ALU 101 Study UPDATED ACTUAL Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
The class of drug that is often used as a first treatment of hypertension. - CORRECT
ANSWER - Thiazide diuretics
The hypertension treatment sometimes used to treat angina. - CORRECT ANSWER -
Calcium channel blockers
Commonly used to treat hypertensive individuals with diabetes or heart failure. - CORRECT
ANSWER - Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors
Commonly used to treat hypertension, especially when there is associated coronary heart disease.
They can aggravate asthma, PVD, heart block and depression - CORRECT ANSWER -
Beta-blockers
The class of drug that can be used to treat hypertension that are particularly useful if prostate
hypertrophy is present. - CORRECT ANSWER - Alpha-blockers
An examiner uses an ophthalmoscope to examine the small blood vessels at the back of the
eyeball, which gives information about the duration and severity of hypertension in this exam -
CORRECT ANSWER - Fundoscopic exam
Cardiac test useful to find LVH or ischemic ST and T wave changes - CORRECT
ANSWER - electrocardiogram
Cardiac test useful to find heart enlargement, LVH, heart valve abnormalities or heart failure -
CORRECT ANSWER - echocardiogram
The level of fructosamine in the blood represents the - CORRECT ANSWER - average
glucose level over a three week period
Questions and CORRECT Answers
The class of drug that is often used as a first treatment of hypertension. - CORRECT
ANSWER - Thiazide diuretics
The hypertension treatment sometimes used to treat angina. - CORRECT ANSWER -
Calcium channel blockers
Commonly used to treat hypertensive individuals with diabetes or heart failure. - CORRECT
ANSWER - Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors
Commonly used to treat hypertension, especially when there is associated coronary heart disease.
They can aggravate asthma, PVD, heart block and depression - CORRECT ANSWER -
Beta-blockers
The class of drug that can be used to treat hypertension that are particularly useful if prostate
hypertrophy is present. - CORRECT ANSWER - Alpha-blockers
An examiner uses an ophthalmoscope to examine the small blood vessels at the back of the
eyeball, which gives information about the duration and severity of hypertension in this exam -
CORRECT ANSWER - Fundoscopic exam
Cardiac test useful to find LVH or ischemic ST and T wave changes - CORRECT
ANSWER - electrocardiogram
Cardiac test useful to find heart enlargement, LVH, heart valve abnormalities or heart failure -
CORRECT ANSWER - echocardiogram
The level of fructosamine in the blood represents the - CORRECT ANSWER - average
glucose level over a three week period
