Rapid-acting nitrates are important for all angina patients. ...

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Rapid-acting nitrates are important for all angina patients. Which of the following are true statements about their use?
 
  1. These drugs are useful for immediate symptom relief when the patient is certain it is angina.
  2. The dose is one sublingual tablet or spray every 5 minutes until the chest pain goes away.
  3. Take one nitroglycerine tablet or spray at the first sign of angina; repeat every 5 minutes for no more than two doses. If chest pain is still not relieved, call 911.
  4. All of the above

Question 2

Drug choices to treat angina in older adults differ from those of younger adults only in:
 
  1. Consideration of risk factors for diseases associated with and increased in aging
  2. The placement of drug therapy as a treatment choice before lifestyle changes are tried
  3. The need for at least three drugs in the treatment regimen because of the complexity of angina in the older adult
  4. Those with higher risk for silent myocardial infarction

[macagn]

Answer to Question 1

3

Answer to Question 2

1

[humphriesbr@me.com]

YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

[raili21]

Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it