NUR242 PHARMACOLOGY EXAM 3 QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025

NUR242 PHARMACOLOGY EXAM 3 QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
WhatAclassificationAdoA"-pril"AdrugsAfallAinto?AWhatAisAitAusedAfor?A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-Ace-
Inhibitors;AHF,Ahypertension,AandAMI



WhatAisAtheAmechanismAofAactionAforAAce-InhibitorsA-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
BlocksAtheAenzymeAthatAconvertsAangiotensinAIAtoAangiotensinAIIAthatAnormallyAwouldAcauseAvasoconstrict
ion



WhenAyouAgiveAaApatientAcaptopril,AwhatAdoAyouAmonitorAfor?A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
AsAwithAallAantihypertensives,AsinceAtheyAlowerAbloodApressure,AyouAwantAtoAwatchAforAhypotension



WhatAareAtheAsideAeffectsAofAcaptopril?ASideAeffectsAthatAyouAshouldAtellAtheApatientAtoAreportAimmediatel
yA-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
Bronchospasm,Aangioedema,Aneutropenia,AorthostaticAhypotension,ApersistentAcough,Aglomerulonephriti
s,Ahypokalemia,Adizziness



WhatAareAsomeAsafetyAconcernsAforAgivingAantihypertensivesAandAdiuretics?A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
Dizziness,Aheadaches—watchAforAfalls



whatAisAtheAclassificationAforAdrugsAwithAtheAstemA"sartan"?AWhatAareAtheyAusedAfor?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERA-

AngiotensinAIIAReceptorAblocker;AusedAforAhypertensionAandAsometimesAforAdiabeticAneuropathyAinApeopl
eAwithAtypeA2Adiabetes



WhatAisAtheAmechanismAofAactionAforAAngiotensinAIIAReceptorAblockers?A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
PreventsAangiotensinAIIAfromAbindingAatAitsAreceptorAsites,AmeaningAthatAitAwillApreventAtheAvasoconstricti
onAthatAcausesAhypertension.AItAisAalsoAassociatedAwithAblockingAtheAeffectsAofAaldosterone



WhatAtypeAofAdrugAinteractsAwithAaceAinhibitorsA-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
Allopurinol/goutAdrugsA+AantihypertensivesA+AdiureticsA+AARBsA+AOTC/NSAIDsA+Apotassium



WhatAshouldAyouAnotAconsumeAwhileAyouAareAtakingAcardiacAdrugs?A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
GrapefruitAjuice

, whatAisAtheAclassificationAofAcardiacAdrugsAwithAtheAstemA"pine"?AWhatAareAtheyAusedAfor?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERA-CalciumAchannelAblockers;AtheseAdrugsAcanAbeAusedAinAmanyAways



AloneA-Ahypertension

UsedAwithAotherAantihypertensivesAforAhypertensionAandAchronicAstableAangina/CAD

UsedAwithAbetaAblockersAforAtachycardia



WhatAisAtheAexpectedAactionAofAcalciumAchannelAblockers?A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
TheAblockAtheAinfluxAofAcalciumAduringAcardiacAandAsmoothAmuscleAdepolarization,AcausingAtheAmuscleAto
AbeAmoreArelaxed.AThisApromotesAvasodilation.




WhatAisAaAcommonAsideAeffectAwhenAtakingAprilAdrugs?A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-PrilAcough



WhenAtakingAlosartin,AwhatAshouldAaApatientAreportAtoAtheirAprimaryAcareAprovider?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERA-

MI,AURI,Aangioedema,Ahypoglycemia,Ahyperkalemia,ArenalAfailure,Adizziness,AHA,AblurredAvision,AmuscleAcr
ampsAorAweakness,Adiarrhea



WhatAclassificationAofAmedicationsAdoesAtheA"zosin"AstemAbelongAto?AWhatAareAtheyAusedAfor?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERA-

AlphaA1AadrenergicAblockers;AusedAforAhypertensionAandAbenignAprostaticAhyperplasia



whatAisAtheAmechanismAofAactionAforAalphaA1AadrenergicAblockers?A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
BlocksAvasoconstriction;AcausesAvenousAandAarterialAdilation



WhatAisAtheAclassificationAofAdoxazosin?A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-AlphaA1AadrenergicAblockers



whatAclassificationAofAdrugsAdoAtheA"dine"AdrugsAfallAinto?AWhatAareAtheyAusedAfor?A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
AlphaA2Aagonists;AItAisAusedAforAhypertension,Ainsomnia,AADHD,AsevereApainAinAcancerApatients



HowAdoAtheAalphaA2AagonistsAwork?A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
DecreasedAsympatheticAactivation;AperipheralAvasodilation,Abradycardia;AandAdecreasedAcardiacAoutput