16. For which of the following types of dysrhythmia is amiodarone approved? a. A
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16. For which of the following types of dysrhythmia is amiodarone approved?
a. Atrial
b. Ventricular
c. Junctional
d. Supraventricular
17. Which of the following describe the cardiac glycoside digoxin (select all that apply)?
a. (+) inotrope
b. (-) chronotrope
c. (-) dromotrope
d. (+) chronotrope
e. (-) inotrope
18. The nurse is administering 0900 medications to the following patients. Which patient should the nurse question administering the medication?
a. The patient receiving a calcium channel blocker who drank a glass of grapefruit juice.
b. The patient receiving a beta blocker who has an apical pulse of 62 beats per minute.
c. The patient receiving a nitroglycerin patch who has a blood pressure of 148/92.
d. The patient receiving an antiplatelet medication who has a platelet count of 150,000.
19. In addition to hypertension, minoxidil is useful in the treatment of...
a. Male pattern baldness
b. Peptic ulcer disease
c. Psoriasis
d. Hyperaldosteronism
20. A patient who has recently started therapy on a statin drug asks the nurse how long it will take until he sees an effect on his serum cholesterol. Which of the following would be the nurse's best response?
a. "Blood levels return to normal within a week of beginning therapy."
b. "It takes several weeks to see a change in cholesterol levels."
c. "It takes at least 6 months to see a change in cholesterol levels."
d. "You will need to take this medication for almost a year to see significant results.
Explanation / Answer
16) Ventricular
Amiodarone is potent drug approved for treatment of ventricualar dysrhythmia and prevention of secondary infections caused by dysrhythmia
17) Negative Inotrope
Cardiac glycoside decreases the contraction of muscles and negative inotrope weakens the rate of contraction while positive inotrope increase rate of contraction
18) The patient receiving a calcium channel blocker who drank a glass of grapefruit juice.
Calcium-channel blockers (CCBs for short) are medicines that are often used to treat high blood pressure. Calcium narrow blood vessels and this can raise your blood pressure. Calcium-channel blockers (CCBs) lower your blood pressure by blocking the effects of calcium on your blood vessels and lowers blood pressure while taking calcium channel blockers grape fruit juice should be avoided as grape fruit juice causes more amount of calcium blockers entering blood vessels resulting in severe drop of blood pressure which can be dangerous.
19) Male pattern baldness
Minoxidil is vasodilator which widens the blood vessels and increases blood flow it is used in treatment of receding hair line and baldness.
20) It takes about several weeks to see change in cholesterol levels
Proper use of statin drugs for period of 6 to 8 weeks only can show c considerable in change in cholesterol levels only after the 8 weeks treatment serum cholesterol shows difference in the levels
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