Antihy Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

A patient has a new order for the adrenergic drug doxazosin (Cardura). When providing education about this drug, the nurse will include which instructions? a. "Weigh yourself daily, and report any weight loss to your prescriber." b. "Increase your potassium intake by eating more bananas and apricots." c. "The impaired taste associated with this medication usually goes away in 2 to 3 weeks." d. "Be sure to lie down after taking the first dose, because first-dose hypotension may...

Primary Targets for Primary Targets for Antihypertensive Drugs - Answer Controls of fluid balance (sodium & water) Vascular smooth muscle Both central and peripheral components of the sympathetic nervous system The renin-angiotensin systems Antihypertensive Drugs: Diuretics - Answer - Mainstay of antihypertensive treatment for many years - Lower blood pressure initially by their volume depleting effects - First there is a fall in cardiac output and then later a fall in peripheral resis...

Alpha-1 adrenergic receptor stimulation causes: correct answer: vasoconstriction and an increased blood pressure Alpha-1 adrenergic receptor blockade results in: correct answer: vasodilation and reduced blood pressure The only alpha-1 adrenergic receptor blocking drugs used to treat hypertension include: correct answer: prazosin and alfuzin What can occur with the first dose of an alpha-1 receptor blocking agent? correct answer: Orthostatic hypotension Beta adrenergic blocking ag...

Introductory Clinical Pharmacology 12th Edition by Susan M Ford 1. The nurse is preparing to administer niacin to a client with hyperlipidemia. Which adverse reaction should the nurse prioritize on ongoing assessment? a. Tingling b. Constipation c. Diarrhea d. Cholelithiasis Answer: A Rationale: The nurse should monitor for tingling in the client as an adverse reaction to the drug niacin. Constipation, diarrhea, and cholelithiasis are adverse reactions to the drug fenofibrate. ...

blood pressure - Answer measure of how hard blood is pressing against artery walls; strength of the push changes with the events in the cardiac cycle determinants of blood pressure - Answer cardiac output x peripheral resistance hypertension - Answer high blood pressure heart rate, contractility, blood volume, venous return - Answer What determines cardiac output: arteriolar constriction - Answer What determines peripheral resistance: <120/<80 - Answer normal blo...

NU641: Antihypertensive Agents Alpha-1 adrenergic receptor stimulation causes: - Answer-vasoconstriction and an increased blood pressure Alpha-1 adrenergic receptor blockade results in: - Answer-vasodilation and reduced blood pressure The only alpha-1 adrenergic receptor blocking drugs used to treat hypertension include: - Answerprazosin and alfuzin What can occur with the first dose of an alpha-1 receptor blocking agent? - Answer-Orthostatic hypotension Beta adrenergic blocking agents: -...

Basic & Clinical Pharmacology - Hypertension - Antihypertensive Agents Exam Questions with 100% Correct Answers Verified | Updated What is diagnosis for hypertension and regulation or BP? - answer- Repeated and reproducible measurements of elevated BP - White Coat Hypertension - Seldom give cause - Usually asymptomatic What is normal blood pressure? - answer<120/80 What is prehypertension? - answer120-139/80-89 What is hypertension? - answer>140/90 What is stage 1 BP? - answer1...

The nurse knows that which diuretic is most frequently combined with an antihypertensive drug? a. Chlorthalidone b. Hydrochlorothiazide c. Bendroflumethiazide d. A potassium-sparing diuretic - Answer b. Hydrochlorothiazide The nurse is administering a beta blocker to a patient. Which is the most important assessment to perform before administration? a. Urine output b. Apical pulse c. Potassium level d. Serum level of medication - Answer b. Apical pulse Captopril has been ordere...

Pharm Antihypertensive [Shadow Health Notes]Blood Pressure - correct answer the force that circulating blood has on the wall of the blood vessels What does the systolic number measure? - correct answer the pressure against the walls when ventricles contract What does the diastolic number measure? - correct answer the pressure exerted when blood is returning back to the heart Blood volume - correct answer the volume of blood in the entire circulatory system Cardiac Output - correct an...

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