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Charlie is a 65-year-old male who has been diagnosed with hypertension and benign prostatic hyperplasia. Doxazosin has been chosen to treat his hypertension because it a. Increases peripheral vasoconstriction b. Decreases detrusor muscle contractility c. Lowers supine blood pressure more than ...

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1. Charlie is a 65-year-old male who has been diagnosed with hypertension

and benign prostatic hyperplasia. Doxazosin has been chosen to treat his

hypertension because it

a. Increases peripheral vasoconstriction

b. Decreases detrusor muscle contractility

c. Lowers supine blood pressure more than standing pressure

d. Relaxes smooth muscle in the bladder neck

Answer d. Relaxes smooth muscle in thebladder neck



2. To reduce potential adverse effects, patients taking a peripherally acting

alpha1 antagonist should do all of the following EXCEPT

1. Take the dose at bedtime

2. Sit up slowly and dangle their feet before standing

3. Monitor their blood pressure and skip a dose if the pressure is less than





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120/80

4. Weigh daily and report weight gain of greater than 2 pounds in one day

Answer 3.Monitor their blood pressure and skip a dose if the pressure is less than

120/80



3. John has clonidine, a centrally acting adrenergic blocker, prescribed for his

hypertension. He should

1. Not miss a dose or stop taking the drug because of potential rebound

hypertension

2. Increase fiber in the diet to treat any diarrhea that may occur

3. Reduce fluid intake to less than 2 liters per day to prevent fluid retention

4. Avoid sitting for long periods, as this can lead to deep vein thrombosis

Answer 1.Not miss a dose or stop taking the drug because of potential rebound

hypertension



4. Clonidine has several off-label uses, including

1. Alcohol and nicotine withdrawal

2. Post-herpetic neuralgia

3. Both 1 and 2





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4. Neither 1 nor 2

Answer 3. Both 1 and 2



5. Jim is being treated for hypertension. Because he has a history of heart

attack, the drug chosen is atenolol. Beta blockers treat hypertension by

1. Increasing heart rate to improve cardiac output

2. Reducing vascular smooth muscle tone

3. Increasing aldosterone-mediated volume activity

4. Reducing aqueous humor production

Answer 2. Reducing vascular smooth muscletone



6. 6. Which of the following adverse effects are less likely in a beta 1-selective

blocker?

1. Dysrhythmias









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2. Impaired insulin release

3. Reflex orthostatic changes

4. Decreased triglycerides and cholesterol

Answer 2. Impaired insulin release



7. Richard is 70 years old and has a history of cardiac dysrhythmias. He has

been prescribed nadolol.You do his annual laboratory work and find a CrCl of25

ml/min. What action should you take related to his nadolol?

1. Extend the dosage interval.

2. Decrease the dose by 75%.

3. Take no action because this value is expected in the older adult.

4. Schedule a serum creatinine level to validate the CrCl value.

Answer 1. Extend thedosage interval.



8. Beta blockers are the drugs of choice for exertional angina because they



1. Improve myocardial oxygen supply by vasodilating the coronary arteries

2. Decrease myocardial oxygen demand by decreasing heart rate and vascular

resistance





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