REGIS NU 641 CLINICAL ADV PHARMACOLOGY
MIDTERM EXAM ACTUAL EXAM 50 QUESTIONS
AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
Terms in this set (40)
Patients that are at highest Angina, Coronary Artery Disease, & Migraines
risk for abruptly stopping
a beta blocker are those
with
The medication that helps Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors
the imbalance between
myocardial oxygen supply
and myocardial oxygen
demand in the
myocardium by increasing
the myocardial oxygen
supply
Roles of Angiotensin- improves insulin sensitivity
converting enzyme (ACE) improves renal hemodynamics
inhibitors in DM patients reduce production of angiotensin II
The pathological change Activation of the sympathetic nervous system that
that takes place in HF that increases heart rate and preload
is not addressed by ACE
inhibitors
Reason why nitro glycerin blunted coronary artery dilation due to calcified
tablets "do not work well" plaque
in patient with
hyperlipidemia and angina
age
, Clinical judgement in factoring in the cost to the patient of the medication
prescribing includes prescribed
Prior to prescribing an decreased renal function
ACE inhibitor the NP
should access for
First-line pharmacologic statins
therapy for hyperlipidemia
When is consultation with Any end-organ damage, direct effects on lifestyle, or
or referral to a inability to perform the tasks of daily living
cardiologist appropriate?
If not chosen as the first Diuretics
drug in hypertension
treatment, which drug
class should be added as
a second step because it
will enhance the effects of
most other agents?
A 65-year-old patient who Determine their other risk factors
has been on a lipid-
lowering diet and is using
plant sterol margarine
daily for the past three
months. Her LDL is
135mg/dL. What would an
appropriate treatment for
them be?
promote smooth muscle dilation by stopping
Calcium Channel Blocker's
intracellular entry of calcium into the cell, which
helps control blood
increases contractility, which increase the activity of
pressure because it
the NA+/K+/ATPase pump indirectly
Patient education discussion of expected adverse drug reactions
regarding prescribed
medications includes
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