Recent

  • Show all results for ""

🎧 New: AI-Generated Podcasts Turn your study notes into engaging audio conversations. Learn more

Nitrate Tolerance and Nitroglycerin Patches
6 Questions
1 Views

Nitrate Tolerance and Nitroglycerin Patches

Created by
@HandsDownHappiness

Podcast Beta

Play an AI-generated podcast conversation about this lesson

Questions and Answers

Which effect of β-blockers makes them the drugs of choice to treat effort-induced angina?

  • Decreasing heart rate and contractility (correct)
  • Reducing cardiac output and blood pressure
  • Lowering the rate of contraction of the heart
  • Lowering the force of contraction of the heart

    • Why are β-blockers ineffective against vasospastic angina?

  • They reduce cardiac output and blood pressure
  • They are nonselective at high doses and can inhibit β2 receptors (correct)
  • They increase heart rate and contractility
  • They suppress the activation of the heart

    • Why are agents with intrinsic sympathomimetic activity less effective and should be avoided in angina?

  • They are nonselective at high doses and can inhibit β2 receptors
  • They reduce the work of the heart
  • They are less effective in reducing the frequency and severity of angina attacks (correct)
  • They suppress the activation of the heart

    • What is particularly important to remember in the case of asthmatic patients when using β-blockers?

    <p>They are nonselective at high doses and can inhibit β2 receptors</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why are β-blockers without intrinsic sympathomimetic activity particularly useful in the treatment of patients with myocardial infarction?

    <p>They have been shown to prolong survival</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why are metoprolol and atenolol preferred over propranolol for treating effort-induced angina?

    <p>They are cardio-selective</p> Signup and view all the answers

    More Quizzes Like This

    ISHD Nitrate Medications Quiz - Generic and Drug Category
    12 questions

    ISHD Nitrate Medications Quiz - Generic and Drug Category

    FerventWalrus avatar
    FerventWalrus
    Nitroglycerin Tolerance Quiz
    18 questions

    Torsades de Pointes and Nitroglycerin Tolerance Quiz

    SeamlessThorium avatar
    SeamlessThorium
    Recrystallization of Potassium Nitrate Quiz
    18 questions

    Recrystallization of Potassium Nitrate Quiz

    ConfidentFallingAction avatar
    ConfidentFallingAction
    Chemical Properties of HFN (Hydrogen Fluoride Nitrate)
    5 questions

    Chemical Properties of HFN (Hydrogen Fluoride Nitrate)

    ToughestDrums avatar
    ToughestDrums
    Use Quizgecko on...
    Browser
    Open
    Browser
    Browser