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Which medication should be cautiously used in elderly clients due to the common side effect of dizziness?

  • Norvasc (amlodipine) (correct)
  • Lasix (furosemide)
  • Lopressor (metoprolol)
  • Lanoxin (digoxin)

Which medication requires monitoring of serum blood level and checking apical pulse before administration?

  • Norvasc (amlodipine)
  • Lasix (furosemide)
  • Lanoxin (digoxin) (correct)
  • Lopressor (metoprolol)

Which medication's side effects include weakness, fatigue, and erectile dysfunction?

  • Norvasc (amlodipine)
  • Lopressor (metoprolol) (correct)
  • Lanoxin (digoxin)
  • Lasix (furosemide)

Which medication acts by dilation of the blood vessels and can interact with other anti-hypertensives to lower blood pressure too much?

<p>Nitroglycerin/glycerol trinitrate (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which medication causes a loss of water and electrolytes like calcium, potassium, magnesium, as well as sodium, and requires encouragement of foods high in potassium?

<p>Lasix (furosemide) (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which medication should be cautiously used in elderly clients due to the common side effect of dizziness?

<p>Norvasc (amlodipine) (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which medication's side effects include visual disturbances, anorexia, and vomiting, and requires monitoring of serum blood level and checking apical pulse before administration?

<p>Lanoxin (digoxin) (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which medication causes an increase in urinary output and requires encouragement of foods high in potassium?

<p>Lasix (furosemide) (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which medication is a beta blocker used for hypertension and has side effects of weakness, fatigue, and erectile dysfunction?

<p>Lopressor (metoprolol) (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which medication, when interacting with other anti-hypertensives, can increase the effect and lower the blood pressure too much, and acts by dilation of the blood vessels?

<p>Nitroglycerin/glycerol trinitrate (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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