ATI RN
Cardiovascular System Drugs Classification Questions
Question 1 of 5
The client is being given a beta blocker. What must the nurse do prior to giving the drug?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 2 of 5
A 54-year-old man is mowing his lawn when his chest begins to hurt. The pain does not bother him too much, so he finishes his job and lies down to rest. The pain stops, so he disregards the episode entirely until the next day when he experiences a 'funny feeling in his chest' and goes to the doctor at his wife's request. An ECG reveals atrial flutter, for which the doctor prescribes sotalol. The intended effect of sotalol involves modifying which phase of the cardiac myocyte action potential?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 3 of 5
A 62-year-old woman with a history of diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and bilateral lower extremity edema presents to her primary care physician. Physical examination reveals pitting edema of both lower extremities from the ankles to the knees. She was placed on furosemide. The mechanism of action of this agent is in which of the following locations?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 4 of 5
A 57-year-old homeless man with no health insurance has a history of hypertension. He usually takes an antihypertensive agent but has not been able to obtain the medication. He stopped taking the medication yesterday and now is found collapsed in front of a shopping mall. Rescue squad arrives on the scene, and the patient's blood pressure is 190/110 mm Hg. Which one of the following antihypertensive drugs can precipitate a hypertensive crisis following abrupt cessation of therapy?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 5 of 5
The following drugs at standard therapeutic doses are less likely to aggravate heart failure:
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.