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Apea FNP CARDIO Exam (Best Revision Material Updated April 2024) (Actual Exam Questions, Answers and Rationale)
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A common lab findings with ACE Inhibitors -------- Correct Answer ------- Increase K+ ACE inhibitor = retention of potassium. Measure potassium one month after starting and one month after chan... ging a dose What should you do? Pt on Monopril and HCTZ for hypertension. His blood pressure is 160-170/92-98 on several blood pressure checks ? Would you add an ARB? -------- Correct Answer ------- If these are at maximum doses, consideration should be given to adding a medication from a different class. CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKER NOT ARB - Adding an ARB may result in a precipitous decrease in his blood pressure because he takes an ACE inhibitor and both of these medications work in the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system. Significance of sildenafil and any blood pressure meds -------- Correct Answer ------- Any antihypertensive medication ... could have an additive effect with sildenafil (or another medication in this A specific drug-drug interaction to be aware of is the one that can occur with sildenafil and alpha blockers like tamsulosin, alfuzosin, prazosin, doxazosin, or terazosin. This combination of medications may increase the risk of symptomatic hypotension because the effect of these two drugs is additive -------- Correct Answer ------- Consider two meds [Show More]
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