EDAPT: Perfusion
Which antihypertensive medications are contraindicated during pregnancy and
lactation? Select all that apply. - ✔️✔️Angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors
Angiotensin II receptor blockers (ARBs)
While reviewing the health history of an individual taking an antihypertensive, the
healthcare provider is concerned that which over-the-counter product may interfere with
blood pressure medicine? Select all that apply. - ✔️✔️Nasal decongestant
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)
Appetite suppressant
Most adults with hypertension do not have their hypertension under control.
About 30 million adults with known hypertension are not being treated.
Which medication is used to treat hypertension? - ✔️✔️Losartan
What are the goals of antihypertensive therapy? Select all that apply. -
✔️✔️Normalization of blood pressure
Protect the kidneys
Reduce organ damage
Prevent stroke
Complete each sentence by selecting the word or phrase that makes the sentence true
from the drop-down menu.
1. Drugs in the __________ class include losartan, olmesartan, and valsartan.
2. Drugs in the __________ class include hydralazine, diazoxide, and minoxidil.
3. Drugs in the __________ class include doxazosin, prazosin, and terazosin. - ✔️✔️1.
Angiotensin II receptor blockers (ARBs)
2. Vasodilators
3. Alpha-1 blockers
Indicate which listed side/adverse effects may be caused by the listed antihypertensive
medication class by placing a check in the appropriate column. Each side effect may be
caused by more than one drug. - ✔️✔️*Alpha-1 Blockers:*
Headaches
Dizziness
*Angiotensin II Receptor Blockers (ARBs):*
Angioedema
Headaches
,Dizziness
*Vasodilators:*
Headaches
Dizziness
Which antihypertensive medication is contraindicated for an older adult with an
esophageal stricture? - ✔️✔️Doxazosin
Which statements about hypertension in the United States are supported by facts?
Select all that apply. - ✔️✔️An estimated 31 million adults taking medication for high
blood pressure are not taking the right dose.
For each medication or over-the-counter product, indicate if it causes increased
hypotension or decreased drug effectiveness when administered with doxazosin. -
✔️✔️*Increased Hypotension:*
Sildenafil
Alcohol
*Decreased Effectiveness:*
Estrogens
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)
When counseling a 68-year-old client who is taking doxazosin and denies any history of
hypertension, the healthcare provider asks if the client has a history of which other
condition? - ✔️✔️Benign prostatic hypertrophy
An individual diagnosed with hypertension six months ago is frustrated that their blood
pressure is still elevated despite having tried several medications. When asked what is
taking so long, what is the best response by the healthcare provider? -
✔️✔️"Hypertension is a complex disease with multiple causes, so it can take time to
discover which medication, or combination of medications, works best for each person."
Drag the medications to the classification in which each belongs. - ✔️✔️*Alpha-1
Blockers:*
Terazosin
Doxazosin
*Angiotensin II Receptor Blockers (ARBs):*
Valsartan
Losartan
*Vasodilators:*
Minoxidil
Diazoxide
, Mr. James (pronouns: he/him/his), an older adult with hypertension and chronic kidney
disease, is talking with a group of young men newly diagnosed with hypertension about
coping with the diagnosis of a lifelong alteration in health. When a participant asks Mr.
James what he would do differently if he had the chance, which statement from Mr.
James reinforces the importance of medication compliance? - ✔️✔️"I would have
started taking antihypertensives when my healthcare provider first said I needed them."
When providing hypertension screening and education, a healthcare professional
shares that which medications are in the angiotensin II blockers (ARB) class? Select all
that apply. - ✔️✔️Valsartan
Eprosartan
Losartan
What mechanism of action do angiotensin II blocking medications (ARBs) stop (or
block) to decrease blood pressure? Select all that apply. - ✔️✔️Direct vasoconstriction
Release of aldosterone
For each medication or over-the-counter product, indicate which drug interaction(s) it
can cause when administered with losartan. Note that each interaction may support
more than one medication or over-the-counter product. - ✔️✔️*Increased
Hypotension:*
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)
Angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors
*Renal Dysfunction:*
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)
Angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors
*Hyperkalemia:*
Potassium supplements
Which condition may result from stopping clonidine therapy abruptly? - ✔️✔️Rebound
hypertension
In addition to hypertension, carvedilol is also prescribed to treat __________ and
impaired left ventricular function after a __________. - ✔️✔️Heart failure
Myocardial infarction (MI)
Which medications are included in the adrenergic antihypertensives class? Select all
that apply. - ✔️✔️Carvedilol
Clonidine
Methyldopa
Which antihypertensive medications are contraindicated during pregnancy and
lactation? Select all that apply. - ✔️✔️Angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors
Angiotensin II receptor blockers (ARBs)
While reviewing the health history of an individual taking an antihypertensive, the
healthcare provider is concerned that which over-the-counter product may interfere with
blood pressure medicine? Select all that apply. - ✔️✔️Nasal decongestant
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)
Appetite suppressant
Most adults with hypertension do not have their hypertension under control.
