Galen Pharmacology Exam 2 Review/Cardiovascular system
Practice Exam Questions and Answers (100% Pass)
Don't give beta blockers to - Answer✔️✔️-asthmatics or diabetics
Cardiotonic= - Answer✔️✔️-Dig. Used for heart failure & A-fib.
Range: .5-2. anything over is toxic.
NTG (Nitroglycerin) - Answer✔️✔️-Sublingual. Tell patient to lay down. 1
tab every 5 min for 15 min. Vasodilate vessels & allows more O2 perfusion.
Angina arrhythmia hypertension- - Answer✔️✔️-Calcium Channel Blockers
Low Vitamin K= - Answer✔️✔️-bleeding risk
Statin concern= - Answer✔️✔️-Liver dysfunction. Used for hyperlipidemia
& lower cholesterol
Xanthine= - Answer✔️✔️-High risk toxicity
Central acting antitussive= - Answer✔️✔️-Risk respiratory depression
Relax smooth & increase blood flow to heart= - Answer✔️✔️-Nitroglycerin
Lab tests used to assess therapeutic heparin level= - Answer✔️✔️-PTT
(partial thromboplastin time)
Class drug contraindicated in asthma pt.= - Answer✔️✔️-Beta Blockers
Drug class block angiotensin I from converting to angiotensin II= -
Answer✔️✔️-ACE inhibitor
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Hypertension with no known cause= - Answer✔️✔️-Primary Hypertension
Adrenergic drug are used in treatment of which condition? - Answer✔️✔️-
Shock
Early sign of Dig toxicity= - Answer✔️✔️-Anorexia; vomiting, diarrhea
Late sign of Dig toxicity= - Answer✔️✔️-halos
Grape fruit juice is contraindicated in which drug class? - Answer✔️✔️-
Calcium Channel Blockers
First-line drug for hypertension= - Answer✔️✔️-diuretics
Antagonist used to treat warfarin overdose= - Answer✔️✔️-Vitamin K
Protamine sulfate antagonist= - Answer✔️✔️-heparin
Hypertension Defined as a blood pressure of - Answer✔️✔️-140/90 or
higher
Primary Hypertension - Answer✔️✔️-Blood pressure rise with no known
cause; has been associated with certain risk factors such as diet and lifestyle
Hypertensive Emergency - Answer✔️✔️-Rise in blood pressure to extremely
high levels, which can lead to damage of target organs such as kidney, eye,
and heart if not lowered
Secondary Hypertension - Answer✔️✔️-When a direct cause of the
hypertension can be identified
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