HLT 250 2 EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
What is the main use of the nitrates?
-To lower blood sugar
-To treat angina pectoris
-To raise blood pressure
-To lower blood pressure - Answer- To treat angina pectoris
What does the acronym DASH stand for when discussing better nutrition...
What is the main use of the nitrates?
-To lower blood sugar
-To treat angina pectoris
-To raise blood pressure
-To lower blood pressure - Answer- To treat angina pectoris
What does the acronym DASH stand for when discussing better nutrition for high blood
pressure?
-Diet and Standard Healthcare
-Diet After Stopping Here
-Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension
-Don't Attempt Stopping Hypertension - Answer- Dietary Approaches to Stop
Hypertension
What is a risk factor for hypertension?
-Age
-Obesity
-Diabetes
-Age, obesity, and diabetes - Answer- -Age, obesity, and diabetes
What is the main goal of treatment in patients with hyperlipidemia?
-To lower the HDL level and thus lower the risk for heart disease
-To lower the LDL level and thus lower the risk for heart disease
-To increase their exercise
-To increase their triglyceride levels - Answer- To lower the LDL level and thus lower the
risk for heart disease
Where is bile stored? - Answer- Gallbladder
What are the two lipids in the blood?
-Cholesterol and atherosclerosis
-Atherosclerosis and triglycerides
-Cholesterol and bile acid sequestrants
-Triglycerides and cholesterol - Answer- Triglycerides and cholesterol
What would be a sign of a warfarin overdose?
-Blood in the stools
-Excessive menstrual bleeding
, -Bleeding gums
-Blood in the stool, excessive menstrual bleeding, and bleeding gums - Answer- Blood
in the stool, excessive menstrual bleeding, and bleeding gums
Which drug has a membrane-stabilizing or anesthetic effect on the cells of the
myocardium? - Answer- Class I antiarrhythmic drug
What condition could trigger an arrhythmia? - Answer- Emotional stress, hypoxia,
electrolyte imbalance
Of the choices below, what would be the last thing the physician would try for a patient
with continued heart failure?
-ACE inhibitor
-Cardiotonic
-Diuretic
-Beta blocker - Answer- Cardiotonic
Which is a part of the conduction system of the heart?
-SA and AV Nodes
-Bundle of His
-Branches of Purkinje - Answer- SA and AV nodes, bundle of His, and branches of
Purkinje
What is not true of the cardiotonic digoxin? - Answer- It has slow onset and a long
duration of action
Which is not a Class I-A antiarrhythmic drug?
-Lidocaine
- Quinidine
-Procainamide
- Disopyramide - Answer- Lidocaine
Which antiarrhythmic drug is a class I-B Drug?
-Flecainide
-Lidocaine
-Propafenone
-Propanolol - Answer- Lidocaine
Which is a class II antiarrhythmic drug?
-Flecainide (Tambocor)
-Propranolol (Inderal)
-Propafenone (Rythmol)
-Lidocaine - Answer- Propranolol (Inderal)
Which is a class III antiarrhytmic drug?
-Flecainide (Tambocor)
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