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NURS-221 Final Exam-Questions with Correct Answers/ Verified/latest Version (2024/2025)
"-pril" - ✔✔Medications in the antihypertensive ACE-inhibitors class have what kind of
ending?
Hypertension, Heart failure, Myocardial infarction, Insulin resistance - ✔✔What are
antihypertensive ACE-inhibitors used to treat?
Kidneys - ✔✔ACE inhibitors are protective of what organ?
Hyperkalemia, Dry cough, Angioedema - ✔✔What are some side effects/adverse reactions
of antihypertensive ACE-inhibitors?
Angioedema - ✔✔ACE-inhibitors are the #1 class of medication that causes what?
Discontinuing the K+ supplement - ✔✔If a patient is taking a K+ supplement and an
antihypertensive ACE-inhibitor, what should the nurse/provider recommend?
They do not cause dry cough/angioedema/hyperkalemia - ✔✔Antihypertensive Angiotensin
Receptor Blockers (ARBs) are similar to ACE-inhibitors except for what?
"-sartan" - ✔✔What ending do ARBs have?
Losartan (Cozaar), Olmesartan (Benicar) - ✔✔What are two medications in the ARBs class?
Block the release of aldosterone, Promote excretion of sodium/water, Retain potassium -
✔✔Aldosterone antagonists do what?
Hyperkalemia - ✔✔What is a side effect of aldosterone antagonists?
, Spironolactone (Aldactone) - ✔✔What aldosterone antagonist reduces testosterone?
Loop diuretics, Thiazide diuretics, Potassium-sparing diuretics - ✔✔What are the three types
of antihypertensive diuretics?
Potassium - ✔✔What do loop diuretics and thiazide diuretics not spare?
Potassium supplement - ✔✔Since loop diuretics and thiazide diuretics do not spare
potassium, what should be taken in tandem with these medications?
Anuric - ✔✔Diuretics should never be given if a patient is completely what?
Congestive heart failure, Hypertension, Acute/Chronic renal failure - ✔✔What are some
clinical indications for antihypertensive diuretics?
Furosemide (Lasix) - ✔✔What medication is an antihypertensive loop diuretic?
Spironolactone (Aldactone) - ✔✔What medication is a potassium-sparing diuretic?
Hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ, HydroDiuril, Esidrix) - ✔✔What medication is a thiazide
diuretic?
Ototoxicity - ✔✔Furosemide may cause what?
Hypokalemia, Orthostatic hypotension - ✔✔What are some side effects/adverse reactions
for loop and thiazide diuretics?
Hyperkalemia - ✔✔What is a side effect/adverse reaction to potassium-sparing diuretics?
Digitalis - ✔✔What medication does not play well with loop diuretics?
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