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MN 553 UNIT 8 QUIZ 2 – QUESTION AND ANSWERS.
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MN 553 UNIT 8 QUIZ 2 – QUESTION AND ANSWERS1. 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
2. Which of the following adverse effects are less likely in a beta1-selective blocker?
A. Dysrhythmias
B. Impaired insulin release
C. Reflex orthostatic changes
D. Decreased triglycerides and cholesterol
3. Beta blockers have favorable effects on survival and disease progression in heart failure.
Treatment should be initiated when the
A. Symptoms are severe
B. Patient has not responded to other therapies
C. Patient has concurrent hypertension
D. Left ventricular dysfunction is diagnosed
4. You are treating a patient with a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease. The patient’s wife
mentions difficulty with transportation to the clinic. Which medication is the best choice?
A. Donepezil
B. Tacrine
C. Doxazosin
D. Verapamil
5. Antonia is a 3-year-old child who has a history of status epilepticus. Along with her
routine antiseizure medication, she should also have a home prescription for_________ to
be used for an episode of status epilepticus.
A. IV phenobarbital
B. Rectal diazepam (Diastat)
C. IV phenytoin (Dilantin)
D. Oral carbamazepine (Tegretol)
6. Dwayne has recently started on carbamazepine to treat seizures. He comes to see you
and you note that while his carbamazepine levels had been in the therapeutic range, they
are now low. The possible cause for the low carbamazepine levels include
A. Dwayne hasn’t been taking his carbamazepine because it causes insomnia
B. Carbamazepine auto-induces metabolism, leading to lower levels in spite of good
compliance.
C. Dwayne was not originally prescribed the correct amount of carbamazepine.
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