BIOD351 / BIOD 351 Module 3 (Latest Update 2025 / 2026) Pharmacology | Questions & Answers | Grade A | 100% Correct - Portage Learning

BIOD351 / BIOD 351 Module 3
(Latest Update )
Pharmacology | Questions &
Answers | Grade A | 100% Correct -
Portage Learning


Question:
A patient taking thiazide diuretics would have which adverse effects?
Answer:
low potassium leading to dehydration, muscle weakness, and fatigue




Question:
Which antihypertensive drug therapy is one of the preferred therapies for the
treatment of hypertension?
Answer:
ACE-inhibitors - Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibitors

, Question:
A patient is experiencing adverse side effects of a dry cough and angioedema
(swelling of the face and oral cavity), which drug are they most likely taking?
Answer:
ACE inhibitors




Question:
Which drug makes it a better choice for patients with coronary artery disease
or arrhythmias? (non-dihydropyridines or dihydropyridines) & why?
Answer:
Non-dihydropyridines because they decrease heart rate and heart conduction




Question:
What is the mechanisms of action of nitrates?
Answer:
- relaxing the vascular smooth muscle that happens when the nitrate ions are
converted to nitric oxide which is a potent vasodilator


- vasodilation leads to a decrease in blood volume returned to the heart which
reduced the workload of the heart