APEA Cardiac 2026 Exam
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A common side effect of thiazide diuretics is: - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔erectile
dysfunction
Mrs. Brandy is having contrast dye nest week for a heart catheterization.
What drug does NOT need to be stopped prior to her catheterization? -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔Losartan
, Pharmacologic treatment for children who have hypertension should be
initiated for: - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Diabetics with hypertension
A 75-year-old patient with longstanding hypertension takes an ACE
inhibitor and a thiazide daily. He has developed dyspnea on exertion and
peripheral edema over the past several days. This probably indicates: -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔Development of heart failure
Which class of medication is frequently used to improve long-term
outcomes in patients with systolic dysfunction - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔ACE
inhibitors
The usual clinical course of mitral valve prolapse - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔is benign
A characteristic of an ACE inhibitor induced cough is that it: - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔usually begins within 2 weeks of starting therapy
Warfarin treatment is greatly influenced by a patient's food and medication
intake. Which group listed can potentially decrease INR in an outpatient
who takes warfarin - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Sucralfate and cholestyramine
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| Already Graded A+
A common side effect of thiazide diuretics is: - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔erectile
dysfunction
Mrs. Brandy is having contrast dye nest week for a heart catheterization.
What drug does NOT need to be stopped prior to her catheterization? -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔Losartan
, Pharmacologic treatment for children who have hypertension should be
initiated for: - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Diabetics with hypertension
A 75-year-old patient with longstanding hypertension takes an ACE
inhibitor and a thiazide daily. He has developed dyspnea on exertion and
peripheral edema over the past several days. This probably indicates: -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔Development of heart failure
Which class of medication is frequently used to improve long-term
outcomes in patients with systolic dysfunction - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔ACE
inhibitors
The usual clinical course of mitral valve prolapse - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔is benign
A characteristic of an ACE inhibitor induced cough is that it: - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔usually begins within 2 weeks of starting therapy
Warfarin treatment is greatly influenced by a patient's food and medication
intake. Which group listed can potentially decrease INR in an outpatient
who takes warfarin - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Sucralfate and cholestyramine
