Exam 8: Drugs Affecting Therenalurinary and Cardiovascular Problems

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When checking a patient's blood pressure before giving a drug specifically prescribed for hypertension, the reading is 84/50 mm Hg. What is your best action?

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Which factor or symptom is used to determine the most effective drug class to manage a patient's cardiac dysrhythmia?

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Question 22

Which statement made by a patient taking a loop diuretic indicates the need for more teaching?

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Question 23

A woman taking tolterodine for overactive bladder tells you that she now has all the following changes noted below. Which ones will you report to the healthcare provider? (Select all that apply.)

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Question 24

A patient who has been taking lisinopril for 2 years calls the clinic to report that her tongue and lips are swelling, making it hard for her to talk and swallow. What is your priority action?

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Question 25

A nursing home patient who currently takes furosemide is now prescribed to receive the first dose of losartan. You are aware that both drugs are used to manage hypertension. What is your best action?

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Question 26

Why are "statins" avoided during pregnancy and breast-feeding?

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Question 27

What is the most important action to take or assessment to make before giving any drug for dysrhythmia to a patient?

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Question 28

A patient newly prescribed to take propranolol for hypertension has all of the following health problems. For which one will you check with the healthcare provider before giving?

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Question 29

Which precautions are most important to teach the caregiver of a home care patient who is prescribed nitroglycerine patches? (Select all that apply.)

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Question 30

You are assessing the knowledge of a patient who has been using nitroglycerine for about a year as needed for angina. Which statement indicates the need for more teaching?

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Question 31

The patient is prescribed to receive 40 mg of furosemide by IV push at a rate of 10 mg per minute. The vial of furosemide on hand has a concentration of 20 mg/mL.How many mL will you give for the correct dose?

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Question 32

Which category of drugs for hypertension has the potential to make heart failure worse?

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Question 33

What are the most common side effects of any drug used to manage hypertension?

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When checking a patient's blood pressure before giving a drug specifically prescribed for hypertension, the reading is 84/50 mm Hg. What is your best action?

Which factor or symptom is used to determine the most effective drug class to manage a patient's cardiac dysrhythmia?

Which statement made by a patient taking a loop diuretic indicates the need for more teaching?

A woman taking tolterodine for overactive bladder tells you that she now has all the following changes noted below. Which ones will you report to the healthcare provider? (Select all that apply.)

A patient who has been taking lisinopril for 2 years calls the clinic to report that her tongue and lips are swelling, making it hard for her to talk and swallow. What is your priority action?

A nursing home patient who currently takes furosemide is now prescribed to receive the first dose of losartan. You are aware that both drugs are used to manage hypertension. What is your best action?

Why are "statins" avoided during pregnancy and breast-feeding?

What is the most important action to take or assessment to make before giving any drug for dysrhythmia to a patient?

A patient newly prescribed to take propranolol for hypertension has all of the following health problems. For which one will you check with the healthcare provider before giving?

Which precautions are most important to teach the caregiver of a home care patient who is prescribed nitroglycerine patches? (Select all that apply.)

You are assessing the knowledge of a patient who has been using nitroglycerine for about a year as needed for angina. Which statement indicates the need for more teaching?

The patient is prescribed to receive 40 mg of furosemide by IV push at a rate of 10 mg per minute. The vial of furosemide on hand has a concentration of 20 mg/mL.How many mL will you give for the correct dose?

Which category of drugs for hypertension has the potential to make heart failure worse?

What are the most common side effects of any drug used to manage hypertension?

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