ATI RN
Cardiovascular Drugs Questions
Question 1 of 5
A 29-year-old male patient is admitted to the intensive care unit with the following symptoms: restlessness, hyperactive reflexes, talkativeness, confusion and periods of panic and euphoria, tachycardia, and fever. The nurse suspects that he may be experiencing the effects of taking which substance?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 2 of 5
After receiving a nebulizer treatment with a beta agonist, the patient complains of feeling slightly nervous and wonders if her asthma is getting worse. What is the nurse’s best response?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 3 of 5
The volume of distribution (Vd) relates:
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 4 of 5
What is the type of drug-to-drug interaction which is the result of interaction at receptor, cell, enzyme or organ level?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 5 of 5
Most local anesthetics can cause:
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Local anesthetics work by inhibiting sodium channels, which can affect the electrical activity of the heart. They can depress cardiac pacemaker activity, excitability, and conduction, as well as decrease the strength of cardiac contraction, potentially leading to cardiovascular collapse in severe cases.