel blocker
Vasodilation
ototoxcity
22. report bleeding gums or growth tissue over teeth while on...
Direct acting vasodilator
Dirct acting vasodilator
Calcium channel blocker
Loop diuretic
23. alpha/beta blockers are...
Increases cardiac output
Dobutamine
ACE inhibitor
Sympathoylytics
24. hyporkalemia - angina chest pain - hypotension - cardiac dysrhythmias are side effects of...
Fibrate
Calcium channel blocker
Phosphodiesterase inhibitor
Potassium sparing diuretic
25. phosphodiesterase inhibitors increases or decreases cardiac output
ARBs
Increases
Calcium channel blocker
Aldosterone Antagonist
26. report tachycardia and BP drop wile sit and standing that drops by
Gynecomastia
Systolic 20 mmg Hg or diastolic 10 mmg Hg
Tachycardia
Esmolol ( brevibloc)
27. potassium sparing diuretics blocks the action of what?
Calcium channel blocker
Dry hairless skin every 7 days
Aldoseterone
Decrease release of renin
28. periphireal blood vessels have alpha 1 receptors: What the action
Propanolol (inderal)
Calcium channel blocker
Cover with plastic wrap
Vaso - constriction
29. phosphodiesterase inhibitors
Increases cardiac output
Aldoseterone
Losartan (Cozaar)
Direct acting vasodilators
30. Treat hypertension - heart failure - diabetic nephropathy - left ventricular function following myocardial infarction
A sudden decrease in bp
Hypertension
ACE inhibitors
Infection
31. hydralaizine maybe given with What to reduce fluid retention
Calcium channel blocker
Hyperkalemia
Diuretic
Cheeks and gums
32. side effect: reflex tachycardia causing increased angina pain in patients with angina
Before meals or bed time can be crushed or swallowed
Increases
Calcium channel blocker
Tachycardia - orthrostatic hypotension - and nasal congestion
33. Sever hypertension following first does
Thiazide diuretic
Myopathy and liver failure
ACE inhibitor
Decrease heart rate - decrease contractility of the heart
34. what makes norepinephrine unavailable for use
A sudden decrease in bp
Adrenergic neuron blocker
Worsen angina
1 hour before meals
35. report and withhold dose for blood pressure below
Decrease
Tachycardia - orthrostatic hypotension - and nasal congestion
Calcium channel blocker
90 systolic
36. Captopril (Capotene)
Heart rate
Thiazide diuretic
Prototype drug of ACE inhibitor
Calcium channel blocker
37. carvedilol (coreg)
Food or milk
Dirct acting vasodilator
Alpha/beta blocker
10 mins
38. beta receptors of the peripheral vessels cause what?
Beta1 adrenergic receptor blockers
Pregnant - hyperkalemia - hypercalcemia or dehydration
Ventricular fibillation or tachycardia
Vaso - dilation
39. decreases blood levels of irbesartan (avapro)
Gastric irritation and diarrhea
Aliskiren (tekturna)
Phosphodiesterase inhibitor
Increase in rate and force of contraction
40. taking statins and signs of abdominal pain - jaundice - fatigue indicate
Prototype drug of ACE inhibitor
Liver failure
Tachycardia - orthrostatic hypotension - and nasal congestion
120/80
41. amiloride (midamor)
Bedtime
Pregnant - hyperkalemia - hypercalcemia or dehydration
Potassium sparing diuretic
Levels of digoxin
42. gemfibrozil (lopid) - fenofibrate ( antara - lofibra - tricor - triglide) - fenofibric acid ( trilipix)
No
Fibrate
Increase in rate and force of contraction
Cause increased uric acid
43. antadote for digoxin
3 pm
IV digoxin immune fab (Digibind)
Calcium Channel Blocker
Alpha 1 adrenergic blockers
44. blocking the alpha1 adrenergic receptors will cause
Vasodilation
Effect of diuretics
Swelling of mouth and throat
High bp and increase heart rate
45. Parazosin (Minipress)
Alpha 1 adrenergic blockers
A sudden decrease in bp
Chewed or crushed
ARBs
46. administer adrenergic neuron blockers how
Dry hairless skin every 7 days
Food or milk
3 pm
Dry cough - hyperkalemia
47. phosphodiesterase inhibitors give loading dose over 10 min. then second dose based off of patients
ARBs
Weight
Hypokalemia
120/80
48. give last dose of diuretic at What time
Increase risk for digoxin toxicity
Cover with plastic wrap
Chewed or crushed
3 pm
49. Dont give alpha/beta blocker if pt...
Infection
Decrease heart rate - decrease contractility of the heart
Stop ace inhibitor
Has asthma or any respiratory issues
50. direct acting vasodilators (hydralazine) treat
Hypertension crisis
Losartan (Cozaar)
Gradually increase
ACE inhibitor - ARBs - Aldosterone antagonist - Direct renin inhibitors