pancarditis

Question 1

What is the black box warning on ACE inhibitors and angiotensin II receptor blockers

Answer 1

fetal toxicity

Question 2

What is the suffix for beta blockers

Answer 2

-pril

Question 3

What is the suffix for angiotensin II receptor blockers

Answer 3

-sartan

Question 4

What is the specific indication for enalapril

Answer 4

stroke phylaxis

Question 5

Use of fosinopril in combination with _____ gives a blood pressure lowering effect greater than that seen with either agent alone

Answer 5

thiazide diuretics

Question 6

What is necessary for the effective treatment of endocarditis

Answer 6

Bacteriocidal agents

Question 7

What is a critical first step in designing a management strategy for endocarditis

Answer 7

An accurate diagnosis

Question 8

What is a reasonable initial therapy for endocarditis

Answer 8

Vancomycin

Question 9

What is the used in the management of pericarditis

Answer 9

NSAIDs for nearly all patients with acute idiopathic or viral pericarditis in combination with colchicine

Question 10

What is the duration of treatment or pericarditis based on?

Answer 10

It is based upon the resolution of symptoms and normalization of C reactive protein

Question 11

When should glucocorticoids be used in the treatment of pericarditis?

Answer 11

Glucocorticoids should be used for initial treatment of acute pericarditis only in patients with contraindications to NSAIDs

Question 12

What toxicity can NSAIDs lead to?

Answer 12

gastrointestinal toxicity

Question 13

What can be used as an adjunct to NSAID therapy for pericarditis

Answer 13

Cochicine

Question 14

What are the biggest contraindications for ibuprofen

Answer 14

Active gastric or duodenal ulcer

Question 15

What are some warnings and precautions for patients taking ibuprofen

Answer 15

1) Caution in patients with heart failure and hypertension
2) Caution in patients with hx of GI tract irritation
3) Increased risk of renal toxicity

Question 16

What are the indications for Colchicine

Answer 16

Gout treatment (acute flares)
Pericarditis, acute or recurrent

Question 17

Which ACE inhibitor contains a sulfydryl group

Answer 17

Captopril

Question 18

Acute exacerbation of coronary artery disease upon abrupt cessation of therapy is associated with what beta blocker

Answer 18

Carvedilol

Question 19

What is furosemide and what is it indicated for

Answer 19

furosemide is a diuretic indicated for treatment of edema

Question 20

What are the adverse effects of furosemide

Answer 20

Signs or symptoms of fluid or electrolyte imbalance:

Hyponatremia, hypochloremic alkalosis, hypokalemia, hypomagnasemia, or hypocalcemia

Question 21

Furosemide may increase the chances of _____ when taken with _____ or ______

Answer 21

ototoxicity

when taken with aminoglycoside antibiotics in the presence of renal function

when taken with ethacrynic acid

Question 22

What is spironolactone and what is it used to treat?

Answer 22

It is an aldosterone receptor blocker used to treat myocarditis

Question 23

What are the warnings and precautions for using spironolactone

Answer 23

HYPERKALEMIA
GYNECOMASTIA
hypotension and worsening renal function
electrolyte and metabolic anomalies

Question 24

What are contraindications shared by bisoprolol and metoprolol

Answer 24

abrupt discontinuation
acute bronchospasm
acute heart failure
asthma