HESI Learning Cardiovascular Drugs Pharmacology

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Question 1 of 52

The client is taking IV heparin. The nurse will want to look out for what adverse reaction of the drug?

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Question 2 of 52

The client has a heart rate of 40 with electrical activity beginning at the AV node. What type of rhythm is the client having?

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Question 3 of 52

Which of the following NSAIDs is an indol derivative?

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Question 4 of 52

A client has been severely depressed and suicidal. After admission to an inpatient psychiatric unit, antidepressant medication is administered. As the client becomes more energized and communicative, what should be the priority nursing intervention for this client?

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Question 5 of 52

Sulfonamide potency is decreased in case of co-administration with:

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Question 6 of 52

This drug is contraindicated in patients with bronchial asthma:

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Question 7 of 52

All statements are true EXCEPT: Doxazosin:

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Question 8 of 52

Which of the following antipsychotic drugs has the high risk of potentially fatal agranulocytosis and risk of seizures at high doses?

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Question 9 of 52

Which of the following agents is an alfa2-selective agonist with ability to promote constriction of the nasal mucosa?

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Question 10 of 52

Actoprotectors are:

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Question 11 of 52

Class of I.V. IgG preparation is:

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Question 12 of 52

A patient with depression tells the nurse, 'I donÃ¢â‚¬â„¢t think I want to take that SSRI medication the doctor told me she would prescribe. I donÃ¢â‚¬â„¢t understand what it will do.' Which of the following would be the most helpful response?

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Question 13 of 52

The nurse notes in a patientÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s medical record that nesiritide (Natrecor) has been ordered. Based on this order, the nurse interprets that the patient has which disorder?

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Question 14 of 52

The principal mechanism of fomepizol action is associated with inhibition of:

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Question 15 of 52

This drug is contraindicated in patients with moderate to severe heart failure:

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Question 16 of 52

Which of the following opioid receptor types is responsible for euphoria and respiratory depression?

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Question 17 of 52

General contraindications for anticancer drugs are:

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Question 18 of 52

Which of the following hormones is produced by the anterior lobe of the pituitary?

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Question 19 of 52

A 58-year-old man undergoes open heart surgery for a triple coronary artery bypass graft. His surgery goes smoothly, but the next day, he develops chest palpitations. Verapamil is started to keep his supraventricular tachycardia from interfering with ventricular rhythm. Under which Singh-Vaughan Williams class of antiarrhythmics does verapamil fall?

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Question 20 of 52

When is it not possible to blind a clinical trial using a placebo control group?

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Question 21 of 52

When giving dextromethorphan, the nurse understands that this drug suppresses the cough reflex by which mechanism of action?

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Question 22 of 52

Which of the following drugs is a class IV antiarrhythmic that is primarily indicated for the treatment of supraventricular tachyarrhythmias?

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Question 23 of 52

BenzodiazepineÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã‚Â²s usefulness is limited by:

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Question 24 of 52

Route of administration of 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 (calcifediol) is:

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Question 25 of 52

The reasons determing bioavailability are:

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Question 26 of 52

Tick the luminal amebecide drug:

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Question 27 of 52

Rickets is:

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Question 28 of 52

Which doses of Aspirin may be more effective in inhibiting Tromboxane A2?

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Question 29 of 52

Select the most appropriate hypolipidemic drug for a patient with raised LDL-cholesterol level but normal triglyceride level

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Question 30 of 52

Bactericidal effect is:

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Question 31 of 52

The patient is receiving digoxin for treatment of heart failure. Which finding would suggest to the nurse that the heart failure is improving?

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Question 32 of 52

All of the following statements about efficacy and potency are true EXCEPT:

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Question 33 of 52

Side effects of sulphonylureas are less than those of biguanides. This considerations is:

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Question 34 of 52

This drug blocks inactivated (but not activated) Na+ channels.

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Question 35 of 52

Mr Khamis, 60 years old, has severe chest pain when he uses the stairs for more than one floor. The pain disappears when he rests. You prescribed the following drug to relieve the chest pain:

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Question 36 of 52

Which of the following inhaled anesthetics is an induction agent of choice in patient with airway problems?

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Question 37 of 52

During a home visit with a patient diagnosed with schizophrenia the patient tells the community health nurse, Ã¢â‚¬Å“IÃ¢â‚¬â„¢m going to stop going to the clinic for my fluphenazine decanoate (Prolixin) shots because I think IÃ¢â‚¬â„¢m okay now.Ã¢â‚¬Â Which statement represents the best understanding of the effect of the patientÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s decision on the prognosis?

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Question 38 of 52

Therapeutic dose of digoxin in a normal individual has the following effects, except

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Question 39 of 52

A 75-year-old man with a history of intermittent angina presents to his primary physician. The anginal attacks are becoming more frequent, and therapy is considered for this reason. His blood pressure is 160/95 mm Hg. Which of the following agents would be least likely to be administered as a first-line agent for this patient?

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Question 40 of 52

Mineralocorticoid effects cause:

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Question 41 of 52

The toxic effects of a large dose of nicotine include all of the following EXCEPT:

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Question 42 of 52

A patient has been taking chlorpromazine (Thorazine) for the past 2 weeks. He drools, has hand tremors, and walks with a shuffling gait. The nurse would correctly attribute these behaviors to:

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Question 43 of 52

During slow wave sleep (stage 3 and 4 NREM sleep):

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Question 44 of 52

A 55-year-old woman with a long history of poorly controlled essential hypertension had recently added atenolol to her therapeutic regimen. Which of the following was most likely a primary mechanism that mediated the antihypertensive effect of atenolol in this patient?

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Question 45 of 52

Neuromuscular blockade by both succinylcholine and mivacurium may be prolonged in patients with:

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Question 46 of 52

All of the following statements concerning the general principles of therapy with lipid-lowering drugs are true EXCEPT:

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Question 47 of 52

Which drug is an analog of prostaglandin E1?

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Question 48 of 52

Which of the following drugs is an angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor:

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Question 49 of 52

Which of the following local anesthetics is a short-acting drug?

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Question 50 of 52

Limitation of buspirone is:

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Question 51 of 52

A patient with the diagnosis of schizophrenia is hospitalized and is taking a phenothiazine drug. Which statement by this patient indicates that he is experiencing a common adverse effect of phenothiazines?

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Question 52 of 52

Beta-blocking agents have all of the following effects except:

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