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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. ACE inhibitors may cause
Aliskiren (tekturna)
Lithium toxicity
Loop diuretics
Decrease heart rate and contractility
2. spironolactone (aldactone)
ACE inhibitor
IV epinephrine
Aldosterone Antagonist
Ventricular fibillation or tachycardia
3. What to do when Episodes of headache and insomnia while on ARBs occur
Cause increased uric acid
ACE inhibitor
Report to provider
Calcium channel blocker
4. alpha/beta blockers are...
Notify provider
Levels of digoxin
Sympathoylytics
Aldosterone antagonist
5. Treat hypertension - heart failure - diabetic nephropathy - left ventricular function following myocardial infarction
Phosphodiesterase inhibitors
Heart rate
ACE inhibitors
Centrally acting alpha 2 agonist
6. losartan (Cozaar)
Sympathoylytics
Calcium channel blocker
Prototype drug of ARBs
Increases
7. beta adrenergic blocker
Statin
Cardiac output
Esmolol ( brevibloc)
Phosphodiesterase inhibitor
8. facial flushing may occur with
Pregnant - hyperkalemia - hypercalcemia or dehydration
Calcium channel blocker
Alpha/beta blocker
10 mins
9. blocking renal beta 1 receptors cause
Potassium sparing diuretic
Decrease release of renin
Alpha/beta blocker
Infection
10. Blockage of angiotensin II
Vaso - dilation
Causes vasodialation - urinary excretion of sodium - and potassium retention
Sympathoylytics
IV epinephrine
11. beta receptors of the peripheral vessels cause what?
ACE inhibitor
Calcium channel blocker
Vaso - dilation
Adrenergic neuron blocker
12. possible angina pain is...
Calcium channel blocker
Calcium channel blocker
Associated with dobutamine
Report to provider
13. potassium sparing diuretics blocks the action of what?
Phosphodiesterase inhibitor
A sudden decrease in bp
Loop diuretuc
Aldoseterone
14. periphireal blood vessels have alpha 1 receptors: What the action
Beta 1 adrenergic receptor blockers
Stop ace inhibitor
Weight
Vaso - constriction
15. What Statins can cause
Myopathy and liver failure
Aldosterone antagonist
Cause increased uric acid
Calcium channel blocker
16. furosemide (lasix)
Report to provider
Hypokalemia
Aliskiren (tekturna)
Loop diuretic
17. Dihydropyridines
Dry cough - hyperkalemia
Calcium Channel Blocker
Losartan (Cozaar)
Decrease heart rate and contractility
18. take atenolol (ternomin) when
Phosphodiesterase inhibitor
ACE inhibitor
Hypoglycemic
Before meals or bed time can be crushed or swallowed
19. dobutamine activates
Headache - insomnia - angiodermia
Beta 1 adrenergic receptors
Lithium toxicity
Statin
20. bradycardia is a side effect of what?
Aldosterone Antagonists
Calcium channel blocker
10 mins
Beta1 adrenergic receptor blockers
21. dobutamine increases...
Hyperkalemia
Weight
Adrenergic neuron blocker
Renal perfusion
22. simvastatin (zocor) - atorvastatin (lipitor) - lovastatin (mevacor) - rosuvastatin (crestor)
Loop diuretics
Gynecomastia
Statin
ACE inhibitor
23. coronary arteries have alpha 1 receptors cause
Hypertension
Swelling of mouth and throat
Increase in rate and force of contraction
LDL and VLDLs
24. carvedilol (coreg)
Heart rate
Alpha/beta blocker
Stop ace inhibitor
Direct acting vasodilators
25. bumetanide (bumex)
Beta 1 adrenergic receptor blockers
Centrally acting alpha 2 agonist
Headache - insomnia - angiodermia
Loop diuretuc
26. st. wort while taking with calcium channel blockers will increase or decrease blood levels
Pregnant - hyperkalemia - hypercalcemia or dehydration
Nifedipine (adalat - procardia)
Decrease
Vasodilation
27. ARB that prevent stroke
Loop diuretics
Beta adrenergic receptor blockers
Positive inotropic effect
Losartan (Cozaar)
28. Herbal ginseng increases...
Effect of diuretics
Nitrates
3 pm
Risk for digoxin toxicity
29. urinary excretion of sodium n water - retention of potassium describes how what works..
Aldosterone antagonist
Hypotension
Pregnant or breastfeeding
Increases cardiac output
30. Sever hypertension following first does
Dry hairless skin every 7 days
Increases cardiac output
ACE inhibitor
With food
31. side effect:dry - non productive cough
Hypokalemia
Using diuretic or is hyperkalemia
ACE inhibitor
Calcium channel blocker
32. sore throat is sign of...
Hypotension
Renal perfusion
No
Infection
33. Tachycardia is the body's natural response to...
Liver failure
A sudden decrease in bp
Weight
Loop diuretuc
34. Dont take clonidine...
Notify provider
Beta 1 adrenergic receptor blockers
Beta 1 adrenergic receptor blockers
While on anticoagulant
35. aliskiren (tekturna) given with potassium sparing diuretic causes
Increase risk for digoxin toxicity
Dry - nonproductive cough
Sympathoylytics
Hyperkalemia
36. Where to apply transdermal patch
ACE inhibitor
Tachycardia
Increase
Dry hairless skin every 7 days
37. losartan combination with hydrochlorothiazide
Calcium channel blocker
ACE inhibitor
Adrenergic neuron blocker
Hyzaar
38. Prototype drug of Alpha 1 Adrenergic blockers
Beta adrenergic receptor blockers
Report to provider
Weight
Doxazosin (cardura)
39. potassium sparring may cause in men what?
Sympathomimetics
Calcium channel blocker
Phosphodiesterase inhibitor
Gynecomastia
40. phosphodiesterase inhibitors give loading dose over 10 min. then second dose based off of patients
Beta adrenergic receptor blockers
Weight
Sympatholytics
Aldosterone Antagonists
41. NSAID Is a interaction of...
ACE inhibitor
120/80
Aliskiren (tekturna)
Pregnant or breastfeeding
42. hydralaizine maybe given with What to reduce fluid retention
Diuretic
Sympatholytics
Phosphodiesterase inhibitor
ACE inhibitor
43. Candesartan (Atacand)
Weight
ARB
Cover with plastic wrap
Sympatholytics
44. calcium channel blockers cause bradycardia or tachycardia
Hypertension
Losartan (Cozaar)
Tachycardia
Report immediately
45. side effect:angiodema
ACE inhibitor
Causes vasodialation - urinary excretion of sodium - and potassium retention
Beta1 adrenergic receptor blockers
Hypertension
46. hyporkalemia - angina chest pain - hypotension - cardiac dysrhythmias are side effects of...
Loop diuretuc
ACE inhibitor
ACE inhibitor
Phosphodiesterase inhibitor
47. Calcium channel blockers can...
Beta 1 adrenergic receptor blockers
Hydralazine (apreosoline)
Increase
Worsen angina
48. verapamil (calan)
Headache - insomnia - angiodermia
Hypoglycemic
Decrease heart rate and contractility
Calcium channel blocker
49. centrally act alpha 2 agonist are...
Centrally acting alpha 2 agonist
Sympatholytics
Swelling of mouth and throat
Renal perfusion
50. increases blood levels of lipitor and nizoral
ACE inhibitor
Aldosterone Antagonists
Prototype drug of ARBs
Aliskiren (tekturna)