NURS 117 Final Exam (Exam 2 PIAT) Questions with Correct
Answers (Grade A+)
Question 1: Antilipidemic meds
Answer: Statins Bile Acid Sequestrants Ezetimibe Niacin Omega 3 Fibric Acid
Question 2: What do all Antilipidemics have in common?
Answer: -N/V/D -monitor liver fx
Question 3: "Statin"s
Answer: liver toxic, rhabdomyolysis, take anytime, no grapefruit juice
Question 4: Bile Acid Sequestrants
Answer: "chole", vitamin deficiency
Question 5: Ezetimibe
Answer: upper respiratory infections
Question 6: niacin
Answer: liver toxic, hot flashes (tx with aspirin), increased r/o gout
Question 7: omega 3
Answer: fishy taste
Question 8: fibric acid
Answer: "fib", liver dysfunction, gallstones
Question 9: Blood pressure meds
Answer: Loop Diuretics K-sparing Diuretics Thiazide Diuretics ACE Inhibitors Arbs Aldosterone
Antagonists Renin Inhibitors CCBs Vasodilators Beta Blockers A1 A2 A1B1
Question 10: What should be known about all BP meds?
Answer: -monitor BP -do not stop abruptly -can cause impotence
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, Question 11: Diuretics
Answer: Loop K-Sparing Thiazide
Question 12: What do all diuretics have in common?
Answer: -give in AM to avoid peeing at night -lower BP -lower weight -monitor I/O -Monitor electrolytes
Question 13: Loop diuretics
Answer: "semide", lowers Na and K, ototoxic
Question 14: K-Sparing diuretics
Answer: spironolactone; lowers Na, increases K
Question 15: "thiazide" diuretics
Answer: hydrochlorothiazide; lowers Na and K, hyperglycemia, increased r/o gout, monitor uric acid
Question 16: Which BP meds work in the kidneys?
Answer: ACE Inhibitors Arbs Aldosterone Antagonists Renin Inhibitors
Question 17: What do all kidney BP meds have in common?
Answer: -increase K -decrease BP -avoid K-Sparing diuretics -avoid foods high in K and salt substitutes
Question 18: ACE Inhibitors
Answer: "pril", cough, angioedema, increased K
Question 19: Arbs
Answer: "sartan", angioedema, increased K
Question 20: Aldosterone Antagonist
Answer: Spironolactone; K-Sparing diuretic
Question 21: Renin Inhibitor
Answer: Aliskiren; kidney rocks, increased K
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Answers (Grade A+)
Question 1: Antilipidemic meds
Answer: Statins Bile Acid Sequestrants Ezetimibe Niacin Omega 3 Fibric Acid
Question 2: What do all Antilipidemics have in common?
Answer: -N/V/D -monitor liver fx
Question 3: "Statin"s
Answer: liver toxic, rhabdomyolysis, take anytime, no grapefruit juice
Question 4: Bile Acid Sequestrants
Answer: "chole", vitamin deficiency
Question 5: Ezetimibe
Answer: upper respiratory infections
Question 6: niacin
Answer: liver toxic, hot flashes (tx with aspirin), increased r/o gout
Question 7: omega 3
Answer: fishy taste
Question 8: fibric acid
Answer: "fib", liver dysfunction, gallstones
Question 9: Blood pressure meds
Answer: Loop Diuretics K-sparing Diuretics Thiazide Diuretics ACE Inhibitors Arbs Aldosterone
Antagonists Renin Inhibitors CCBs Vasodilators Beta Blockers A1 A2 A1B1
Question 10: What should be known about all BP meds?
Answer: -monitor BP -do not stop abruptly -can cause impotence
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, Question 11: Diuretics
Answer: Loop K-Sparing Thiazide
Question 12: What do all diuretics have in common?
Answer: -give in AM to avoid peeing at night -lower BP -lower weight -monitor I/O -Monitor electrolytes
Question 13: Loop diuretics
Answer: "semide", lowers Na and K, ototoxic
Question 14: K-Sparing diuretics
Answer: spironolactone; lowers Na, increases K
Question 15: "thiazide" diuretics
Answer: hydrochlorothiazide; lowers Na and K, hyperglycemia, increased r/o gout, monitor uric acid
Question 16: Which BP meds work in the kidneys?
Answer: ACE Inhibitors Arbs Aldosterone Antagonists Renin Inhibitors
Question 17: What do all kidney BP meds have in common?
Answer: -increase K -decrease BP -avoid K-Sparing diuretics -avoid foods high in K and salt substitutes
Question 18: ACE Inhibitors
Answer: "pril", cough, angioedema, increased K
Question 19: Arbs
Answer: "sartan", angioedema, increased K
Question 20: Aldosterone Antagonist
Answer: Spironolactone; K-Sparing diuretic
Question 21: Renin Inhibitor
Answer: Aliskiren; kidney rocks, increased K
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