ANCC Cardiac Vascular Certification
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exam review question set 1 verified
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ACE-jendjinj'PRIL'jlisinoprilj-jCORRECTjANSWER-(blocksjRAAS)js/e-jangioedema-
worsejinjblacks,jdryjcough,jhyperkalemia,jhypotension,jRF,jdojnotjtakejK+suppl,jweanjoffjonl
y,jtakej1hrjbeforejmeals
Alphajblockersj-jCORRECTjANSWER-
alphajblockers-jendjinj"OSIN"jdoxazosinj-jCORRECTjANSWER-
s/ejorthostaticjbp,jtachy,jED,jfirstjdosejsyncope,javoidjinjelderlyjandjliverjissues
ARBSjENDjINj'SARTAN'jlosartanj-jCORRECTjANSWER-
(blockjaldosteronejandjangiotensionjreceptors)-jifjdryjcoughjwjACE-jusejARBsjinstead
BetajBlocker-jendjinj'OLOL'j-jCORRECTjANSWER-(slowjHRj&j<jBP)
>bradycardia-
jholdjifjHR<60&jSBPj<100/jHF/jED/jfatigue/jdepression,javoidjwjCOPD,jHeartjBlock,jmasksjh
ypoglycemia,j>orthostaticjBP
BPjassessmentj-jCORRECTjANSWER-
rest,jcuffjsize,j?whitejcoatjsyndrome,j?jpatterns,jpromotejselfjmonitoring
CCBsj-jCORRECTjANSWER-<HRj&j<jBP;jnon-
dihydropyridinej(cardizem/jverapamil)j<HR/jlessjvasodilationj<BP;
jdihydropyridonej(nifedipinejamlodipinejnicardipine)-jvasodilatorsj<BP,jminimalj<HR
ComplicationsjofjHTNj-jCORRECTjANSWER-
"retinopathy,jcoronaryjarteryjdisease,jMI,jCHF,jPVD,jnephropathy,jTIA/CVA","Don'tjforgetj
whatjitjdoesjtojthejvascularjsystem."
DASHj(DietaryjApproachesjtojStopjHypertension)j-jCORRECTjANSWER-
ajtooljtojhelpjindividualsjlowerjsodiumj<1500mgjintake,
highjfiber,jlowjfat,jlowjredjmeat,jlowjsweets;jWtjlossjisjmostjeffectivejLifestylejchange
endjorganjdamagej-jCORRECTjANSWER-Vascularjdamagejinjheart-
jHF/jACS/aorticjdissection/aneuysm,jkidney,jretina,jorjbrain-
enccphalopathy,jpulmonaryjedema,jprejeclampsia
HTNj-jCORRECTjANSWER--jNormaljBPj=j120/80
