Week 2 Quiz Flashcards
(36 cards)
A hypertensive crisis can involve which of the following?
Select one:
a. a sudden decline in blood pressure
b. A decrease in heart rate
c. A rapid rise in blood pressure
d. A loss of cardiac output
c. A rapid rise in blood pressure
Omega-3 Fatty Acids work by reducing the production of ________. (fill in the blank)
Select one:
- a. HDL cholesterol
- b. Fatty acids
- c. LDL cholesterol
- d. Triglycerides
- d. Triglycerides
AV blocks, bradyarrhythmias, and PVCs (Premature Ventricular Contractions) are dysrhythmias seen with toxicity of which of the following medications?
Select one:
- a. Amlodipine
- b. Rosuvastatin
- c. Digoxin
- d. Nitrates
- c. Digoxin
Which of the following medication classes would inhibit the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system?
Select one:
- a. nitrates
- b. thiazide diuretics
- C. ARNIS
- d. beta blockers
- C. ARNIS
Which one of the following about “cough due to ACE Inhibitors” is TRUE?
Select one:
- a. Results from the accumulation of bradykinin
- b. Responds to Nitrates
- c. Resolves with addition of diuretics
- d. Is just as likely to occur as ARB-induced cough
- a. Results from the accumulation of bradykinin
Which of following medication is a positive inotrope AND has a negative chronotropic response?
Select one:
- a. Verapamil
- b. Digoxin
- c. Diltiazem
- d. Bisoprolol
- b. Digoxin
Which medication must be protected from light, can precipitate out to produce cyanide, and works rapidly to reduce blood pressure?
Select one:
a. Hydralazine
b. Ramipril
c. Sodium Nitroprusside
d. Labetalol
c. Sodium Nitroprusside
Which drug class would work to decrease cardiac output primarily?
Select one:
- a. Beta blockers
- b. ACE-inhibitors
- c. DHP calcium channel blockers
- d. Nitrates
- a. Beta blockers
Which of the following about Labetalol is TRUE?
Select one:
a. Reduces peripheral vascular resistance by alpha and beta blockade
b. Some contraindications are dissecting aortic aneurysms, malignant hypertension
c. Can be used in 2nd or 3rd degree heart block
d. Useful for in patients with bronchial asthma
a. Reduces peripheral vascular resistance by alpha and beta blockade
Which drug class wil promote bradykinin vasodilator effects?
Select one:
a. ARBs
b. Diuretics
c. Beta blockers
d. ACE-inhibitors
d. ACE-inhibitors
The two most common indications for Digoxin are:
Select one:
a. Atrial fibrillation with controlled ventricular response, heart failure X
b. Atrial fibrillation with controlled ventricular response, hypertension
c. Atrial fibrillation with uncontrolled ventricular response, hypertension
d. Atrial fibrillation with uncontrolled ventricular response, heart failure
d. Atrial fibrillation with uncontrolled ventricular response, heart failure
Which of the following is TRUE about Digoxin?
Select one:
a. Increases the force of contraction
b. Decreases intracellular calcium
c. Increases conduction in the AV node
d. Decreases the force of contraction
a. Increases the force of contraction
Dobutamine is a preferred inotropic agent in acute heart failure for the cardiac medicine or cardiac care unit patient because it:
Select one:
a. Removes excess fluid from the body
b. Causes marked alpha stimulation and major vasoconstriction
c. Predominantly has Beta effects, increasing cardiac output
d. Decreases heart rate markedly
c. Predominantly has Beta effects, increasing cardiac output
Which of the following drug classes is used to treat the symptoms of acute heart failure;
Select one:
a. Beta-blockers
b. Loop Diuretics
c. Aldosterone antagonists
d. ACE-inhibitors
b. Loop Diuretics
Which of the following about Calcium channel blockers and Hypertension (HTN) is TRUE?
Select one:
a. DHPs are useful for treating supraventricular arrhythmias
b. There is no preference for DHPs compared to non-DHPs for HTN
c. Overall, non-DHPs are primarily for HTN
d. Overall, DHPs are primarily for HTN
d. Overall, DHPs are primarily for HTN
Which cholesterol is responsible for depositing cholesterol in artery walls?
Select one:
- a. HDL-cholesterol
- b. Triglycerides
- c. Non-HDL-cholesterol
- d. LDL-cholesterol
- d. LDL-cholesterol
Bile acid sequestrants work by which of the following mechanisms?
Select one:
d. a. Promote bile acid reabsorption into the blood
b. Impair an enzyme responsible for making cholesterol
c. Bind to bile acid and prevent reabsorption from the GI tract
d. Stimulate the liver to stop producing bile acid
c. Bind to bile acid and prevent reabsorption from the GI tract
Which drug works to treat hypertension by lowering peripheral vascular resistance, primarily:
Select one:
a. Ramipril
b. Spironolactone
c. Bisoprolol
d. Furosemide
a. Ramipril
ACE Inhibitors generic drug names end in ________
Select one:
a. “pine”
b. “pril”
c. “olol”
d. “sartan”
b. “pril”
Which diuretic subclass is most useful for treating hypertension?
Select one:
- a. Potassium-sparing diuretics
- b. Thiazide diuretics
- c. Aldosterone antagonists
- d. Loop Diuretics
- b. Thiazide diuretics
Complete this equation: CO x PVR = which of the following?
Select one:
a. BP
b. HR
c. SVR
d. SV
a. BP
Which of the following drug classes has hypotension, cough, angioedema, and hyperkalemia all as possible side effects?
Select one:
- a. Beta blockers
- b. ACE-inhibitors
- c. ARBs.
- d. Thiazide diuretics
- b. ACE-inhibitors
ACE Inhibitors are agents that:
Select one:
a. Inhibit ACE from converting angiotensinogen to angiotensin I
b. Inhibit ACE from converting angiotensin I to angiotensin II
c. Inhibit AT I (Angiotensin 1) receptors
d. Inhibit bradykinin formation
b. Inhibit ACE from converting angiotensin I to angiotensin II
Medications that block angiotensin Il from binding to the AT1 receptors are known as which of the following?
Select one:
a. diuretics
b. ARBS
c. ACE-inhibitors
d. beta blockers
b. ARBS
