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NPN 130- CARDIOTONIC & INOTROPIC DRUGS QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS [GRADED A+] How do epinephrine and norepinephrine affect the heart? - Both cause vasoconstriction which increases BP Decreased perfusion to the kidneys activates renin, angiotensin, and aldosterone levels to increase... which causes what? - increases BP Hypertrophy of the heart means? - Enlargement of the heart How does enlargement of the heart worsen heart failure? - Weakens the heart muscle, makes it harder to pump blood Left sided heart failure usually occurs _________. - first ©morren2026/2027.Year published 2026.

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NPN 130- CARDIOTONIC & INOTROPIC

DRUGS QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS

[GRADED A+]



How do epinephrine and norepinephrine affect the heart? - ✔✔Both cause

vasoconstriction which increases BP



Decreased perfusion to the kidneys activates renin, angiotensin, and

aldosterone levels to increase... which causes what? - ✔✔increases BP



Hypertrophy of the heart means? - ✔✔Enlargement of the heart



How does enlargement of the heart worsen heart failure? - ✔✔Weakens

the heart muscle, makes it harder to pump blood



Left sided heart failure usually occurs _________. - ✔✔first



©morren2026/2027.Year published 2026.

, Pulmonary s/s of left-sided heart failure? - ✔✔Dyspnea

Restlessness/anxiety

Moist cough

Orthopnea-shortness of breath when lying flat

Frothy, pink sputum



Right-sided heart failure s/s of overload - ✔✔* NVD

* Weight gain as a result of water weight

* Hepatic enlargement

* Peripheral edema

* Fatigue, tachycardia, dizziness, confusion



Cardiotonic drugs function? - ✔✔Increase efficiency and improve

contraction of the heart muscle.



Cardiotonic drugs are used to treat? Drug example? - ✔✔heart failure and

strial fibrillation

Digoxin




©morren2026/2027.Year published 2026.

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