ATI RN
First Aid Cardiovascular Drugs Quizlet Questions
Question 1 of 5
The client has the following vital signs: RR 16. BP 120/60. T 98.1 O2 sat 99 percent. Which number represents the client's systolic blood pressure?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 2 of 5
A 78-year-old man presents to the emergency room with acute-onset left-sided weakness and slurred speech that started 40 min ago. A CT scan of his brain confirms an ischemic stroke. The patient is started on alteplase immediately. What is the mechanism of action of alteplase?
Correct Answer: C
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Question 3 of 5
The above figure represents the action potential of a Purkinje fiber. At which of the following areas on the succeeding graph do calcium channels close and potassium channels open, resulting in an outward current that leads to membrane repolarization?
Correct Answer: D
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Question 4 of 5
All are true EXCEPT: Amiodarone:
Correct Answer: C
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Question 5 of 5
A patient has Stage III essential hypertension. After evaluating the responses to several other antihypertensive drugs, alone and in combination, the physician places the patient on oral hydralazine. Which of the following adjunct(s) is/are likely to be needed to manage the expected and unwanted cardiovascular side effects of the hydralazine?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.