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NUR 101 ( LATEST 2024 / 2025 ) TEST 15 | QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS INCLUDED
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NUR 101 Test 151. antianginals
Answer
drugs used to treat chest pain
2. calcium channel blockers
Answer
agents that inhibit the entry of calcium ions into heart muscle cells, causing a slowing of the
heart rate, a lessening of the demand for oxygen and nutrients, and a relaxing of the smooth
muscle cells of the blood vessels to cause dilation; used to prevent or treat angina pectoris, some
arrhythmias, and hypertension
3. anginal attack
Answer
Heart attack
4. nitrate therapy
Answer
Causes vascular smooth muscle to relax
Used alone or in combination with beta-adrenergic blockers or calcium-channel blockers
5. excitation-contraction coupling
Answer
connection between muscle fiber stimulation and muscle contraction
6. The subsequent contractile response
Answer
results in insufficient stroke volume, and blood begins to "back up" in the pulmonary (left heart
failure) or systemic (right heart failure) circulation
, 7. peripheral edema
Answer
The swelling of tissues, usually in the lower limbs, due to the accumulation of fluids.
8. angina
Answer
chest pain
9. palpitations
Answer
pounding, racing heartbeats
10. flushing
Answer
reddening of the face and neck as a result of increased blood flow
11. gingival hyperplasia
Answer
overformation of gum tissue caused by calcium channel blocker medications such as
amlodipine
12. orthostatic hypotension
Answer
low blood pressure that occurs upon standing up
13. Lipid-lowering agents
Answer
decrease the levels of lipids that contribute to atherosclerosis and result in blood vesselocclusion
by reducing the synthesis of cholesterol.
14. HMG-CoA Reductase Inhibitors
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