TEST BANK For Applied Pharmacology for the Dental
Hygienist 9th Edition by Elena Bablenis Haveles
_____ should not be given to persons taking potassium supplements because
hyperkalemia will occur. - ACEI
Which class of agents is of special benefit to diabetics? - ACE Inhibitors
Angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) end with the suffix: - -artan
A serious lupus-like reaction is associated with which cardiovascular drug? -
Hydralazine
The therapeutic target international normalized ratio (INR) for most indications, such as
thrombophlebitis is: - 2-3
Eating bananas when taking thiazide diuretics will; - Replenish potassium
Most dental procedures do not require a change in the dose of warfarin.
True or False - True
Which of the following categories of antihypertensive agents end in the suffix -dipine?
a. Angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs)
b. b-Adrenergic blockers
c. Calcium channel blockers
d. Diuretics - c
Which of the following is the most important dental drug interaction with the thiazide
diuretics?
a. Chlorhexidine
b. Nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)
c. Penicillin
d. Aspirin - b
,In a normally functioning heart, the bundle of His receives its electrical input from the:
a. sinoatrial (SA) node.
b. Purkinje fibers.
c. cardiac muscle.
d. atrioventricular (AV) node. - d
Which of the following groups of diuretics are called the "puny" diuretics?
a. Thiazide
b. Loop
c. Potassium-sparing
d. Both a and b
e. Both b and c - c
Which agent is most likely to cause xerostomia?
a. Atenolol
b. Losartan
c. Enalapril
d. Clonidine - d
Which of the following agents can worsen asthma?
a. Calcium channel blocker
b. Propranolol (Inderal)
c. Anticholinergics
d. ACEIs - b
Dental patients with left heart failure may need to be positioned in the dental chair:
a. with their feet at a higher elevation than their head.
, b. in a semireclined position.
c. with their left hip elevated.
d. lying flat.
e. with their right hip elevated. - b
Treatment with all of the following agents is associated with development of gingival
hypertrophy except which one?
a. Phenytoin
b. Felodipine
c. Clonidine
d. Verapamil - c
A key side effect that angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEIs) have that
angiotensin receptor blockers do not have is nonproductive cough.
True or False - True
Diuretics can produce _____, which can predispose a patient to serious arrhythmias.
(Select all that apply.)
a. hyperkalemia
b. hyperuricemia
c. hypokalemia
d. hypouricemia - b and c
Which of the following categories of agents may be used to treat both hypertension and
benign prostatic hypertrophy?
a. b-Adrenergic blocking agents
b. Diuretic agents
c. a1-Adrenergic blocking agents
d. Calcium channel blocking agents - c
A serious lupus-like reaction is associated with which cardiovascular drug?
Hygienist 9th Edition by Elena Bablenis Haveles
_____ should not be given to persons taking potassium supplements because
hyperkalemia will occur. - ACEI
Which class of agents is of special benefit to diabetics? - ACE Inhibitors
Angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) end with the suffix: - -artan
A serious lupus-like reaction is associated with which cardiovascular drug? -
Hydralazine
The therapeutic target international normalized ratio (INR) for most indications, such as
thrombophlebitis is: - 2-3
Eating bananas when taking thiazide diuretics will; - Replenish potassium
Most dental procedures do not require a change in the dose of warfarin.
True or False - True
Which of the following categories of antihypertensive agents end in the suffix -dipine?
a. Angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs)
b. b-Adrenergic blockers
c. Calcium channel blockers
d. Diuretics - c
Which of the following is the most important dental drug interaction with the thiazide
diuretics?
a. Chlorhexidine
b. Nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)
c. Penicillin
d. Aspirin - b
,In a normally functioning heart, the bundle of His receives its electrical input from the:
a. sinoatrial (SA) node.
b. Purkinje fibers.
c. cardiac muscle.
d. atrioventricular (AV) node. - d
Which of the following groups of diuretics are called the "puny" diuretics?
a. Thiazide
b. Loop
c. Potassium-sparing
d. Both a and b
e. Both b and c - c
Which agent is most likely to cause xerostomia?
a. Atenolol
b. Losartan
c. Enalapril
d. Clonidine - d
Which of the following agents can worsen asthma?
a. Calcium channel blocker
b. Propranolol (Inderal)
c. Anticholinergics
d. ACEIs - b
Dental patients with left heart failure may need to be positioned in the dental chair:
a. with their feet at a higher elevation than their head.
, b. in a semireclined position.
c. with their left hip elevated.
d. lying flat.
e. with their right hip elevated. - b
Treatment with all of the following agents is associated with development of gingival
hypertrophy except which one?
a. Phenytoin
b. Felodipine
c. Clonidine
d. Verapamil - c
A key side effect that angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEIs) have that
angiotensin receptor blockers do not have is nonproductive cough.
True or False - True
Diuretics can produce _____, which can predispose a patient to serious arrhythmias.
(Select all that apply.)
a. hyperkalemia
b. hyperuricemia
c. hypokalemia
d. hypouricemia - b and c
Which of the following categories of agents may be used to treat both hypertension and
benign prostatic hypertrophy?
a. b-Adrenergic blocking agents
b. Diuretic agents
c. a1-Adrenergic blocking agents
d. Calcium channel blocking agents - c
A serious lupus-like reaction is associated with which cardiovascular drug?
