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
a. Increases peripheral vasoconstriction
b. Decreases detrusor muscle contractility
c. Lowers supine blood pressure more than ...
6. 6. Which of the following adverse effects are less likely in a beta 1-selective
blocker?
1. Dysrhythmias
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2. Impaired insulin release
3. Reflex orthostatic changes
4. Decreased triglycerides and cholesterol
Answer 2. Impaired insulin release
7. 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 of25
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 thedosage interval.
8. 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 heart rate and vascular
resistance
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