Complementary Medicines for Cardiovascular Patients
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Which of the following complementary medicines may be warranted in cardiovascular patients with muscle pain secondary to statin use who have mitochondrial issues?

  • EPA & DHA
  • Fish oil
  • Ginseng
  • CoQ10 (correct)
  • Which coronary syndrome is most likely to be diagnosed in a patient presenting with new onset chest pain, adverse ECG changes, and raised troponin?

  • Unstable angina
  • Stable angina
  • Cardiac arrest
  • STEMI (correct)
  • NSTEMI
  • Which of the following drugs is suitable for treating hypertension?

  • Lercanidipine
  • Diltiazem
  • Metoprolol (correct)
  • Furosemide
  • Verapamil
  • Which of the following best describes the mechanism of action of flecanide?

    <p>Sodium channel antagonism</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does a + inotropic agent do?

    <p>Increase cardiac muscle force</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which coronary syndrome is most likely to be diagnosed if a patient presents with chest pain that is relieved with GTN, has no adverse ECG changes, and normal troponin levels?

    <p>Stable angina</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following drugs is not normally prescribed in heart failure patients with ejection fractions of less than 40%?

    <p>SGLT2 inhibitors</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following best describes the mechanism of action of flecanide?

    <p>Sodium channel antagonism</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does a + inotropic agent do?

    <p>Increase cardiac muscle force</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which coronary syndrome is most likely to be diagnosed in a patient presenting with chest pain that is relieved with GTN, no adverse ECG changes, and normal troponin levels?

    <p>Unstable angina</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Stable angina is?

    <p>Chest pain relieved with rest or nitroglycerin</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following drugs is most likely represented by the given structure?

    <p>A calcium channel blocker</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following drugs is not normally prescribed in heart failure patients with ejection fractions of less than 40%?

    <p>Calcium channel blockers</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Dyslipidemia is an abnormal ratio of which lipoproteins?

    <p>LDL vs HDL</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following drugs works at the point of cholesterol absorption from the small intestine?

    <p>Ezetimibe</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following drugs works at the Acetyl-CoA precursor and cholesterol?

    <p>Fluvastatin</p> Signup and view all the answers

    CO = EDV x Ef x HR. What is the general treatment target for hypertension?

    <p>CO</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following complementary medicines may be warranted in cardiovascular patients with muscle pain secondary to statin use who have mitochondrial issues?

    <p>CoQ10</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which coronary syndrome is most likely to be diagnosed in a patient presenting with new onset chest pain, adverse ECG changes, and raised troponin?

    <p>STEMI</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following drugs is suitable for treating hypertension?

    <p>Lercanidipine</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Substitution of the heterocyclic group at position 'x' is best in which of the following positions for activity in blood pressure management?

    <p>Position 4</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Patient A is feeling unwell and has TDM done for drug X. The level comes back in range, we can determine:

    <p>The patient is not taking drug X</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following complementary medicines may be warranted in cardiovascular patients with muscle pain secondary to statin use who have mitochondrial issues?

    <p>CoQ10</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which coronary syndrome is most likely to be diagnosed in a patient presenting with new onset chest pain, adverse ECG changes, and raised troponin?

    <p>STEMI</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following drugs is suitable for treating hypertension?

    <p>Metoprolol</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Substitution of the heterocyclic group at position 'x' is best in which of the following positions for activity in blood pressure management?

    <p>Position 4</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Patient A is feeling unwell and has TDM done for drug X. The level comes back in range, we can determine:

    <p>The patient is not taking drug X</p> Signup and view all the answers

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