Patients at risk for certain disorders take low doses of what medication to prevent
DVT and pulmonary embolism?
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Heparin
Andrew Oliver is a 45-year-old man who works as a mental health counselor. He
presents to a small community emergency department with an acute anterior ST
elevation myocardial infarction (caused by a blood clot in one of his coronary
arteries). Within 20 minutes of arrival, he receives alteplase by continuous intravenous
(IV) infusion over 3 hours. What medication could be simultaneously given via IV
bolus?
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, Heparin and he would be started on a heparin drip.
What medication may be used long term for prevention of MI or stroke and in
patients with prosthetic heart valves and also be used for the immediate treatment of
suspected or actual acute MI, for transient ischemic attacks (TIAs), and for evolving
thrombotic strokes?
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Aspirin
The advantage of what medications over ACE Inhibitors is that they are less likely to
cause hyperkalemia and the occurrence of a persistent cough is rare?
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Angiotensin II receptor blockers (ARB):
Losartan (Cozaar)
Calcium channel blockers obstruct the movement of calcium into conductive and
contractile myocardial cells by inhibiting the influx of calcium through its channels,
causing a slower conduction through the?
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SA and AV nodes
,Major cardiac adverse effects of what medication are heart failure and substantial
negative chronotropy (causing slowing of the heart rate)?
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Atenolol (Tenormin)
Dosage adjustments may be necessary with a target heart rate of 55 to 65
beats/min at rest.
Patients with which of the following can develop digoxin toxicity even when the
serum digoxin level is not considered to be elevated?
Hyperkalemia
Hypokalemia
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Hypokalemia
For patients on hemodialysis, the nurse gives epoetin alfa by bolus injection at?
The beginning of dialysis
The end of dialysis
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The end of dialysis
, What medication is not a strong diuretic and works efficiently only when urine flow is
adequate?
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Hydrochlorothiazide
What assessment finding in a patient with heart failure receiving furosemide would
indicate an improvement in fluid volume status?
Absence of crackles on auscultation of lungs
Complaints of nocturnal dyspnea
Bounding radial pulse
Decrease in hematocrit
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Absence of crackles on auscultation of lungs
Which of the following medications are Beta-adrenergic beta blockers?
Heparin
Aspirin
Clopidogrel Plavix
Enoxaparin (Lovenox)
Warfarin (Coumadin)
Nitrates/Nitroglycerin
Morphine
Adenosine
Atropine
Amiodarone
DVT and pulmonary embolism?
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Heparin
Andrew Oliver is a 45-year-old man who works as a mental health counselor. He
presents to a small community emergency department with an acute anterior ST
elevation myocardial infarction (caused by a blood clot in one of his coronary
arteries). Within 20 minutes of arrival, he receives alteplase by continuous intravenous
(IV) infusion over 3 hours. What medication could be simultaneously given via IV
bolus?
Give this one a try later!
, Heparin and he would be started on a heparin drip.
What medication may be used long term for prevention of MI or stroke and in
patients with prosthetic heart valves and also be used for the immediate treatment of
suspected or actual acute MI, for transient ischemic attacks (TIAs), and for evolving
thrombotic strokes?
Give this one a try later!
Aspirin
The advantage of what medications over ACE Inhibitors is that they are less likely to
cause hyperkalemia and the occurrence of a persistent cough is rare?
Give this one a try later!
Angiotensin II receptor blockers (ARB):
Losartan (Cozaar)
Calcium channel blockers obstruct the movement of calcium into conductive and
contractile myocardial cells by inhibiting the influx of calcium through its channels,
causing a slower conduction through the?
Give this one a try later!
SA and AV nodes
,Major cardiac adverse effects of what medication are heart failure and substantial
negative chronotropy (causing slowing of the heart rate)?
Give this one a try later!
Atenolol (Tenormin)
Dosage adjustments may be necessary with a target heart rate of 55 to 65
beats/min at rest.
Patients with which of the following can develop digoxin toxicity even when the
serum digoxin level is not considered to be elevated?
Hyperkalemia
Hypokalemia
Give this one a try later!
Hypokalemia
For patients on hemodialysis, the nurse gives epoetin alfa by bolus injection at?
The beginning of dialysis
The end of dialysis
Give this one a try later!
The end of dialysis
, What medication is not a strong diuretic and works efficiently only when urine flow is
adequate?
Give this one a try later!
Hydrochlorothiazide
What assessment finding in a patient with heart failure receiving furosemide would
indicate an improvement in fluid volume status?
Absence of crackles on auscultation of lungs
Complaints of nocturnal dyspnea
Bounding radial pulse
Decrease in hematocrit
Give this one a try later!
Absence of crackles on auscultation of lungs
Which of the following medications are Beta-adrenergic beta blockers?
Heparin
Aspirin
Clopidogrel Plavix
Enoxaparin (Lovenox)
Warfarin (Coumadin)
Nitrates/Nitroglycerin
Morphine
Adenosine
Atropine
Amiodarone
