Family Nurse Practitioner Exam Study: cardiac Test
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Thiazide diuretics side effects
-Hyponatremia
-Hypokalemia
-Hypercalcemia
-Hyperglycemia
-Hyperlipidemia
-Increased uric acid (gout)
-Sexual dysfunction
ACE inhibitors
first choice for diabetics- kidney protection. May cause dry caugh
alpha blockers adverse effects
orthostatic hypotension, reflex tachycardia, nasal congestion, inhibition
of ejaculation.
Good choice for patients with BPH
Not to give as first choice
,ACE inhibitors bilateral renal artery stenosis will
ACE inhibition's will precipitate acute renal failure
Women with HTN and osteopenia/ osteoporosis should receive
Thiazides which help slow down calcium loss and stimulate osteoclasts.
High cholesterol is not a risk factor for heart disease over age 75
screening depends on life expectancy and functional status low dose of
niacin and gradually titrate upward to avoid side effects flushing,
headache
Positive Homan's sign
-calf pain upon flexing knee & arching or cramping w/ foot dorsiflexion
-Associated with DVT
INR range
2-3 seconds
, NYHA classification
Class I (mild): no sx, no limitations
Class II (mild): no sx @ rest, slight limitation, ordinary activity leads to
sx
Class III (moderate): no sx @ rest, marked limitation w/ physical
activity, less than ordinary activity results in sx
Class IV (severe): sx @ rest, unable to do any physical activity w/o
discomfort
NYHA Class II
no sx @ rest, slight limitation, ordinary activity leads to sx Raynaud's
phenomenon
intermittent attacks fingers and toes vasoconstriction
triggered by cold exposure (digits will go from pink, to blue, to white,
back to pink as blood flow is restricted and then restarted)
Questions And Answers Verified 100% Correct
Thiazide diuretics side effects
-Hyponatremia
-Hypokalemia
-Hypercalcemia
-Hyperglycemia
-Hyperlipidemia
-Increased uric acid (gout)
-Sexual dysfunction
ACE inhibitors
first choice for diabetics- kidney protection. May cause dry caugh
alpha blockers adverse effects
orthostatic hypotension, reflex tachycardia, nasal congestion, inhibition
of ejaculation.
Good choice for patients with BPH
Not to give as first choice
,ACE inhibitors bilateral renal artery stenosis will
ACE inhibition's will precipitate acute renal failure
Women with HTN and osteopenia/ osteoporosis should receive
Thiazides which help slow down calcium loss and stimulate osteoclasts.
High cholesterol is not a risk factor for heart disease over age 75
screening depends on life expectancy and functional status low dose of
niacin and gradually titrate upward to avoid side effects flushing,
headache
Positive Homan's sign
-calf pain upon flexing knee & arching or cramping w/ foot dorsiflexion
-Associated with DVT
INR range
2-3 seconds
, NYHA classification
Class I (mild): no sx, no limitations
Class II (mild): no sx @ rest, slight limitation, ordinary activity leads to
sx
Class III (moderate): no sx @ rest, marked limitation w/ physical
activity, less than ordinary activity results in sx
Class IV (severe): sx @ rest, unable to do any physical activity w/o
discomfort
NYHA Class II
no sx @ rest, slight limitation, ordinary activity leads to sx Raynaud's
phenomenon
intermittent attacks fingers and toes vasoconstriction
triggered by cold exposure (digits will go from pink, to blue, to white,
back to pink as blood flow is restricted and then restarted)
