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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. common SLE like symptoms
Levels of digoxin
A sudden decrease in bp
Facial flushing - joint pain - fever - nephritis - pericarditis
Tachycardia - orthrostatic hypotension - and nasal congestion
2. transdermal nitroglycerin patch remover for
Loop diuretics
With food
Treatment of hypertension
10-12 hours daily
3. report bleeding gums or growth tissue over teeth while on...
Adrenergic neuron blocker
Calcium channel blocker
Aldosterone Antagonists
Hypertension crisis
4. blocks calcium blockers in muscle cells
10 mins
Hyperkalemia
Ventricular fibillation or tachycardia
Calcium channel blocker
5. methyldopa (aldomet)
Centrally acting alpha 2 agonist
Calcium channel blocker
Hypertension crisis
Alpha 1 adrenergic blockers
6. direct acting vasodilator prototype
ACE inhibitor - ARBs - Aldosterone antagonist - Direct renin inhibitors
Hydralazine (apreosoline)
Increases cardiac output
Potassium sparing diuretic
7. ethacrynic acid (edecrin)
Lie supine
Levels of digoxin
Dobutamine
Loop diuretic
8. dopamine
Calcium channel blocker
Beta 1 adrenergic receptor blockers
Sympathomimetics
Ventricular fibillation or tachycardia
9. alpha 1 adrenergic blockers are...
Adrenergic neuron blocker
Phosphodiesterase inhibitor
ototoxcity
Sympatholytics
10. ARB that prevent migraine headache
Pregnant or breastfeeding
Candesartan (atacand)
ACE inhibitor
BP medication
11. ACE inhibitors may cause
Risk for digoxin toxicity
Increase risk for digoxin toxicity
Myopathy and liver failure
Lithium toxicity
12. Fosinopril ( Monopril)
Infection
Levels of alpha/beta blockers
Swelling of mouth and throat
ACE inhibitor
13. report tachycardia and BP drop wile sit and standing that drops by
Heart failure
Systolic 20 mmg Hg or diastolic 10 mmg Hg
Levels of alpha/beta blockers
Presistant rash
14. potassium sparing diuretic may...
Decrease heart rate and contractility
Loop diuretic
ARB
Cause hair growth
15. milrinone (primacor) prototype
Sympathoylytics
Decrease heart rate - decrease contractility of the heart
Food
Phosphodiesterase inhibitor
16. Captopril (Capotene)
Statin
Prototype drug of ACE inhibitor
ACE inhibitor
Potassium sparing diuretic
17. Give calcium channel blocker with beta blockers to prevent
Tachycardia
Adrenergic antagonists
Report to provider
ACE inhibitor
18. Calcium channel blockers can...
Worsen angina
Loop diuretics
Potassium sparing diuretic
Alpha 1 adrenergic blockers
19. indirectly increases heart rate (low blood pressure stimulates baroreceptors refles
Hypoglycemic
ACE inhibitor
Calcium channel blocker
Prototype drug of ARBs
20. taking adrenerfgic receptor blocker with digoxin can cause
Hyperkalemia
Systolic 20 mmg Hg or diastolic 10 mmg Hg
Bradycardia
Bedtime
21. beta adrenergic blocker
Calcium channel blocker
Tachycardia
Beta adrenergic receptor blockers
Esmolol ( brevibloc)
22. beta receptors of the peripheral vessels cause what?
Vaso - dilation
Dirct acting vasodilator
LDL and VLDLs
Propanolol (inderal)
23. Second choice after ACE inhibitors for treatment of hypertension is...
ARBs
Loop diuretic
Calcium channel blocker
Alpha/beta blocker
24. substained release form of calcium channel blocker should be swallowed whole and not
Hyzaar
Atenolol (tenormin) and metoprolol (lopressor)
Chewed or crushed
Increase risk for digoxin toxicity
25. urinary excretion of sodium n water - retention of potassium describes how what works..
