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Maryville University NURS 615 Test 2 Practice Questions with Correct Answers 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. Dec...

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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:


a. Increases peripheral vasoconstriction


b. Decreases detrusor muscle contractility


c. Lowers supine blood pressure more than standing pressure


d. Relaxes smooth muscle in the bladder neck - ANSWER✔✔-d. 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




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,4. Weigh daily and report weight gain of greater than 2 pounds in one day -

ANSWER✔✔-3. Monitor their blood pressure and skip a dose if the pressure is less than

120/80


John has clonidine, a centrally acting adrenergic blocker, prescribed for his

hypertension. He should:


1. Not miss a dose or stop taking the drug because of potential rebound hypertension


2. Increase fiber in the diet to treat any diarrhea that may occur


3. Reduce fluid intake to less than 2 liters per day to prevent fluid retention


4. Avoid sitting for long periods, as this can lead to deep vein thrombosis -

ANSWER✔✔-1. Not miss a dose or stop taking the drug because of potential rebound

hypertension


Clonidine has several off-label uses, including:


1. Alcohol and nicotine withdrawal


2. Post-herpetic neuralgia


3. Both 1 and 2


4. Neither 1 nor 2 - ANSWER✔✔-3. Both 1 and 2


Jim is being treated for hypertension. Because he has a history of heart attack, the drug

chosen is atenolol. Beta blockers treat hypertension by:



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,1. Increasing heart rate to improve cardiac output


2. Reducing vascular smooth muscle tone


3. Increasing aldosterone-mediated volume activity


4. Reducing aqueous humor production - ANSWER✔✔-2. Reducing vascular smooth

muscle tone


6. Which of the following adverse effects are less likely in a beta 1-selective blocker?


1. Dysrhythmias


2. Impaired insulin release


3. Reflex orthostatic changes


4. Decreased triglycerides and cholesterol - ANSWER✔✔-2. Impaired insulin release


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.


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, 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


3. Both 1 and 2


4. Neither 1 nor 2 - ANSWER✔✔-2. Decrease myocardial oxygen demand by decreasing

heart rate and vascular resistance


Adherence to beta blocker therapy may be affected by their:


1. Short half-lives requiring twice daily dosing


2. Tendency to elevate lipid levels


3. Effects on the male genitalia, which may produce impotence


4. None of the above - ANSWER✔✔-3. Effects on the male genitalia, which may

produce impotence


Beta blockers have favorable effects on survival and disease progression in heart failure.

Treatment should be initiated when the:


1. Symptoms are severe


2. Patient has not responded to other therapies


3. Patient has concurrent hypertension


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