Nagelhout Pharm 2 Exam Questions With

Nagelhout Pharm 2 Exam  Questions With Complete Solutions Class I antiarrhythmics - Correct Answers ✅Sodium channel blockers (procainamide, lidocaine) Class II antiarrhythmics - Correct Answers ✅Beta blockers (propranolol) Class III antiarrhythmics - Correct Answers ✅K channel blockers (prolongs depolarization) (amiodarone) Class IV antiarrhythmic - Correct Answers ✅Calcium channel blocker (verapamil, diltiazem) adenosine works on what kind of receptor? - Correct Answers ✅purinergic receptors

• populations to be cautious of beta blockers in - Correct

Answers ✅asthmatics (cause bronchoconstriction), diabetics (cause hypoglycemia), this with claudication drug of choice for A-fib/flutter - Correct Answers ✅CCB- diltiazem

alternate: beta blocker

drug of choice for ventricular arrhythmias - Correct Answers ✅amiodarone (K-blocker); 1 / 3

Nagelhout Pharm 2 Exam  Questions With Complete Solutions

alternate: lido

drug of choice for torsades - Correct Answers ✅magnesium drug of choice for bradycardia - Correct Answers ✅atropine drug of choice for tachycardia - Correct Answers ✅beta- blocker how to you treat dig toxicity - Correct Answers ✅treat however it presents- like a normal arrhythmia (atrial vs ventricular etc)

BP Category: Normal - Correct Answers ✅SBP <120 and

DBP <80 BP Category: Elevated - Correct Answers ✅SBP: 120-129 and DBP <80 BP Category: HTN Stage 1 - Correct Answers ✅SBP:130-

139 or DBP: 80-89

BP Category: HTN Stage 2 - Correct Answers ✅SBP: >140

or DBP:>90 2 / 3

Nagelhout Pharm 2 Exam  Questions With Complete Solutions Hypertensive crisis - Correct Answers ✅SBP>180 or DBP>120

Definition: Hypertensive urgency - Correct Answers

✅hypertensive urgency- the a patient comes to medical attention with severe hypertension (SBP>180 or DBP >120) but does not have associated acute end organ damage of the CNS, CV system or kidneys reduce BP over hours to days

Definition: Hypertensive Emergency - Correct Answers

✅hallmark: presence of acute end organ damage and high

degree of BP elevation. End-organ damage is the result of acute rise in BP treatment in Minutes- hours to prevent morbidity/mortality

Definition: Hypertensive crisis - Correct Answers ✅more

reflective of the high degree of BP elevation

• primary systems in the body to maintain BP - Correct

Answers ✅autonomic nervous system (catecholamines--> increased B in kidneys which increases renin--> RAAS) RAAS vasopressin

• when you stimulate one, you stimulate them all
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