EFFECTS
WHAT IS THE THERAPEUTIC EFFECT FOR BETA-BLOCKERS IN CARDIOVASCULAR CONDITIONS?
WHAT IS LOWERING BLOOD PRESSURE
WHICH CLASS OF MEDICATIONS ARE OFTEN USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH BETA BLOCKERS TO MANAGE HYPERTENSION?
DIURETICS
MOST ADVERSE EFFECTS ASSOCIATED WITH BETA- ADRENERGIC BLOCKING AGENTS ARE RELATED TO WHAT?
WHAT IS EXCESSIVE DOSING
WHICH OUTCOME WILL THE NURSE LOOK FOR IN A PATIENT WHO HAS BEEN PRESCRIBED DIGOXIN IN ADDITION TO A BETA-ADRENERIC BLOCKING AGENT?
WHAT IS BRADYCARDIA
WHICH NURSING ASSESSMENT WOULD BE PERFORMED BEFORE STARTING A PATIENT ON A BETA-AGRENERGIC BLOCKING AGENT?
WHAT IS BLOOD PRESSURE AND HEART RATE
WHAT IS THE PRIMARY EFFECT OF STIMULATING BETA-2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTORS IN THE LUNGS?
WHAT IS BRONCHODIALATION
GIVE AN EXAMPLE OF A BETA-2 SELECTIVE ADRENERGIC AGONIST COMMONLY USED TO TREAT ASTHMA?
WHAT IS ALBUTEROL
WHEN DISPLAYING SYMPTOMS OF DYSPNEA, CRACKLES, BRADYCARDIA, AND ORTHOPNEA WHAT IS THE PATIENT MOST LIKELY EXPERIENCING
WHAT IS HEART FAILURE
WHICH TWO MEDICATION CLASSES SHOULD BE AVOIDED FOR A PATIENT WHO HAS BEEN PRESCRIBED PROPRANOLOL?
WHAT IS ASPIRIN AND NSAIDS
WHAT IS THE GENERAL TERM FOR MEDICATIONS THAT BLOCK THE EFFECT OF BETA-ADRENERGIC RECEPTORS?
WHAT IS BETA BLOCKERS
WHAT EFFECT DOES BETA-2 STIMULATION HAVE ON THE BLOOD VESSELS?
WHAT IS VASODILATION
WHICH ADRENERGIC AGENT IS USED IN EMERGENCY SITUATIONS SUCH AS CARDIAC ARREST AND ANAPHYLAXIS?
WHAT IS EPINEPHRINE (ADRENALINE)
WHAT IS A POTENTIAL SIDE EFFECT OF SYSTEMIC BETA-2 STIMULATION, ESPECIALLY IN DIABETIC?
WHAT IS INCREASED BLOOD SUGAR
WHICH 3 CONDITIONS MAY POTENTIALLY MAKE A PATIENT MORE SENSITIVE TO THE EFFECTS OF ADRENERGIC AGENTS?
WHAT IS IMPAIRED HEPATIC FUNTION, THYROID DIEASE, AND HEART DISEASE
WHICH ASSESMENT FINDING MAY INDICATE THAT PATIENT PRESCRIBED A BETA-ADRENERGIC BLOCKER IS EXPERIENCING A HEART FAILING EXACERBATION?
ORTHOPNEA
THE NURSE IS AWARE THAT ADRENERGIC DRUGS PRODUCE EFFECTS SIMILAR TO WHICH NERVOUS SYSTEM?
WHAT IS THE SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM
WHICH MEDICATION IS A NON-SELECTIVE BETA BLOCKER, MEANING IT BLOCKS BOTH BETA-1 AND BETA-2 RECEPTORS?
WHAT IS PROPRANOLOL
AFTER ADMINISTERING AN ADRENERGIC MEDICATION, WHICH ADVERSE EFFECT WOULD REQUIRE THE NURSE TO CONTACT THE HEALTH CARE PROVIDER?
WHAT IS ANGINAL PAIN
WHAT IS THE PRIMARY CONCERN WITH USING BETA BLOCKERS IN PATIENTS WITH ASTHMA?
WHAT IS POTENTIAL FOR BRONCHOSPASM
WHICH BETA RECEPTOR SUBTYPE IS PRIMARILY LOCATED IN THE HEART, LEADING TO INCREASED HEART RATE WHEN STIMULATED?
WHAT IS BETA-1 RECEPTOR
WHICH EFFECT IS ANTICIPATED FROM A MEDICATION THAT STIMULATES THE BETA-2 RECEPTORS?
WHAT IS RELAXATION OF THE UTERUS
WHICH BETA-ADRENERGIC BLOCKING AGENT WOULD BE USED TO TREAT A PATIENT WITH ANGINA PECTORIS AND HYPERTENSION AFTER SUSTAINING A MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION?
WHAT IS ATENOLOL
WHICH ADVERSE EFFECTS OF ADRENERGIC AGENTS WOULD THE NURSE INSTRUCT THE PATIENT TO IMMEDIATELY REPORT TO THE HEALTH CARE PROVIDER?
WHAT IS CHEST PAIN, N/V, AND INCREASED BP
WHICH 2 OVER THE COUNTER DRUG CLASS OR SUPPLEMENT MAY INTERACT WITH A PRESCRIBED ADRENERGIC MEDICATION?
WHAT IS COLD MEDICATION AND APPETITE SUPPRESSANTS
WHAT IS THE MAIN DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A BETA-1 AND BETA-2 SELECTIVE AGONIST?
WHAT IS BETA-1 HEART AND BETA-2 LUNGS