Pharmacology Ch.25 Cardiovascular Drugs Quiz Review
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- Q1
What is the appropriate matching description for an anticoagulant?
The single drug in this class, digoxin, primarily for heart failure, increases the force of contractions
Agents used to stimulate formation of specific blood cell lines.
Agents that interfere with blood clotting, including coumadin and heparins.
Agents that act in a variety of ways to control high blood pressure but do not cure it.
30s - Q2
Antihypertensives are ___________________________.
Agents used to dilate blood vessels, some act more peripheral and others directly on cardiac vessels.
Agents that stimulate the formation of specific blood cell lines.
Agents used to control high blood pressure.
Agents used to lower blood cholesterol levels.
30s - Q3
Cardiac glycosides are
Agents that act in a variety of ways to control high blood pressure.
The single drug in this class, digoxin, primarily for heart failure, increases the force of contractions.
Agents interfere with platelet clumping's activation pathways, and aspirin is one of these.
Agents are used to lower blood cholesterol levels.
30s - Q4
Antilipemic Agents are ____________________
Agents that act in a variety of ways to suppress or correct abnormal heart rhythms.
Agents used to lower blood cholesterol levels.
Agents that dilate blood vessels.
Agents that dissolve and liquefy existing clots.
30s - Q5
Platelet inhibitors are _______________________.
Agents are used to stimulate the formation of specific blood cell lines.
Agents that dilate blood vessels.
Agents that interfere with activation pathways of platelet clumping, aspirin is one of these.
Agents that act to correct abnormal heart rhythms.
30s - Q6
Antiarrhythmics are ________________________.
Agents that dissolve and liquefy existing clots are used in acute MI and stroke patients.
Agents that control high blood pressure
Agents to lower blood cholesterol levels.
Agents that act to suppress or correct abnormal heart rhythms.
30s - Q7
Thrombolytic agents are ________________
Agents used to stimulate formation of specific blood cell lines.
Agents used to lower blood cholesterol levels
A single drug that increases the force of contractions.
Agents that dissolve and liquefy existing clots, used in appropriate MI and stroke patients
30s - Q8
Hematopoietic agents
Agents that interfere with blood clotting.
Agents that control high blood pressure.
Agents that interfere with blood clotting, including coumadins and heparins.
Agents that stimulate the formation of specific blood cells.
30s - Q9
Bradycardia is ______________________.
Heart rate or pulse below normal.
Formation, differentiation, and maturation of blood cells.
Blood pressure that is considered healthy
A blood clot.
30s - Q10
Hypertension is _______________
A blood clot
Heart rate or pulse below normal.
Insufficient blood flow to parts of the heart and other tissues.
Blood pressure above what is considered healthy.
30s - Q11
A thrombus is ________________________.
A blood clot
A rhombus with three sides.
Formation, differentiation, and maturation of blood cells.
Insufficient blood flow to parts of the heart or other tissues.
30s - Q12
Hematopoiesis is ______________________.
Formation, differentiation, and maturation of blood cells.
Excessive bleeding.
Anemia from cancer or HIV.
A type of blood product used in the treatment of anemia.
30s - Q13
Establishing the correct therapeutic dose for maintaining optimal functioning of the heart with a cardiac glycoside and continued monitoring of serum blood level is crucial because ___________________.
All cardiac drugs require blood monitoring.
It is not crucial; cardiac glycosides are very safe and widely used drugs.
Digitalis is used to increase heart rate.
Digoxin is an NTI drug.
30s - Q14
A variety of drugs that act in different ways to suppress various types of cardiac arrhythmias are called___________________.
Antihypertensives
Antilipemic agents
Antiarrhythmic agents.
Thrombolytic agents.
30s - Q15
Systolic blood pressure of 140 or greater or diastolic blood pressure of 90 or greater is _____________________.
tachycardia
hypertension
bradycardia
ischemia
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