Low molecular weight heparin (LMWH) prophylaxis to prevent deep vein thrombosis/pulmonary embolism in major surgery:
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Which of the following antidepressants is a selective short-acting MAO-A inhibitor?
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Following drugs act on imidazoline receptor
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The nurse is administering a beta blocker to a patient. Which is the most important assessment to perform before administration?
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Drug XY is a potent agent that mimics action of isoproterenol. As a result of this similarity in mechanism of action and function, which of the following properties will this agent exhibit?
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The drug nalbuphine (Nubain) is an agonist-antagonist (partial agonist). The nurse understands that which is a characteristic of partial agonists?
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A 63-year-old man with hypertension is currently taking carvedilol. He returns to his primary care physician for follow-up. His blood pressure is 130/70 mm Hg at this office visit. His cardiac, pulmonary, and abdominal examinations are within normal limits. Additional beneficial effects of this medication may be which of the following?
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Digitalis is given before quinidine in the treatment of atrial fibrillation, because digitalis increase A-V conduction and counteracts
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Clofibrate (Atromid-S) is generally regarded as superior to gemfibrozil.
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The mechanism of Cytiton action is:
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Antigen is any of various substances, including toxins, bacteria, and the cells of transplanted organs, that when introduced into the body stimulate the production of antibodies. It is also called an allergen or immunogen. This consideration is:
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All of the following antibiotics inhibit the protein synthesis in bacterial cells, EXCEPT:
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Overuse of digitalis may result in
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Conditions associated with hypophosphatemia include:
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A patient has a new order for the adrenergic drug doxazosin (Cardura). When providing education about this drug, the nurse will include which instructions?
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An important action of digitalis is to increase vagal tone. It’s:
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Indicate the vasoconstrictor of endogenous origin:
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Biotransformation of the drugs is to render them:
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Indicate the sedative-hypnotic agent which has the highest abuse potential:
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A client is admitted to an emergency department experiencing memory deficits and decreased motor function. What alteration in brain chemistry should a nurse correlate with the production of these symptoms?
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Which of the following antiseizure drugs produces a voltage-dependent inactivation of sodium channels?
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Which neurotransmitter is located only in the brain, particularly in the raphe nuclei of the brainstem, and is implicated in depression?
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Tick the drug for echinococcosis treatment:
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Reflex tachycardia, headache, and hypotension are adverse effects associated with use of which of the following antihypertensive agents:
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Which of the following statements about progestins is True:
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Streptomycin has the following unwanted effect:
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Lithium is prescribed for a new patient. Which information from the patient’s history indicates that monitoring of serum concentrations of the drug will be challenging and critical?
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The drug is sometimes part of fixed-dose combinations used to treat essential hypertension:
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Principal properties of cordiamine include all of the following EXCEPT:
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Indicate the nonopioid agent of central effect with analgesic activity:
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Which of the following sympathomimetics is used in the therapy of bronchial asthma?
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The client is taking a medication that is an ADP receptor blocker for the prevention of ischemic stroke. What might this medication be?
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Which of the following actions best explains the potassium-sparing effect of triamterene in the 66-year-old woman with systolic cardiac failure?
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Which of the following local anesthetics is more likely to cause allergic reactions?
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Indicate the laxative drug belonging to osmotic laxatives:
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Which of the following antienzymes is a beta-lactamase inhibitor?
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Thyroid hormones produce various pharmacological effects. Indicate the wrong statement(s).
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Which medical diagnosis and treatment should a nurse anticipate when planning care for this client?
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The client is on dobutamine. Adverse effects of Dobutrex (dobutamine) include the following:
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A 57-year-old retired schoolteacher with a history of Prinzmetal angina presents to his primary care physician for follow-up. He has not had an attack in the last 6 months and wishes to stop preventative medications. Which of the following statements is true?
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The types of antagonism are:
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A patient who has been anticoagulated with warfarin (Coumadin) has been admitted for gastrointestinal bleeding. The history and physical examination indicates that the patient may have taken too much warfarin. The nurse anticipates that the patient will receive which antidote?
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Beta-receptor blocking drugs are used in the treatment all of the following diseases EXCEPT:
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Indicate the drug that induces parkinsonian syndromes:
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All of the following parts of the heart are very sensitive to muscarinic receptor blockade except:
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Mechanism of action of tacrolimus (FK-506) is:
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A patient has a new order for an ipratropium (Atrovent) inhaler, an anticholinergic drug. The nurse knows to assess for an allergy to which food before giving this drug?
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Which of the following opioid analgesics can produce an increase in the pulmonary arterial pressure and myocardial work?
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Indirect action includes all of the following properties EXCEPT:
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Which of the following nitrates and nitrite drugs is used for prevention of angina attack?
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Which of these drugs would be most appropriate to treat the patient's condition?
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A patient begins therapy with a phenothiazine medication. What teaching should the nurse provide related to the drug’s strong dopaminergic effect?
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