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NCLEX Cardiac Medications

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1. ACE inhibitors may cause






2. spironolactone (aldactone)






3. What to do when Episodes of headache and insomnia while on ARBs occur






4. alpha/beta blockers are...






5. Treat hypertension - heart failure - diabetic nephropathy - left ventricular function following myocardial infarction






6. losartan (Cozaar)






7. beta adrenergic blocker






8. facial flushing may occur with






9. blocking renal beta 1 receptors cause






10. Blockage of angiotensin II






11. beta receptors of the peripheral vessels cause what?






12. possible angina pain is...






13. potassium sparing diuretics blocks the action of what?






14. periphireal blood vessels have alpha 1 receptors: What the action






15. What Statins can cause






16. furosemide (lasix)






17. Dihydropyridines






18. take atenolol (ternomin) when






19. dobutamine activates






20. bradycardia is a side effect of what?






21. dobutamine increases...






22. simvastatin (zocor) - atorvastatin (lipitor) - lovastatin (mevacor) - rosuvastatin (crestor)






23. coronary arteries have alpha 1 receptors cause






24. carvedilol (coreg)






25. bumetanide (bumex)






26. st. wort while taking with calcium channel blockers will increase or decrease blood levels






27. ARB that prevent stroke






28. Herbal ginseng increases...






29. urinary excretion of sodium n water - retention of potassium describes how what works..






30. Sever hypertension following first does






31. side effect:dry - non productive cough






32. sore throat is sign of...






33. Tachycardia is the body's natural response to...






34. Dont take clonidine...






35. aliskiren (tekturna) given with potassium sparing diuretic causes






36. Where to apply transdermal patch






37. losartan combination with hydrochlorothiazide






38. Prototype drug of Alpha 1 Adrenergic blockers






39. potassium sparring may cause in men what?






40. phosphodiesterase inhibitors give loading dose over 10 min. then second dose based off of patients






41. NSAID Is a interaction of...






42. hydralaizine maybe given with What to reduce fluid retention






43. Candesartan (Atacand)






44. calcium channel blockers cause bradycardia or tachycardia






45. side effect:angiodema






46. hyporkalemia - angina chest pain - hypotension - cardiac dysrhythmias are side effects of...






47. Calcium channel blockers can...






48. verapamil (calan)






49. centrally act alpha 2 agonist are...






50. increases blood levels of lipitor and nizoral