Karch's Focus On Pharmacology 8th
Ed. | Chapter 46
A patient is using propranolol for treatment of angina. The nurse
understands that this drug is administered by which route? -
ANS>Oral
The nurse would avoid administering nitrates to clients using
which medication? - ANS>Sildenafil
Anti-anginal drugs are used in the treatment of cardiac disease for
what purposes? (Select all that apply.) - ANS>Relieve the pain of
acute anginal attacks.
Prevent angina attacks.
Treatment chronic stable angina pectoris.
A client reports substernal chest pain that radiates to the neck.
The pain lasts 5 minutes and then subsides with relaxation. What
is the most likely cause of the chest pain? - ANS>Angina pectoris
A client is diagnosed with erectile dysfunction. He asks what
effect sildenafil (Viagra) has because he is taking nitroglycerin for
chest pain. What is the best explanation for why nitrates are
