HESI- EAQs Flashcards
Which antidysrhythmic drug is used to prevent the recurrence of Afib
Dofetilide
Which antianginal agent is available as a translingual spray?
Nitroglycerin
Which class of antianginal drugs help prevent thrombus formation by promoting vasodilation and minimizing platelet cell aggregation?
Angiotensin-Converting enzyme inhibitors
Which term describes a feeling of chest discomfort arising from the heart because of a lack of oxygen to heart cells?
Angina pectoris
Which drug class is also known as coronary vasodilators?
Nitrates
Which time frame should lapse before a patient applies a new nitrate transmucosal patch following removal of a patch worn for 12 hours?
10 to 12 hours to avoid tolerance
Which medication is a sodium channel blocker?
Ranolazine
Which drug is a calcium channel blocker?
Diltiazem
Which condition is the feeling of chest discomfort arising from the heart because of a lack of oxygen reaching the heart cells?
Angina Pectoris
Which condition is the chest pain caused by a combination of atherosclerotic narrowing, vasospasm, and thrombus formation?
Unstable angina
Which medication is a diphenylalkylamine?
Verapamil
Which medication for angina prevention is a transmucosal nitrate patch?
Nitroglycerin (Nitro-Dur)
Which form of nitroglycerin may be used for both prophylaxis and acute treatment of anginal attacks
Translingual sprays
Which drug reduces symptoms of angina by modifying metabolism in the myocardial cells to reduce the oxygen demands of the contracting heart muscles?
Ranolazine
Which drug class would require the nurse to assess the patient’s bowel elimination patterns before administration?
Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors
