Karch's Focus on Pharmacology 8th Ed. | Chapter 43 questions and answers

After teaching a group of students about the cardiovascular system and pressures, the students demonstrate understanding of the information when they identify which area as having the highest pressure? - ans ---Left ventricle A nurse is providing care to a client diagnosed with stage 2 hypertension. The nurse understands that most clients with stage 2 hypertension will require how many antihypertensives to lower blood pressure to goal initially? - ans ---2 A client with a blood pressure of 165/95 mmHg would be in classified as which stage of hypertension? - ans ---Stage 2 A staff nurse on a renal unit knows that most patients require treatment for hypertensive disease. What would the nurse expect to assess prior to the beginning of antihypertensive treatment? - ans ---Baseline renal function A patient is admitted to the unit with problems controlling their serum glucose levels. The patient has hypertension as a co-morbidity, and the physician has ordered hydralazine for this patient. The nurse caring for this patient knows that hydralazine is a(n): - ans ---Direct vasodilator A nurse is educating a patient with hypertension who is prescribed losartan on the mechanism of action of the drug. Which mode of action helps losartan to bring about its antihypertensive effect? - ans ---By blocking the angiotensin II receptors A client who is malnourished and hypertensive client is being treated with losartan. Considering the client's nutritional status, how should the dose of the medication be adjusted in this client? - ans ---Lowered A 26-year-old white male client has been prescribed captopril for hypertension. A nurse has been assigned to the client to provide education regarding the use of this drug. The nurse will advise the client that: - ans ---a persistent, dry cough may occur; however, it is not serious.