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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. side effect of aldosterone Antagonist
ACE inhibitor
Orthostatic hypotension
Phosphodiesterase inhibitor
Hyperkalemia
2. monitor for hearing loss - tinnitus while on...
ACE inhibitor
Tachycardia
Loop diuretics
A sudden decrease in bp
3. Losinopril (Prinivil)
Aldosterone Antagonist
Tachycardia
Tachycardia
ACE inhibitor
4. Captopril Administration
Cover with plastic wrap
Risk for digoxin toxicity
Gastric irritation and diarrhea
1 hour before meals
5. Normal blood pressure
Heart rate
Hyzaar
Resirpine
120/80
6. Dont adruptly stop...
Levels of alpha/beta blockers
Dry - nonproductive cough
Taking clonidine
Headache - insomnia - angiodermia
7. resirpine (serpalan - resirpine)
ACE inhibitor
Heart rate
Adrenergic neuron blocker
Aldosterone Antagonist
8. centrally act alpha 2 agonist are...
Calcium channel blocker
Potassium sparing diuretic
Sympatholytics
Nifedipine (adalat - procardia)
9. Nitropusside (Nitropress)
Calcium Channel Blocker
Direct acting vasodilator
Sympathomimetics
Report to provider
10. Increase in bradykinin
Hypoglycemic
Dry - nonproductive cough
Aliskiren (tekturna)
Sympatholytics
11. What Statins can cause
Myopathy and liver failure
Dry - nonproductive cough
Using diuretic or is hyperkalemia
Infection
12. Treat hypertension - heart failure - diabetic nephropathy - left ventricular function following myocardial infarction
Notify provider
With food
ACE inhibitors
LDL and VLDLs
13. timolol maleate (timoptic)
Decrease release of renin
Beta adrenergic blocker
Thiaizide diuretic
Food or milk
14. When to give clonidine
Gradually increase
Vasodilation
Bedtime
Phosphodiesterase inhibitor
15. digoxin is cintraindicated in pt. with
Ventricular fibillation or tachycardia
Beta adrenergic blocker
Hyzaar
Hyperkalemia
16. alpha/beta blockers are...
Sympathoylytics
ACE inhibitor
Losartan (Cozaar)
Lie supine
17. check pulse rate before taking what?
Direct acting vasodilator
Nifedipine (adalat - procardia)
Beta 1 adrenergic receptor blockers
Dry - nonproductive cough
18. severe depression and risk for suicide are adverse effects of...
ACE inhibitors
Beta 1 adrenergic receptor blockers
Decrease release of renin
Adrenergic neuron blockers
19. AngiotensionII Receptor Blockers abbreviated
ARBs
Beta 1 adrenergic receptor blockers
Alpha/beta blocker
Lie supine
20. beta adrenergic blocker
Resirpine
Propanolol (inderal)
ACE inhibitor
Calcium Channel Blocker
21. dobutamine peak affect is...
10 mins
Diuretic
Gastric irritation and diarrhea
ACE inhibitor - ARBs - Aldosterone antagonist - Direct renin inhibitors
22. coronary arteries have alpha 1 receptors cause
ACE inhibitor
High bp and increase heart rate
Loop diuretics
Increase in rate and force of contraction
23. antadote for digoxin
Sympathomimetics
Sympathomimetics
IV digoxin immune fab (Digibind)
Valsartan (Diovan) and Candesartan (Atacand)
24. loop diuretics cause...
Tachycardia
Aliskiren (tekturna)
ototoxcity
IV digoxin immune fab (Digibind)
25. hydralaizine maybe given with What to reduce fluid retention
Centrally acting alpha 2 agonist
Propanolol (inderal)
Food
Diuretic
26. sore throat is sign of...
ACE inhibitors
Hyperkalemia
Infection
Facial flushing - joint pain - fever - nephritis - pericarditis
27. decreases blood levels of irbesartan (avapro)
Liver failure
Aliskiren (tekturna)
Calcium channel blocker
Increase in rate and force of contraction
28. report bleeding gums or growth tissue over teeth while on...
Calcium channel blocker
Losartan (Cozaar)
Sympatholytics
Loop diuretuc
29. direct acting vasodilator maybe given with a beta blocker to prevent
Tachycardia
Prototype drug of ACE inhibitor
Beta 1 adrenergic receptor blockers
Hyperkalemia
30. gemfibrozil (lopid) - fenofibrate ( antara - lofibra - tricor - triglide) - fenofibric acid ( trilipix)
Beta 1 adrenergic receptor blockers
Fibrate
Beta adrenergic blocker
Nitrates
31. potassium sparring may cause in men what?
Increase risk for digoxin toxicity
Dirct acting vasodilator
Gynecomastia
ACE inhibitor
32. side effect: reflex tachycardia causing increased angina pain in patients with angina
Calcium channel blocker
Increase
Decrease release of renin
Risk for digoxin toxicity
33. calcium channel blockers cause bradycardia or tachycardia
Increase
Phosphodiesterase inhibitor
3 pm
Tachycardia
34. dopamine
Aliskiren (tekturna)
Sympathomimetics
Sympatholytics
Sympatholytics
35. Dont take clonidine...
Beta 1 adrenergic receptor blockers
While on anticoagulant
Food
Taking clonidine
36. urinary excretion of sodium n water - retention of potassium describes how what works..
10 mins
Aldoseterone
Gastric irritation and diarrhea
Aldosterone antagonist
37. what drug category blocks the alpha and beta adrenergic receptors on their respective organs
Associated with dobutamine
Sympatholytics
With food
Diuretic
38. if patient has rheumatic heart disease - tachcardia - or MI dont take what?
Vasodilation
Aldosterone antagonist
Direct acting vasodilators
Sympatholytics
39. NSAID Is a interaction of...
ACE inhibitor
Adrenergic neuron blocker
Alpha/beta blocker
Nitrates
40. phosphodiesterase inhibitors increase or decrease contractillity of the heart
Hyoglycemia
Phosphodiesterase inhibitors
Increase
ARBs
41. side effects of centrally acting alpha 2 agonist
Hyperkalemia
Dry mouth - dizziness - drowsiness
Losartan (Cozaar)
Candesartan (atacand)
42. Ace inhibitors can cause a...
Calcium channel blocker
Presistant rash
ACE inhibitor
Aliskiren (tekturna)
43. Tachycardia is the body's natural response to...
Tachycardia
High bp and increase heart rate
A sudden decrease in bp
Direct acting vasodilator
44. What is Angiodema
Swelling of mouth and throat
Prototype drug of ARBs
Adrenergic neuron blocker
Loop diuretuc
45. adrenergic neuron blockers can cause
Aldosterone Antagonist
Hypertension
Food
Severe orthrostatic hypotension
46. blocking cardiac beta 1 receptor causes
Bradycardia
ACE inhibitor - ARBs - Aldosterone antagonist - Direct renin inhibitors
Decrease heart rate - decrease contractility of the heart
ACE inhibitor
47. taking statin while taking antidiabetic drugs can cause
Increase risk for digoxin toxicity
Hypoglycemic
Dirct acting vasodilator
Potassium sparing diuretic
48. hyporkalemia - angina chest pain - hypotension - cardiac dysrhythmias are side effects of...
Phosphodiesterase inhibitor
Cause hair growth
Adrenergic neuron blocker
ACE inhibitor
49. Give calcium channel blocker with beta blockers to prevent
Tachycardia
Renal perfusion
Increase risk for digoxin toxicity
Bradycardia
50. what med can cause tahchydysrhythmias
Hypertension
Loop diuretic
1 hour before meals
Dobutamine