HESI Common Cardiovascular Drugs

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Question 1 of 52

Indicate a beta-blocker which is particularly efficacious in thyroid storm:

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Question 2 of 52

Which of the following statements is correct regarding adenosine and its limited role in the treatment of cardiac dysfunction in a 64-year-old man with supraventricular tachycardia?

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Question 3 of 52

Correct statements concerning lidocaine include all of the following EXCEPT:

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Question 4 of 52

A 78-year-old man with Alzheimer's disease and hypertension is given oral propranolol to treat his hypertension because of a pharmacy clerical error. The patient has been taking the medication for 3 weeks and now presents to his primary care physician for follow-up. Which of the following effects would be most worrisome?

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Question 5 of 52

The major natural progestin is:

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Question 6 of 52

Principal aim for treatment of Parkinsonian disorders is:

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Question 7 of 52

Tick the synthetic vasoconstrictor having an adrenomimic effect:

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Question 8 of 52

Which of the following nitrates and nitrite drugs is a short-acting drug?

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Question 9 of 52

Indicate an antiseizure drug, which has an impotent effect on the T-type calcium channels in thalamic neurons?

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Question 10 of 52

Antibiotics altering permeability of cell membranes are:

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Question 11 of 52

Indication for dihydrotachysterol administration is:

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Question 12 of 52

Tick the drug for strongiloidosis treatment:

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Question 13 of 52

The client has a myocardial infarction and going into shock. What might be a medication to give to counteract shock in cases of myocardial infarction?

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Question 14 of 52

The term Ã¢â‚¬Å“biotransformationÃ¢â‚¬Â includes the following:

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Question 15 of 52

Six months after beginning atorvastatin, the patient's total and LDL cholesterol concentrations remained above normal and he continued to have anginal attacks despite good adherence to his antianginal medications. His physician decided for niacin. The major recognized mechanism of action of niacin is

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Question 16 of 52

A patient is receiving thrombolytic therapy, and the nurse monitors the patient for adverse effects. What is the most common undesirable effect of thrombolytic therapy?

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Question 17 of 52

Adverse effects of caffeine include all of the following EXCEPT:

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Question 18 of 52

One of the following drugs is not useful in treatment of hypertension:

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Question 19 of 52

Following drugs directly activate the respiratory center EXCEPT:

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Question 20 of 52

A drug causes muscarinic receptor blockade. The nurse will assess the patient for

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Question 21 of 52

All of these drugs reduce intestinal peristalsis EXCEPT:

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Question 22 of 52

What likely contributed to furosemide-induced metabolic alkalosis in this patient?

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Question 23 of 52

Thyroid stimulating hormone regulates the following:

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Question 24 of 52

The acute course of opioid withdrawal may last:

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Question 25 of 52

A 44-year-old man complains of chest palpitations that he has been feeling on and off for months. He denies chest discomfort, shortness of breath, and nausea, and he is not diaphoretic. An ECG reveals premature ventricular contractions but no ST segment changes. He is given acebutolol to abolish the arrhythmia. Which of the following would most likely occur with a very high dose of acebutolol?

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Question 26 of 52

A nurse explains to a patient with a mental health disorder that which part of the brain is responsible for fine motor coordination?

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Question 27 of 52

Patients complain of dry or Ã¢â‚¬Å“sandyÃ¢â‚¬Â eyes when receiving large doses of:

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Question 28 of 52

Most strong mu receptor agonists cause:

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Question 29 of 52

Which neurotransmitter alterations are most likely to contribute to the development of schizophrenia? (Select the one tha does not apply.)

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Question 30 of 52

Which of these drugs would be most appropriate to treat the 78-year-old man's condition?

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Question 31 of 52

The drug can be used to treat nephrogenic diabetes insipidus:

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Question 32 of 52

The nurse is assessing a patient who has been admitted to the emergency department for a possible opioid overdose. Which assessment finding is characteristic of an opioid drug overdose?

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Question 33 of 52

Correct the statements concerning ketorolac include all of the following EXCEPT:

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Question 34 of 52

What does the term Ã¢â‚¬Å“potentiationÃ¢â‚¬Â mean?

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Question 35 of 52

Probucol (Lorelco) reduces the risk of atherosclerosis by stimulating the rate of clearance of LDL by receptor-mediated pathways. This consideration is:

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Question 36 of 52

Choose the derivative of the plant Foxglove (Digitalis):

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Question 37 of 52

A patient who takes lithium phones the nurse at the clinic to say, Ã¢â‚¬Å“IÃ¢â‚¬â„¢ve had diarrhea for 4 days. I feel weak and unsteady when I walk. My usual hand tremor has gotten worse. What should I do?Ã¢â‚¬Â Which instruction by the nurse is appropriate?

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Question 38 of 52

The nurse is conducting a smoking-cessation program. Which statement regarding drugs used in cigarette-smokingÃ¢â‚¬â€œcessation programs is true?

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Question 39 of 52

Which of the following antienzymes is a proteolysis inhibitor?

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Question 40 of 52

The nurse is instructing the client on the taking of aspirin. What would be part of that instruction?

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Question 41 of 52

Which of the following sympathomimetics acts indirectly?

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Question 42 of 52

Immune system is the integrated body system of organs, tissues, cells, and cell products that differentiates self from nonself and neutralizes potentially pathogenic organisms or substances. This consideration is:

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Question 43 of 52

Ethambutol has the following unwanted effect:

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Question 44 of 52

Indicate the sympathomimetic, which may be useful in the emergency management of cardiac arrest:

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Question 45 of 52

The action of quinidine differs from that of digitalis in

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Question 46 of 52

The nurse knows that which diuretic is most frequently combined with an antihypertensive drug?

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Question 47 of 52

The nurse is monitoring drug levels for a patient who is receiving theophylline. The most recent theophylline level was 13 mcg/mL, and the nurse evaluates this level to be

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Question 48 of 52

A nurse understands that the abnormal secretion of growth hormone may play a role in which illness?

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Question 49 of 52

Monoamine oxidase inhibitors

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Question 50 of 52

The following statements are true except: Unfractionated heparin:

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Question 51 of 52

Class of tacrolimus (FK-506) is:

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Question 52 of 52

Which of the following MAO inhibitors has amphetamine-like activity and is related to nonhydrazide derivatives:

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