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Galen College ADN: Pharmacology Exam 3 (2022)
Practice Questions and Answers (100% Pass)
Loop Diuretic (name and indication) - Answer✔️✔️-Furosemide, Peripheral
Edema
Loop Diuretic (Furosemide) SE/Adverse - Answer✔️✔️-Nausea, dizziness,
electrolyte imbalance, muscle cramping, blurred vision; Hypokalemia,
orthostatic hypotension, hyperglycemia, hearing loss
Loop Diuretic (Furosemide) Considerations/Contraindications -
Answer✔️✔️-Monitor electrolyte status, educate on s/s of hypokalemia,
hyperglycemia. Contraindicated in patients with Sulfa allergy. Caution
with diabetic patients, HF patients, hearing impaired
Potassium Sparing Diuretic (name and indication) - Answer✔️✔️-
Spironolactone, Edema
Potassium Sparing Diuretic (Spironolactone) SE/Adverse - Answer✔️✔️-
Headache, muscle cramps, weakness, dizziness, GI discomfort; Pulmonary
Edema,
Hypertension, HF, ascites
Potassium Sparing Diuretic (Spironolactone)
Considerations/Contraindications - Answer✔️✔️-Monitor serum potassium,
teach patient s/s of hyperkalemia. Contraindicated in patients with liver
disease and renal dysfunction
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Thiazide Diuretic (name and indication) - Answer✔️✔️-
Hydrochlorothiazide, Hypertension
Thiazide Diuretic (Hydrochlorothiazide) SE/Adverse - Answer✔️✔️-
Dizziness, headache, weakness, photosensitivity, muscle cramps;
Orthostatic hypotension, severe hypokalemia, hyponatremia
Thiazide Diuretic (Hydrochlorothiazide) Considerations/
Contraindications - Answer✔️✔️-Monitor serum potassium level, Monitor
liver and renal function. Contraindicated for patients with DM, and hx of
hypotension
Osmotic Diuretic (name and indication) - Answer✔️✔️-Mannitol, Cerebral
Edema/ Intracranial Pressure
Osmotic Diuretic (Mannitol) SE/Adverse - Answer✔️✔️-Headache, blurred
vision, dry mouth electrolyte imbalance; Pulmonary edema, blood
pressure,
Renal failure
Osmotic Diuretic (Mannitol) Considerations/Contraindications -
Answer✔️✔️-Use extreme caution in HF patients. Monitor I & O for
therapeutic response, Monitor vital signs for therapeutic response
Alpha Adrenergic Blocker (name and indication) - Answer✔️✔️-Prazosin,
Hypertension
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Alpha Adrenergic Blocker (Prazosin) SE/Adverse - Answer✔️✔️-Dizziness,
blurred vision, headache, weakness, tinnitus; Orthostatic hypotension
Palpitations, elevated liver enzymes
Alpha Adrenergic Blocker (Prazosin) Considerations/Contraindications -
Answer✔️✔️-Teach patient to change positions slowly, monitor liver
enzymes, monitor I & O and edema in lower extremities. Teach patient
importance of checking BP at home and daily weights.
Calcium Channel Blocker (name and indication) - Answer✔️✔️-Amlodipine,
Hypertension
Calcium Channel Blocker (Amlodipine) SE/Adverse - Answer✔️✔️-
Dizziness, headache, weakness, flushing and peripheral edema; Severe
hypotension, MI Death, reflex tachycardia
Calcium Channel Blocker (Amlodipine) Considerations/Contraindications
- Answer✔️✔️-Monitor vital signs, instruct patient to change positions
slowly.
Cardiac Selective Beta Blocker (name/indication) - Answer✔️✔️-Metoprolol,
Hypertension
Cardiac Selective Beta Blocker (Metoprolol) SE/Adverse - Answer✔️✔️-
Fatigue, weakness, dizziness, headache, blurred vision; Bradycardia,
hypotension, stroke, thrombocytopenia, DM
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