Exam Review: Practice Questions, Answers, and
Rationales (2025 Edition)
Clonidine Mechanism of action - answer-Alpha 2 causing Vasodilation
Clonidine indications - answer-Hypertension
Clonidine adverse effects - answer-bradycardia with reflex tachycardia,
postural hypertension, dizziness, and sexual dysnfunction
Clonidine Contra - answer-Drug allergy, heart failure
Hydralizine adverse - answer-dizziness, tachycardia( heart beating faster to
compensate for loss of blood pressure, dyspnea
Hydralizine contraindications - answer-Drug allergy, hypotension, injury and MI
, Angiotensin II receptor blockers: Losartan
Mechanism of action - answer-block binding of AII rot type 1 AII recptos/
receptor specific.
Losartan( ARB) indications - answer-hypertension, used in dyrethmia
Losartan( ARB) contraindicatios - answer-Drug allergy, pregnancy, lactation and
renal deficiency.
ARB losartan adverse effects - answer-hypoglycemia, fatigue, chest pain.
Nitroglycerin mechanism of action - answer-dilation of ALLLLLL blood vessels
Nitroglycerin indications - answer-angina
Nitroglycerin adverse - answer-headache, tachycardia, postural hypotension
Nitroglycerin contraindications: - answer-drug allergy, severe anemia, closed
angle glaucoma , hypotension( reduces blood pressure)
beta blockers - answer-Atenolol, mteroprolol
Mechanism of action Atenolol, Metroprolol - answer-block sympathetic
nervous system from stimulation of BETA adrenergic receptors