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Which type of nitrate is used for acute conditions?

  • Long-acting
  • Short-acting (correct)
  • Both short-acting and long-acting
  • Neither short-acting nor long-acting
  • What is nitrate tolerance?

  • An emotional-motivational withdrawal symptom upon cessation of drug use
  • A toxic compound that nitrates can interfere with
  • A condition caused by the chronic use of a tolerance-forming drug
  • A marked attenuation in the magnitude of most of the pharmacological effects of nitrovasodilators (correct)
  • What is the recommended way to reduce nitrate tolerance in a patient?

  • Use long-acting nitrates instead of short-acting ones
  • Stop gradually and then start treatment again when symptoms re-occur (correct)
  • Increase the dose of the nitrate
  • Abruptly stop treatment and then start again when symptoms re-occur
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