BIOM 3090 QUIZ QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
All of the following drugs can be used to treat heart failure and hypertension except:
AT 1 blockers
Beta blockers
Diuretics
Cardiac glycosides - Answers - Cardiac glycosides
All of the following are possible adverse effects of the named drug except:
Edema following prazosin
Cyanide toxicity following sodium nitroprusside
Bradycardia following metoprolol
Increased HR and vasoconstriction following verapamil - Answers - Increased HR and
vasoconstriction following verapamil
Which one of the following about anti-hypertensives is correct?
Propanolol should not be used in patients with asthma
Furosemide activates G-proteins
Hydrochlorothiazide competitively blocks AT II receptors
Losartan decreases AT II levels - Answers - Propanolol should not be used in patients
with asthma
A 64-year-old man was admitted to the emergency room with severe bradycardia after
overdosing on his blood pressure medication. Which ONE of the following drugs would
cause this symptom?
Verapamil
Furosemide
Sodium nitroprusside
Enalapril - Answers - Verapamil
A 78-year-old woman suffering from acute heart failure and pulmonary edema is
admitted to the emergency room. Which ONE of the following drugs would be the most
useful?
, Amiodarone
Clonidine
Furosemide
Lidocaine - Answers - Furosemide
All of the following drugs can be used to treat heart failure EXCEPT:
Sodium channel blockers
Sodium/potassium ATPase inhibitors
Beta-blockers
ACE inhibitors - Answers - Sodium channel blockers
A patient is admitted to the emergency room after overdosing on his anti-angina
medication. He has hypotension and severe tachycardia. Which ONE of the following
drugs could cause this?
Quinidine
Propranolol
Nitroglycerin
Verapamil - Answers - Nitroglycerin
Which of the following is NOT an adverse effect of nitroglycerin?
Hypokalemia
Hypotension
Reflex tachycardia
Headaches - Answers - Hypokalemia
Which one of the following typically occurs following the administration of an anti-
arrhythmic like lidocaine?
Increased contractility of the heart
Slowed recovery of sodium channels from inactivation
Inhibition of sodium/potassium ATPase
Increased potassium efflux - Answers - Slowed recovery of sodium channels from
inactivation
A patient is seen in the emergency department with the sensation of a "racing heart."
Her ECG demonstrates a supraventricular tachycardia. You want to give amiodarone.
Which one of the following is not affected by this drug?
Beta-1 receptors
Potassium channels
Sodium channels
Alpha-1 receptors - Answers - Alpha-1 receptors
All of the following drugs can be used to treat heart failure and hypertension except:
AT 1 blockers
Beta blockers
Diuretics
Cardiac glycosides - Answers - Cardiac glycosides
All of the following are possible adverse effects of the named drug except:
Edema following prazosin
Cyanide toxicity following sodium nitroprusside
Bradycardia following metoprolol
Increased HR and vasoconstriction following verapamil - Answers - Increased HR and
vasoconstriction following verapamil
Which one of the following about anti-hypertensives is correct?
Propanolol should not be used in patients with asthma
Furosemide activates G-proteins
Hydrochlorothiazide competitively blocks AT II receptors
Losartan decreases AT II levels - Answers - Propanolol should not be used in patients
with asthma
A 64-year-old man was admitted to the emergency room with severe bradycardia after
overdosing on his blood pressure medication. Which ONE of the following drugs would
cause this symptom?
Verapamil
Furosemide
Sodium nitroprusside
Enalapril - Answers - Verapamil
A 78-year-old woman suffering from acute heart failure and pulmonary edema is
admitted to the emergency room. Which ONE of the following drugs would be the most
useful?
, Amiodarone
Clonidine
Furosemide
Lidocaine - Answers - Furosemide
All of the following drugs can be used to treat heart failure EXCEPT:
Sodium channel blockers
Sodium/potassium ATPase inhibitors
Beta-blockers
ACE inhibitors - Answers - Sodium channel blockers
A patient is admitted to the emergency room after overdosing on his anti-angina
medication. He has hypotension and severe tachycardia. Which ONE of the following
drugs could cause this?
Quinidine
Propranolol
Nitroglycerin
Verapamil - Answers - Nitroglycerin
Which of the following is NOT an adverse effect of nitroglycerin?
Hypokalemia
Hypotension
Reflex tachycardia
Headaches - Answers - Hypokalemia
Which one of the following typically occurs following the administration of an anti-
arrhythmic like lidocaine?
Increased contractility of the heart
Slowed recovery of sodium channels from inactivation
Inhibition of sodium/potassium ATPase
Increased potassium efflux - Answers - Slowed recovery of sodium channels from
inactivation
A patient is seen in the emergency department with the sensation of a "racing heart."
Her ECG demonstrates a supraventricular tachycardia. You want to give amiodarone.
Which one of the following is not affected by this drug?
Beta-1 receptors
Potassium channels
Sodium channels
Alpha-1 receptors - Answers - Alpha-1 receptors
