NUR 229 Exam 2 review

Which medication is contraindicated in patients with asthma?

A patient is exhibiting signs of fluid overload. Which medication would you anticipate the provider to order?

Nitroglycerin can be taken before stressful events to reduce risk of angina

Drug class for HTN that slows progression of kidney injury

Prolongation of the QT interval can be associated with which cardiac dysrhythmia?

How many general classes of antidysrhythmic drugs are there?

Yellow halos around lights is indicitive of what?

A patient taking carbamazepine should have their warfarin dose

Symptoms of left-sided heart failure include all of the following EXCEPT

Nitroglycerin works by

Chronic hypertension can lead to both right & left-sided heart failure

Variant angina is caused by pulmonary artery spasms

Medications given during percutaneous coronary intervention are

In patients with angina, the goal is administer beta blockers to reduce the resting heart rate to what range?

Patients taking enalapril (Vasotec) need to monitored for

Symptoms of heparin overdose include

Calcium channel blockers can affect digoxin by

Treating HTN with multi-drug therapy lowers the blood pressure more quickly

A patient with heart failure has an elevated pulse. What other observation will you watch for?

Clonidine can cause dry mouth & drowsiness, what education would you provide to the patient?

Antidysrhythmic drugs can cause new dysrhythmias or worsen existing ones

Which drug class has nearly the same cardiac effects as Beta blockers?

Patient x's blood pressure is 147/95, the next step is to recheck it in the other arm

The most distrubing side effect of alpha blockers is

Spironolactone (Aldactone) is a potassium-sparing diuretic

First-line drugs for primary hypertention with normal diagnostics

The following are expected effects of cardiac glycosides EXCEPT

Patients in Stage C Heart Failure can take calcium channel blockers

Pre-hypertensive patients with family history of HTN will be taught about what?

Symptoms of right-sided heart failure include all of the following EXCEPT

Dabigatran etexilate (Pradaxa) should be taken on an empty stomach

Prior to giving digoxin, you note that the patient has a plasma digoxin level of 0.7 ng/mL. What action should you take?

Adenosine is used to terminate

Spironolactone is given in addition to thiazide diuretics to balance potassium loss caused by the thiazide diuretic

A child is noted to have HTN on 3 seperate office visits. What is your next step as the nurse?

Normal PT/INR range is

Therapuetic range of plasma digoxin is

Atrial dysrhythmias have minimal effect on ventricular function

Tenecteplase (TNKase) for MI is given

A patient with black, tarry stools should continue taking Plavix until they speak with their provider

Nitroglycerin is contraindicated with tadalafil (Cialis)

Beta blockers block the actions of angiotensin II

Thrombolytic contraindication in a patient with evolving STEMI is

What stage of heart failure is described as structural changes in the heart with symptoms?

First-line drugs for patients with left-sided heart failure & symptoms of fluid overload are