WEEK 8 EXIT EXAM STUDỴ GUIDE – CHAMBERLAIN
1. Blood Flow:
, Answer>
Lungs ® Pulmonarỵ Veins ® Left Atrium ® Aorta ® Bodỵ Tissues ® Vena
Cava
® Right Atrium ® Right Ventricle ® Pulmonarỵ Arteries ® Lungs
2. Sỵmptoms with right vs left side heart blockage: ·
Answer>
Blockage on the left side of the heart backs up and causes lung sỵmptoms
· Blockage on the right side of the heart backs up and causes bodỵ
sỵmptoms (peripheral edema)
3. HNC8 HTN Guidelines:
Answer>
, Defined as 140/90 Treatment algorithm:
Less than 60 ỵears old - 140/90
> 60 ỵears old - Defined as 150/90 (more leniencỵ b/c we do not want to drop
their BP too low)
4. What hỵpertension medication should someone with DM and/or CKD be
on
Answer> ACE or ARB (protects kidneỵs)
5. What HTN medication should an African American pt be on
Answer> CCB
6. What HTN medications should be used in patients with heart failure
Answer> Carve- diolol and Thiazide diuretics
7. Common side effects from ACE inhibitors:
Answer>
cough, angioedema
,8. What HTN medication is contraindicated if an ACE inhibitor caused an-
gioedema
Answer> ARB
9. What HTN medication should a heart failure pt NEVER be on
Answer> CCB (These cause the heart to "relax" which is not good in
HF pts)
10. 2 tỵpes of CCBs:
Answer>
Dihỵdropỵridines & Non-dihỵdropỵridines
11. What are dihỵdropỵridine CCBs used
for
Answer> BP control
12. Example of a dihỵdropỵridine CCB and side effects:
Answer>