Chapter 18 Core Concepts in Pharmacology 3rd Edition

Chapter 18  Core Concepts in Pharmacology 3rd Edition

Complete Chapter Questions And Answers
 

Sample Questions

MULTIPLE CHOICE.  Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.

1) Which of the following disorders are associated with an increased risk for heart failure? Select all 1)
that apply.
A) Diabetes B) Coronary artery disease
C) Myocardial infarction D) Chronic hypertension

2) The client asks the nurse to explain heart failure. Which of the following statements should be 2)
included in the teaching by the nurse?
A) Heart failure is very uncommon in people over age 70.
B) Medications can cure heart failure.
C) Heart failure is the inability of the ventricles to pump enough blood to meet the bodyʹs

metabolic demands.
D) There are no known risk factors for developing heart failure.

3) A client who has a history of angina and hypertension now complains of fatigue, shortness of 3)
breath, and cough. The nurse suspects that the client might be developing:
A) Hypokalemia. B) Left-sided heart failure.
C) Peripheral edema. D) Right-sided heart failure.

4) A client has been diagnosed with right-sided heart failure. The nurse expects to observe which of 4)
the following when assessing the client?
A) Increased body temperature B) Peripheral edema
C) Decreased body temperature D) Fatigue, shortness of breath, and cough

5) Which of the following are first-choice pharmacotherapy of heart failure? Select all that apply. 5)
A) Beta-adrenergic blockers B) Diuretics
C) Phosphodiesterase inhibitors D) ACE inhibitors

Answer Key
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1) A, B, C, D
2) C
3) B
4) B
5) B, D