MN 566 Quiz 7 - Question and Answers

MN 566 Quiz 7 1. Ray has been diagnosed with hypertension and an angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor is determined to be needed. Prior to prescribing this drug, the NP should assess for: 2. Which of the following create a higher risk for digoxin toxicity? Both the cause and the reason for it must be correct. 3. Juanita had a deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and was on heparin in the hospital and was discharged on warfarin. She asks her primary care provider NP why she was getting both medications while in the hospital. The best response is to: 4. Robert, age 51 years, has been told by his primary care provider (PCP) to take an aspirin a day. Why would this be recommended? 5. Education of patients who are taking warfarin includes discussing their diet. Instructions include: 6. Pernicious anemia is treated with: 7. Valerie presents to the clinic with menorrhagia. Her hemoglobin is 10.2 and her ferritin is 15 ng/mL. Initial treatment for her anemia would be: 8. Kyle has Crohn’s disease and has a documented folate deficiency. Drug therapy for folate deficiency anemia is: 9. Angina is produced by an imbalance between myocardial oxygen supply (MOS) and demand (MOD) in the myocardium. Which of the following drugs help to correct this imbalance by increasing MOS? 10. The rationale for prescribing calcium blockers for angina can be based on the need for: 11. Which of the following drugs has been associated with increased risk for myocardial infarction in women? 12. Increased life expectancy for patients with heart failure has been associated with the use of: 13. Digoxin has a very limited role in treatment of heart failure. It is used mainly for patients with: 14. Which of the following classes of drugs is contraindicated in heart failure? 15. What is considered the order of statin strength from lowest effect to highest? 16. First-line therapy for hyperlipidemia is: 17. Han is a 48-year-old diabetic with hyperlipidemia and high triglycerides. His LDL is 112 mg/dL and he has not tolerated statins. He warrants a trial of a: 18. Hypertensive African Americans are typically listed as not being as responsive to which drug groups? 19. Because of its action on various body systems, the patient taking a thiazide or loop diuretic may also need to receive the following supplement: 20. An ACE inhibitor and what other class of drug may reduce proteinuria in patients with diabetes better than either drug alone?