A 73-year-old woman with known angina has an attack of mild chest pressure and spasm while shopping at the mall. She takes a sublingual nitroglycerin tablet and within a few minutes has improvement in her symptoms. Which of the following is the most likely explanation of action of this agent?

Questions 52

ATI RN

ATI RN Test Bank

Cardiovascular Pharmacology Drug Class Questions

Question 1 of 4

A 73-year-old woman with known angina has an attack of mild chest pressure and spasm while shopping at the mall. She takes a sublingual nitroglycerin tablet and within a few minutes has improvement in her symptoms. Which of the following is the most likely explanation of action of this agent?

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.

Question 2 of 4

Irbesartan (an angiotensin-II receptor antagonist) is contraindicated in:

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.

Question 3 of 4

Propranolol is contraindicated in:

Correct Answer: B

Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.

Question 4 of 4

A diabetic hypertensive patient came to you complaining of irritant dry cough that started with the intake of an anti-hypertensive drug. This drug is most likely:

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.

Access More Questions!

ATI RN Basic


$89/ 30 days

ATI RN Premium


$150/ 90 days

Similar Questions