HESI PHARMACOLOGY 315 PREPARATION EXAM WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025

HESI PHARMACOLOGY 315
PREPARATION EXAM WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
How many types of Beta Blockers are there? Name ( correct answers )
them ? Beta 1 , Beta 2 , Beta 3 3.

Beta blockers 1 affect which organ the most ?
( correct answers ) HEART ( Remember 1
Heart )

Beta Blocker 2 affect which organ the most? ( correct answers )
LUNGS ( Remember 2 Lungs )

Beta Blocker 3 affect which organ the most ? ( correct answers )
FAT CELLS

What does Beta Blockers do to the air passages? ( correct
answers ) It Constricts the Air
Passages

What type of beta blocker is METOPROLOL? ( correct answers )
cardio selective beta 1 blocker . It mostly affects Heart.

What type of beta blocker is PROPRANOLOL? ( correct
answers ) It is non-selective (blocks both
beta 1 & 2) . Affects both HEART and LUNGS.

Benefits of taking ARBS over ACE ? ( correct answers ) Less
likely to cause cough

What is the purpose of Calcium channel Blockers? ( correct answers )
LOWERS BP AND HEART RATE. CCB Dilates the Arteries > Blood flow is
easier when Arteries are wide open > Makes the heart easier to pump blood
> Ultimately means the Heart will need less Oxygen to do the job! Great for
patients to prevent and relieve ANGINA because the Heart works less hard
to fulfill the job.

examples of calcium channel blockers ( correct answers )
DRUGS ENDING IN - DIPINE, -ZEM, -
AMIL . Verapamil, Diltiazem, Amlodipine, Nifedipine

DIGOXIN ( correct answers ) DEEPER CONTRACTION. POSITIVE
INOTROPIC ;
NEGATIVE CHRONOTROPIC. Does not affect Blood Pressure. It lowers Heart
GRADED
Rate.
A+ Can cause toxicity IF OVER 2.0 = TOXICITY. VISION FUZZY. DOES NOT
WASTE POTASSIUM. ALWAYS TAKE APICAL PULSE FOR A FULL MINUTE

DIGOXIN THERAPEUTIC RANGE ( correct answers ) 0.5-2 ng/mL
(>2=toxic)