About 30 million adults with known hypertension are not being treated.
Which medication is used to treat hypertension? - ✔️✔️Losartan
What are the goals of antihypertensive therapy? Select all that apply. -
✔️✔️Normalization of blood pressure
Protect the kidneys
Reduce organ damage
Prevent stroke
Complete each sentence by selecting the word or phrase that makes the sentence true
from the drop-down menu.
1. Drugs in the __________ class include losartan, olmesartan, and valsartan.
2. Drugs in the __________ class include hydralazine, diazoxide, and minoxidil.
3. Drugs in the __________ class include doxazosin, prazosin, and terazosin. - ✔️✔️1.
Angiotensin II receptor blockers (ARBs)
2. Vasodilators
3. Alpha-1 blockers
Indicate which listed side/adverse effects may be caused by the listed antihypertensive
medication class by placing a check in the appropriate column. Each side effect may be
caused by more than one drug. - ✔️✔️*Alpha-1 Blockers:*
Headaches
Dizziness
*Angiotensin II Receptor Blockers (ARBs):*
Angioedema
Headaches
,Dizziness
*Vasodilators:*
Headaches
Dizziness
Which antihypertensive medication is contraindicated for an older adult with an
esophageal stricture? - ✔️✔️Doxazosin
Which statements about hypertension in the United States are supported by facts?
Select all that apply. - ✔️✔️An estimated 31 million adults taking medication for high
blood pressure are not taking the right dose.
For each medication or over-the-counter product, indicate if it causes increased
hypotension or decreased drug effectiveness when administered with doxazosin. -
✔️✔️*Increased Hypotension:*
Sildenafil
Alcohol
*Decreased Effectiveness:*
Estrogens
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)
When counseling a 68-year-old client who is taking doxazosin and denies any history of
hypertension, the healthcare provider asks if the client has a history of which other
condition? - ✔️✔️Benign prostatic hypertrophy
An individual diagnosed with hypertension six months ago is frustrated that their blood
pressure is still elevated despite having tried several medications. When asked what is
taking so long, what is the best response by the healthcare provider? -
✔️✔️"Hypertension is a complex disease with multiple causes, so it can take time to
discover which medication, or combination of medications, works best for each person."
Drag the medications to the classification in which each belongs. - ✔️✔️*Alpha-1
Blockers:*
Terazosin
Doxazosin
*Angiotensin II Receptor Blockers (ARBs):*
Valsartan
Losartan
*Vasodilators:*
Minoxidil
Diazoxide
, Mr. James (pronouns: he/him/his), an older adult with hypertension and chronic kidney
disease, is talking with a group of young men newly diagnosed with hypertension about
coping with the diagnosis of a lifelong alteration in health. When a participant asks Mr.
James what he would do differently if he had the chance, which statement from Mr.
James reinforces the importance of medication compliance? - ✔️✔️"I would have
started taking antihypertensives when my healthcare provider first said I needed them."
When providing hypertension screening and education, a healthcare professional
shares that which medications are in the angiotensin II blockers (ARB) class? Select all
that apply. - ✔️✔️Valsartan
Eprosartan
Losartan
What mechanism of action do angiotensin II blocking medications (ARBs) stop (or
block) to decrease blood pressure? Select all that apply. - ✔️✔️Direct vasoconstriction
Release of aldosterone
For each medication or over-the-counter product, indicate which drug interaction(s) it
can cause when administered with losartan. Note that each interaction may support
more than one medication or over-the-counter product. - ✔️✔️*Increased
Hypotension:*
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)
Angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors
*Renal Dysfunction:*
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)
Angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors
*Hyperkalemia:*
Potassium supplements
Which condition may result from stopping clonidine therapy abruptly? - ✔️✔️Rebound
hypertension
In addition to hypertension, carvedilol is also prescribed to treat __________ and
impaired left ventricular function after a __________. - ✔️✔️Heart failure
Myocardial infarction (MI)
Which medications are included in the adrenergic antihypertensives class? Select all
that apply. - ✔️✔️Carvedilol
Clonidine
Methyldopa
