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Charlie is a 65-year-old male who has been diagnosed with
hypertension and benign prostatic hyperplasia. Doxazosin has been
chosen to treat his hypertension because it:
1. Increases peripheral vasoconstriction
2. Decreases detrusor muscle contractility
3. Lowers supine blood pressure more than standing pressure
4. Relaxes smooth muscle in the bladder neck - answer Relaxes
smooth muscle in the bladder neck
To reduce potential adverse effects, patients taking a peripherally
acting alpha1 antagonist should do all of the following EXCEPT:
1. Take the dose at bedtime
2. Sit up slowly and dangle their feet before standing
3. Monitor their blood pressure and skip a dose if the pressure is
less than 120/80
4. Weigh daily and report weight gain of greater than 2 pounds in
one day - answer 3. Monitor their bp and skip a dose if the pressure
is less than 120/80
Which of the following adverse effects are less likely in a beta1-
selective blocker?
4. Reducing aqueous humor production - answer 2. Reducing
vascular smooth muscle tone
Richard is 70 years old and has a history of cardiac dysrhythmias.
He has been prescribed nadolol. You do his annual laboratory work
and find a CrCl of 25 ml/min. What action should you take related to
his nadolol?
1. Extend the dosage interval.
2. Decrease the dose by 75%.
3. Take no action because this value is expected in the older adult.
4. Schedule a serum creatinine level to validate the CrCl value. -
answer 1. Extend the dosage interval
Beta blockers are the drugs of choice for exertional angina because
they:
1. Improve myocardial oxygen supply by vasodilating the coronary
arteries
2. Decrease myocardial oxygen demand by decreasing HR and
vascular resistance
3. Both 1 and 2
4. Neither 1 or 2 - answer 2. Decrease myocardial oxygen demand
by decreasing HR and vascular resistance
, To prevent life-threatening events from rapid withdrawal of a beta
blocker:
1. The dosage interval should be increased by 1 hour each day.
2. An alpha blocker should be added to the treatment regimen
before withdrawal.
3. The dosage should be tapered over a period of weeks.
4. The dosage should be decreased by one-half every 4 days. -
answer 4. The dosage should be decreased by one-half every 4 days
Alpha-beta blockers are especially effective to treat hypertension
for which ethnic group?
1. White
2. Asian
3. African American
4. Native American - answer 3. African American
Taking which drug with food maximizes it bioavailability?
1. Donepezil
2. Galantamine
3. Rivastigmine
4. Memantine - answer 3. Rivastigmine
Which of the following drugs should be used only when clearly
needed in pregnant and breastfeeding women?
1. Memantine
2. Pyridostigmine
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