Cardiac output
ACE inhibitor
ototoxcity
Aldosterone antagonist
26. dose of dobutamine is based On what?
The effects of dubutamine
Tachycardia
Aliskiren (tekturna)
Weight
27. what drug category blocks the alpha and beta adrenergic receptors on their respective organs
Calcium Channel Blocker
90 systolic
Sympatholytics
IV epinephrine
28. What causes angiodema
Inhibition of kinase II
Beta1 adrenergic receptor blockers
ACE inhibitor - ARBs - Aldosterone antagonist - Direct renin inhibitors
Doxazosin (cardura)
29. inamirinone (inocor)
Alpha/beta blocker
Stop ace inhibitor
Centrally acting alpha 2 agonist
Phosphodiesterase inhibitor
30. spironalactone (aldactone)
Stop ace inhibitor
Renal perfusion
Potassium sparing diuretic
ACE inhibitor
31. Side effects of ARBs
Tachycardia
Decrease release of renin
Headache - insomnia - angiodermia
Ventricular fibillation or tachycardia
32. taking statins and signs of abdominal pain - jaundice - fatigue indicate
Decrease heart rate - decrease contractility of the heart
Liver failure
Notify provider
Hyperkalemia
33. Normal blood pressure
ARB
120/80
With food
Heart failure
34. Another name for sympatholytics
Centrally acting alpha 2 agonist
Adrenergic antagonists
ARB
Potassium sparing diuretic
35. take atenolol (ternomin) when
Before meals or bed time can be crushed or swallowed
Aldosterone Antagonist
Positive inotropic effect
120/80
36. What to do when Episodes of headache and insomnia while on ARBs occur
Dry hairless skin every 7 days
Report to provider
Increase
Pregnant - hyperkalemia - hypercalcemia or dehydration
37. possible angina pain is...
Prototype drug of ACE inhibitor
Pregnant or breastfeeding
Dobutamine
Associated with dobutamine
38. NSAID Is a interaction of...
Direct acting vasodilator
ACE inhibitor
Losartan (Cozaar) and Irbesartan (Avapro)
Cardiac output
39. check pulse rate before taking what?
Beta 1 adrenergic receptor blockers
Candesartan (atacand)
Hypotension
Inhibition of kinase II
40. blocking renal beta 1 receptors cause
Stop ace inhibitor
Decrease release of renin
Cause increased uric acid
Beta 1 adrenergic receptor blockers
41. 1st sign of dry cough What to do?
Heart failure
Decrease heart rate and contractility
Notify provider
Ventricular fibillation or tachycardia
42. Direct Renin Inhibitor
Calcium channel blocker
Esmolol ( brevibloc)
Aldosterone Antagonist
Aliskiren (tekturna)
43. PVD or Raynaud's Disease patients shouldnt take
High bp and increase heart rate
Beta 1 adrenergic receptor blockers
Sympathoylytics
Centrally acting alpha 2 agonist
44. cimetidine increases...
Bradycardia
Swelling of mouth and throat
Levels of alpha/beta blockers
Lie supine
45. alpha adrenergic antagonist can cause...
Hypoglycemic
Tachycardia - orthrostatic hypotension - and nasal congestion
While on anticoagulant
Alpha 1 adrenergic blockers
46. Dont adruptly stop...
Fibrate
Dry cough - hyperkalemia
Taking clonidine
Tachycardia - orthrostatic hypotension - and nasal congestion
47. alpha/beta blockers in comibinational usage with oral hypoglycemic agents can cause what?
Loop diuretic
Hypoglycemic
Calcium channel blocker
ACE inhibitor
48. potassium sparing diuretics blocks the action of what?
Aldoseterone
Calcium channel blocker
A sudden decrease in bp
With food
49. spironolactone (aldactone)
Direct acting vasodilator
Risk for digoxin toxicity
ACE inhibitor
Aldosterone Antagonist
50. Sever hypertension following first does
ACE inhibitor
Sympatholytics
Taking clonidine
Calcium channel blocker