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CARDIOVASCULAR
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
2025 GRADED A+
[Document subtitle]
[DATE]
[COMPANY NAME]
[Company address]
, 1. The side effect profile of angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) is similar to the
side effects of:
Answer: angiotensin-converting enzymes (ACE) inhibitors.
2. Isosorbide dinitrate (Isordil) is indicated for the treatment of:
Answer: chronic angina.
3. Non-dihydropyridine calcium channel blockers (i.e. verapamil) may be safely
used in patients with:
Answer: chronic stable angina.
4. Patients who are started on olmesartan (Benicar) should be advised to report:
Answer: diarrhea and weight loss.
5. The medication that produces vasodilation and thus lowers blood pressure by
inhibiting the formation of angiotensin II is:
Answer: enalapril (Vasotec).
6. Dabigatran (Pradaxa), an anticoagulant, is also classified as a:
Answer: direct thrombin inhibitor.
7. Loop diuretics such as bumetanide (Bumex):
Answer: are more commonly used in patients with a decreased glomerular
filtration rate.
8. It is safe to use ranolazine (Ranexa) concomitantly with:
Answer: amlodipine (Norvasc).
9. A 3-year-old patient has a history of congenital heart disease. To reduce the
afterload and decrease right and left atrial pressures, the drug of choice should
be:
Answer: captopril (Capoten).
10. An adverse reaction to angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) used in the
treatment of hypertension is:
Answer: angioedema.
11. Which beta-blocker is highly variable in bioavailability, has a shorter plasma half-
life, is mostly lipid-soluble, and is almost completely absorbed by the small
intestine?
Answer: Metoprolol (Lopressor).
12. Which of the following drugs blocks the action of aldosterone in order to produce
diuresis?
Answer: Spironolactone (Aldactone).
CARDIOVASCULAR
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
2025 GRADED A+
[Document subtitle]
[DATE]
[COMPANY NAME]
[Company address]
, 1. The side effect profile of angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) is similar to the
side effects of:
Answer: angiotensin-converting enzymes (ACE) inhibitors.
2. Isosorbide dinitrate (Isordil) is indicated for the treatment of:
Answer: chronic angina.
3. Non-dihydropyridine calcium channel blockers (i.e. verapamil) may be safely
used in patients with:
Answer: chronic stable angina.
4. Patients who are started on olmesartan (Benicar) should be advised to report:
Answer: diarrhea and weight loss.
5. The medication that produces vasodilation and thus lowers blood pressure by
inhibiting the formation of angiotensin II is:
Answer: enalapril (Vasotec).
6. Dabigatran (Pradaxa), an anticoagulant, is also classified as a:
Answer: direct thrombin inhibitor.
7. Loop diuretics such as bumetanide (Bumex):
Answer: are more commonly used in patients with a decreased glomerular
filtration rate.
8. It is safe to use ranolazine (Ranexa) concomitantly with:
Answer: amlodipine (Norvasc).
9. A 3-year-old patient has a history of congenital heart disease. To reduce the
afterload and decrease right and left atrial pressures, the drug of choice should
be:
Answer: captopril (Capoten).
10. An adverse reaction to angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) used in the
treatment of hypertension is:
Answer: angioedema.
11. Which beta-blocker is highly variable in bioavailability, has a shorter plasma half-
life, is mostly lipid-soluble, and is almost completely absorbed by the small
intestine?
Answer: Metoprolol (Lopressor).
12. Which of the following drugs blocks the action of aldosterone in order to produce
diuresis?
Answer: Spironolactone (Aldactone).
