NURS 2245 Cardiac Medications | Macomb Community College | Questions with 100% Verified Answers | Latest Update

NURS 2245 Cardiac Medications | Macomb Community College | Questions with
100% Verified Answers | Latest Update

Question: This medication is only effective for dysfunctions of the
ventricles, not the atria?
Answer:
adenosine

Question: What are some side effects of adenosine?
Answer:
brief asystole, HA, lightheadedness, flushing, SOB, nausea

Question: What are two pharmacological treatments for atrial flutter?
Answer:
cardizem, amiodarone

Question: What are two pharmacological treatments for a fib?
Answer:
heparin, cardizem

Question: What are three classes of medications that control heart
RATE?
Answer:
beta blockers, calcium channel blockers, antiarrhythmics (digoxin, amiodarone)

Question: Which class of medications controls heart RHYTHM?
Answer:
antiarrhythmics (several sub classes of these)

Question: What class of medication is diltiazem (cardizem)?
Answer:
calcium channel blocker

Question: Diltiazem (caradizem) has which THREE effects on the
heart?
Answer:
slow conduction, decrease contractility, dilate coronary arteries

, Question: Diltiazem (cardizem) is an appropriate treatment for which
THREE dysrhythmias?
Answer:
a fib, a flutter, SVT

Question: Immediately stop cardizem treatment if these three
complications occur?
Answer:
hypotension, bradycardia, heart block

Question: What is the antidote for warfarin (Coumadin)?
Answer:
Vitamin K

Question: What is the antidote for heparin or enoxaparin?
Answer:
protamine sulfate

Question: What is the target INR for patients on warfarin (Coumadin)
therapy?
Answer:
2.0-3.0 (unless above age 75, then 1.6-2.5)

Question: What is the target PTT for patients on heparin or Lovenox?
Answer:
55-75 (2-3x the normal range)

Question: Which THREE classes of drugs are used to reduce afterload
in chronic heart failure?
Answer:
ACE, ARB, ARNI

Question: Mechanism of action for ACE inhibitors?
Answer:
RAAS, blocks conversion of angiotensin I